This really needs a review once they are gone.

    • SyldonOP
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      Blair didn’t have much of a choice. The Tories had swamped the Lords through the Thatcher and Major years. He just redressed some of the balance. He also did not submit a resignation list.

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    It’s kind of obvious that people who are successful and interested in politics would be more likely to donate to a party and also more likely to end up in the lords. But boy it smells like buying political office.