Do lords get expenses? Are they kept secret? They gotta keep the lifestyles they have become so used to.

So desperate because they know Labour will lose at the next election.

Peter Mandelson virtually admitted they would lose on the news this morning.

Why the hell Gorbals Mick is going to be a peer is beyond sanity.

I thought becomming a Lord was suppose to reward those who had done good work for the country. I did not for one minute think that you could put your own name forward.

I din't know you could apply to be a Lord either

I wanna be a lord!

I'm a laydeeeeee

See i was gonna say that Towno but thought no one would would believe that

*leaves serious thread*

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Originally posted by Me:
At least 52 Labour MP's have applied to become members of the House of Lords. WTF is that about. I didn't know you could apply to become a Lord.
So much for Labour the party for the working man!!!

That's a non sequitur if ever I read one.

do they get an unlimited no questioned asked, expense account as well?

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Originally posted by Garage Joe:

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Originally posted by Me:
At least 52 Labour MP's have applied to become members of the House of Lords. WTF is that about. I didn't know you could apply to become a Lord.
So much for Labour the party for the working man!!!

That's a non sequitur if ever I read one.

I believe it does follow.

I'm surprised that you didn't mention the 50 pairs of tickets for Glastonbury up for grabs.

Assuming that people are still keen on wading through mud, having their posessions stolen, and watching CSN and perhaps Y.

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So much for Labour the party for the working man!!!

It could be more about blocking
bills while sitting in the Lords if a change of Government happens next year.

They can carry on working for the working man
while sitting in the Lords,

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Originally posted by RZB:

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So much for Labour the party for the working man!!!

It could be more about blocking
bills while sitting in the Lords if a change of Government happens next year.

They can carry on working for the working man
while sitting in the Lords,

Exactly RZB we have had a presence in the House of Lords for as long as I can remember, and that's along time.

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Exactly RZB we have had a presence in the House of Lords for as long as I can remember, and that's along time.

Isn't it a % of seats you have in the commons
gets converted to spaces in the Lords,
That's how the Tories had such a majority
in there when Labour came to power in 97,
and it took years to regain the balance.

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Originally posted by RZB:
It could be more about blocking bills while sitting in the Lords if a change of Government happens next year.

They can carry on working for the working man while sitting in the Lords,

I haven't picked up on the story yet but that's an interesting take on it. Could well be.

But working for the working man? I wonder for whose interests Lord Taylor, Lord Snape, and Lord Moonie are best described as working.

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Originally posted by Daniel J*:

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Originally posted by RZB:
It could be more about blocking bills while sitting in the Lords if a change of Government happens next year.

They can carry on working for the working man while sitting in the Lords,

I haven't picked up on the story yet but that's an interesting take on it. Could well be.

But working for the working man? I wonder for whose interests Lord Taylor, Lord Snape, and Lord Moonie are best described as working.

It would potentially appear to be Big Business.
But in truth a bunch of hacks.
Speaking of which if when a couple of journalists were doing one of these "we could have been terrorists?" jobs. Wouldn't it be nice and ironic if suddenly dozens of truncheons appeared and mercilessly thrashed them?

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Originally posted by Garage Joe:
Speaking of which if when a couple of journalists were doing one of these "we could have been terrorists?" jobs. Wouldn't it be nice and ironic if suddenly dozens of truncheons appeared and mercilessly thrashed them?

It's only a matter of time before some Sunday paper journo is riddled with bullets by mistake for trying to get close to the Royal corgis or some other horrendous security breach.

BANG BANG BANG *pause* BANG BANG BANG BANG "Stop!! Armed police!!"

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Originally posted by Daniel J*:

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Originally posted by Garage Joe:
Speaking of which if when a couple of journalists were doing one of these "we could have been terrorists?" jobs. Wouldn't it be nice and ironic if suddenly dozens of truncheons appeared and mercilessly thrashed them?

It's only a matter of time before some Sunday paper journo is riddled with bullets by mistake for trying to get close to the Royal corgis or some other horrendous security breach.

BANG BANG BANG *pause* BANG BANG BANG BANG "Stop!! Armed police!!"

Well I was rather it that way than 'Stop Arm..BOOM.

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Originally posted by luxor:

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It's only a matter of time before some Sunday paper journo is riddled with bullets by mistake for trying to get close to the Royal corgis or some other horrendous security breach.

BANG BANG BANG *pause* BANG BANG BANG BANG "Stop!! Armed police!!"

Well I was rather it that way than 'Stop Arm..BOOM.

Not keen on corgis myself.