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Boris And His Peers.
Boris has nominated his own Brother, and several Tory Grandees for Peerages. While a Suite of Brexiteers are heading for the H.O.L. Also, Theresa Mays Husband for a Knighthood. " The Gravy Train is just pulling out of the Station , All jump aboard.
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//Theresa May’s husband Philip has been handed a knighthood for “political service”.//
//Jo Johnson was on the list of new peerages nominated by the prime minister published on Friday.//
//It marks a swift return to parliament for the PM’s brother, who dramatically quit the Commons entirely last year in protest at Boris Johnson’s Brexit policy.
Jo Johnson campaigned for Remain in 2016 and was a public supporter of holding a second referendum.//
//Jo Johnson was on the list of new peerages nominated by the prime minister published on Friday.//
//It marks a swift return to parliament for the PM’s brother, who dramatically quit the Commons entirely last year in protest at Boris Johnson’s Brexit policy.
Jo Johnson campaigned for Remain in 2016 and was a public supporter of holding a second referendum.//
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It's basically is to balance out the fact that the upper house was top top heavy labour peers and remainers.
It's basically is to balance out the fact that the upper house was top top heavy labour peers and remainers.
top heavy with Labour members?? Nonsense.
//The Conservatives were the largest political party, with 241 Members (30%).
Crossbenchers were the second largest grouping (24%).//
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//The Conservatives were the largest political party, with 241 Members (30%).
Crossbenchers were the second largest grouping (24%).//
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The UK unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with its 'representative government', further distancing itself from democracy.
The whipping system* and and the 'payroll vote' give the lie to that 'representative' fallacy, but 'House of Lords' doesn't even have that thin 'democratic' veneer of justification in its charade.
*'payroll vote' - "The size of this bloc is substantial and has been increasing over time. Immediately after the 2005 general election, there were 89 ministers and 51 parliamentary private secretaries in the Commons, accounting for 40% of Labour Members of Parliament." https:/
The whipping system* and and the 'payroll vote' give the lie to that 'representative' fallacy, but 'House of Lords' doesn't even have that thin 'democratic' veneer of justification in its charade.
*'payroll vote' - "The size of this bloc is substantial and has been increasing over time. Immediately after the 2005 general election, there were 89 ministers and 51 parliamentary private secretaries in the Commons, accounting for 40% of Labour Members of Parliament." https:/
Jo Johnson isn't a politician. (He's actually the nice guy of the family, I've had dealings with him.) Nonetheless if I were queen my rule would be: no peerages for family members, whatever party.
It's called nepotism and it's interesting to see people defending it - as long as it's somebody they adore.
It's called nepotism and it's interesting to see people defending it - as long as it's somebody they adore.
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