"A LEADING Tory reformer has called for the Scottish Parliament to have an elected upper house, with an attack on the quality of MSPs' scrutiny of legislation. Brian Monteith's criticism carries extra weight because he is convener of Holyrood's audit committee, parliament's most significant internal watchdog. He said yesterday that MSP committees do not spend long enough scrutinising, and that Scottish Executive members are too often required to vote with ministers' requirements."
Can he be serious? Is one bunch of Scottish politicians (with their expensive accommodation and their expensive expense claims) not enough? Does Mr Monteith really believe that the country would put up with an elected second chamber?
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