An analysis of the many failings of the House of Lords newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
There are some shocking stats in this report -since April 2019, one peer only spoke three times - once to suggest invading Zimbabwe and once about a particularly good breakfast. Nevertheless, he signed in 108 times out of the 113 sitting days and collected £30,361
Three life peers claimed more than £29,000 in attendance fees and travel expenses for attending no debates, sitting on no committees and voting in less than half the listed divisions in that period, despite signing in for more than 90 days
Of the 800 members, most are life peers – appointments supposedly used to bring in expertise. In reality, nearly four in ten Lords previously worked in politics. All too often a handful of experts are used to sugar the pill of yet more failed MPs and former special advisors
The rules of inheritence essentially make the seats of the 92 hereditary peers reserved for men. The single female herediatry peer retired in May. newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
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