House Of Lords

The House of Lords

The House of Lords is a model of how to care for the elderly. Frank Field

Every man has a

Every man has a House of Lords in his own head. Fears, prejudices, misconceptions – those are the peers and they are hereditary. David Lloyd George

The House of Lords

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days Clement Attlee

Take all your dukes and marquesses and earls and viscounts, pack them into one chamber, call it the House of Lords to satisfy their pride and then strip it of all political power. It’s a solution so perfectly elegant and preposterous that only the British could have managed it. Charles Krauthammer

Scientific knowledge scarcely exists

Scientific knowledge scarcely exists amongst the higher classes of society. The discussion in the Houses of Lords or of Commons, which arise on the occurrence of any subjects connected with science, sufficiently prove this fact. Charles Babbage

A man may speak

A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both. Benjamin Disraeli

Where might is, the

Where might is, the right is: Long purses make strong swords. Let weakness learn meekness: God save the House of Lords! Algernon Charles Swinburne

Can we say that

Can we say that the constitutional monarchies in Spain, Belgium or England are democratic? Those with superior chambers like the House of Lords in England, that still represent the English feudal nobility in terms of positions above regional representatives, who are in the end the representatives supposedly elected by the population. Many mechanisms exist, but … Read more

Give them a corrupt

Give them a corrupt House of Lords, give them a venal House of Commons, give they a tyrannical Prince, give them a truckling court, and let me have but an unfettered press. I will defy them to encroach a hair’s breadth upon the liberties of England. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Look, I’m a member

Look, I’m a member of the House of Lords and I’m the first to admit that I don’t understand how one gets new laws through. Alan Sugar