Sunday 2 August 2020

I'm a naughty Tory

Pretty soon the House of Lords is going to become an expensive waste of time and resources, if it isn't already. Boris Johnson has just watered it down even further by creating 36 new peerages, including one for his own brother. Tony Blair did the same thing as a parting shot. The Lords used to be a very useful institution which curbed the excesses of the Commons, but ever since they scrapped the hereditary nobles, titles are meaningless.

If there is room for one more, John Bercow should be let in. It will never happen. He didn't show enough respect for Boris when he was Speaker. It's a shame, because he would be a real asset.
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16 comments:

  1. Rachel Phillips2 August 2020 at 05:05

    It already is. Tony's Cronies, Dave's faves and so it goes on, 600 or more unelected tossers: Ken Clarke and Frank Field are a glimmer of good in the list if it has to go on. Once upon a time I thought the Lords should be there as a safety net, I am not so sure these days and by these days I mean many years.

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    1. Tom Stephenson2 August 2020 at 14:38

      I've always liked Ken Clarke too. Everything is buggered for the foreseeable future I think. It will never go back to normal, whatever that was.

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    2. gz3 August 2020 at 03:39

      Seconded re Ken Clarke. He seems to talk sense often, whatever his politics

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    3. Rachel Phillips3 August 2020 at 04:35

      If only Ken Clarke had not dropped out of the leadership race when Cameron won it... Clarke's Memoirs published a couple of years ago should be compulsory reading for all young MPs, whatever party. They could learn so much from him.

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    4. Tom Stephenson4 August 2020 at 03:51

      They wanted a young, thrusting leader for some reason. They don't care about ability or experience. Hush Puppy wearing and cigar smoking Ken did not fit the image.

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  2. Rosemary2 August 2020 at 08:03

    My understand was that the House of Lords was going to be substantially reduced - not so it appears.
    It wish this had been his parting shot.

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    1. Tom Stephenson2 August 2020 at 14:40

      There is almost 900 of them now. Boris seems to be totally irresponsible in almost everything he does. He is, at heart, a dynasty builder.

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  3. The Weaver of Grass2 August 2020 at 09:42

    Agree with Rachel about Ken Clarke and Frank Field - nobody else on the list is very inspiring.

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  4. Britta2 August 2020 at 10:01

    English politics are too difficult for me to understand / but I grasp Rosemarys remark.

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    1. Tom Stephenson2 August 2020 at 14:41

      It is becoming quite difficult for us to understand too.

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  5. justjill2 August 2020 at 13:16

    I also was a Bercow fan. Corbyn had all his suggestions which he has a right to put forward ignored. I despair and glad I live in Scotland now.

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    1. Tom Stephenson2 August 2020 at 14:42

      Bercow was an egomaniac, but his heart was sort of in the right place. I learned to appreciate him.

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  6. Joanne Noragon2 August 2020 at 17:00

    Building dynasties is fraught with difficulties in some political institutions. Just take his senate turning on our orange fellow this week, and just wait until November. No more house of trump.

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  7. Jenny Woolf5 August 2020 at 15:28

    The only thing to be said in favour of having Jo Johnson is that he is actually quite sensible - so might be some kind of a counterbalance to the others who have been shoehorned in.

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