Feudal fossil flies in the face of our democracy

DAVID Lloyd George, despite his descriptions of the Lords as the “House of Snobs” and “500 men chosen at random from the ranks of the unemployed”, was quite open about the sale of peerages. No nod and a wink - just £50,000 thank you.

- Graham Davies

More recently, their opponents talked about Tony’s cronies, Dave’s faves, Bojo’s bros and Keir’s peers. They sit in what one member allegedly described as a “jolly nice place to take your friends for lunch” and Clement Atlee as “a glass of champagne that has stood for five days”.

In February 2024 we had the remarkable and controversial appointment of Plaid Cymru’s nomination to the House of Lords - 28-year-old Carmen Smith.