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Is reform needed in the House of Lords?
Is reform needed in the House of Lords?
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29 minutes
Released:
Sep 1, 2015
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Podcast episode
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Tim Montgomerie is joined by Michael Savage, Patrick Kidd and Melanie Philips:Michael SavageIt's not been a good summer for our increasingly cramped second chamber. The latest set of peerages confirmed their use as a reward for political donors, allies and lieutenants - the appointment of a prominent figure felled by the expenses scandal caused wide disbelief, and it all came after Lord Sewell's alleged extra-curricular antics had provoked new calls for Lords reform of some kind. With the second chamber now bigger than ever and its reputation in question, will they - or should they - come to anything?Patrick KiddThe claim that David Cameron had to buy a cheap pair of Asda wellies to visit the Somerset floods when he had a perfectly good pair of Hunters in the car boot shows that we have reached peak vacuity in this image-obsessed era of politics. But is that their fault or ours? And is the key lesson of Corbynmania that looks really don't matter?Melanie PhilipsWhen I saw the Union Jack being... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Sep 1, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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