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Originally Posted by Trade007
The stupidest thing to do would be to abolish the H of L. It's cheap, it works, it's the least likely system to be corrupted, and it's members have the best education money can buy.
What do you imagine would be put in it's place if it was abolished?
An elected membership who are there in their own interests, like the ones in the H of C.
Or 800 people who applied for the job and were hired whether or not they were suitable for the job.
Or make a term in the H of L a periodic compulsory like the jury system.
If you think the House of Lords is expensive now - you ain't seen nothing yet.
Mrs Thatcher abolished MP's pay and made it an expenses only payment system - and the UK taxpayer paid £1645 for a duck house.
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You get the door prize for talking twaddle.
Most of those in the House of Lords were previously politicians(given this honour for past services..that's a laugh, the only service they did was for themselves)...you know that breed of human who is not there to represent their constituents, but to make a nice living from the public purse. To make connections to business so that when they are discarded by the electorate they still have a way of living high on the hog
You reckon that the only good education is one that can be bought.
What makes you consider these parasites are good value for money when they sit on the benches snoozing while they are paid by us...and those are only the ones who want to get warm. The rest of them clock in and leave in a taxi(also,paid for by us)...I would hate to hear what your idea of a real bargain is.
These people in the House of Lords are also there for their own end...not ours.
It was news to me that Margaret Thatcher abolished politicians pay.
That must have slipped by me. As far as I am aware politicians have always been paid and then drawn expenses on top of their wages.
Back in the time of Lloyd George it was an annual allowance of £400(which would equate to something like £159,000 in today's money).
And you think they cannot be corrupted? Don't you think they can be lobbied to support causes which are likely to pass through the upper house?
No, let's get rid of them, they are not value for money.