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LORD McConnell of Brodick? It may take some getting used to. And for his political opponents, the very prospect of Jack McConnell elevated to the peerage in Tony Blair's resignation honours brings them out in boils. What has he done to be a lord? Does this not encapsulate everything that is wrong with politics? And particularly with the wretched House of Lords?
Now, the proposal to offer the former first minister a peerage is just that at present: in the boiling speculation of Labour leadership change, it is at this stage only a possibility, not a fact. But barely has the suggestion been aired than the tutting and muttering has started. Is this whole idea not little more than a Labour Party device to ease the removal of Mr McConnell and clear the way for a successor who can more ably take on Alex Salmond? Is it not just an expensive retirement home for Labour has-beens such as Lord "Matches" Watson, our former tourism minister, caught trying to set fire to one of our more prestigious hotels?See the full content of this document
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If It's to Be Lord Mcconnell, What's the Problem?
It's a fashionably cynical view to take. But I am not sure it is a considered one. As with all human institutions, the second chamber is imperfect. But its benefits outweigh the shortcomings. Amid all the populist denunciation...
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