Why Are You Reading My Name on September 29, 2020 at 11:48 am Idea: ‘Expert-only’ peers – ban party politicians from the house of lordsLink: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/... No politicians? then who would claim the 50k no questions asked expences? This broken House of Lords doesn’t need reform. It needs scrapping | Owen Jones Link: https://www.theguardian.com/comm A peer claimed £50,000 in allowances without speaking in a debate, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
richb on September 29, 2020 at 11:46 am Idea: ‘Expert-only’ peers – ban party politicians from the house of lordsLink: https://www.ft.com/content/dd56ec17-c8ee-4... SOME FACTS BEFORE YOU DECIDE IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA – More than half the members are over 70; the Lords are 94 per cent white and 73 per cent male. Even more than the Commons, it represents the old establishment. Subscribe to read | Financial Times Link: https://www.ft.com/content/dd56e News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
No politicians? then who would claim the 50k no questions asked expences?
SOME FACTS BEFORE YOU DECIDE IF THIS IS A GOOD IDEA – More than half the members are over 70; the Lords are 94 per cent white and 73 per cent male. Even more than the Commons, it represents the old establishment.