Ian Botham is now a life peer
Discussion
Err ...
Well, he played for Worcestershire when I was in my yoof and was always good entertainment value ... and he's clearly worn out a lot of shoes raising money for charity. It's clear from his work on Sky that he knows a lot about cricket. Does this equip him to be a useful member of the House of Lords? Is he going to be able to speak with authority in debates that don't involve cricket? Might it have been better to enoble an entrepreneur, a scientist, a doctor, somebody who's been an employer, a former police officer, and any other of a myriad of other occupations before picking a sportsman/commentator? Beefy is a very good example of that latter category, and questioning his enoblement is not to criticise him at all. Just seems a rather peculiar decision from our otherwise completely sensible and in no way attention-craving, dunce of a Prime Minister.
Well, he played for Worcestershire when I was in my yoof and was always good entertainment value ... and he's clearly worn out a lot of shoes raising money for charity. It's clear from his work on Sky that he knows a lot about cricket. Does this equip him to be a useful member of the House of Lords? Is he going to be able to speak with authority in debates that don't involve cricket? Might it have been better to enoble an entrepreneur, a scientist, a doctor, somebody who's been an employer, a former police officer, and any other of a myriad of other occupations before picking a sportsman/commentator? Beefy is a very good example of that latter category, and questioning his enoblement is not to criticise him at all. Just seems a rather peculiar decision from our otherwise completely sensible and in no way attention-craving, dunce of a Prime Minister.
ATG said:
Err ...
Well, he played for Worcestershire when I was in my yoof and was always good entertainment value ... and he's clearly worn out a lot of shoes raising money for charity. It's clear from his work on Sky that he knows a lot about cricket. Does this equip him to be a useful member of the House of Lords? Is he going to be able to speak with authority in debates that don't involve cricket? Might it have been better to enoble an entrepreneur, a scientist, a doctor, somebody who's been an employer, a former police officer, and any other of a myriad of other occupations before picking a sportsman/commentator? Beefy is a very good example of that latter category, and questioning his enoblement is not to criticise him at all. Just seems a rather peculiar decision from our otherwise completely sensible and in no way attention-craving, dunce of a Prime Minister.
It was for services on supporting BrexitWell, he played for Worcestershire when I was in my yoof and was always good entertainment value ... and he's clearly worn out a lot of shoes raising money for charity. It's clear from his work on Sky that he knows a lot about cricket. Does this equip him to be a useful member of the House of Lords? Is he going to be able to speak with authority in debates that don't involve cricket? Might it have been better to enoble an entrepreneur, a scientist, a doctor, somebody who's been an employer, a former police officer, and any other of a myriad of other occupations before picking a sportsman/commentator? Beefy is a very good example of that latter category, and questioning his enoblement is not to criticise him at all. Just seems a rather peculiar decision from our otherwise completely sensible and in no way attention-craving, dunce of a Prime Minister.
Therefore alienating him to at least 50% of the public!
A sad way for a sporting ‘hero’ to end up. Widely loathed.
Murph7355 said:
Jimboka said:
It was for services on supporting Brexit
Therefore alienating him to at least 50% of the public!
A sad way for a sporting ‘hero’ to end up. Widely loathed.
Are the first and last lines of your world's sTherefore alienating him to at least 50% of the public!
A sad way for a sporting ‘hero’ to end up. Widely loathed.
ttiest haiku in any way related?bigandclever said:
I’m sure the OP is glad that a newspaper seller whose dad was a KGB spy is also a life peer.
I'd missed that one! George Osborne's former boss gets a gong. Fancy that! Debatable choice. Lebedev Junior seems like a pretty good bloke, but does he stand out amongst other potential peers?My unpopular opinion is that life peers should be abolished and replaced with extra hereditary peers, bishops etc. Maybe we could even add some trade unionists, professional associations and even a mullah or two as a concession to the changing nature of the country. Life peerages are a joke, its basically glorified ballot stuffing as the party in power appoints as many cronies as possible on the thinnest of justifications.
The whole point of the House of Lords is to represent the vested interests of the country and the old "Establishment", making it more democratic defeats the point. It's supposed moderate the democratic will of the people to prevent idiots like Boris/Corbyn from doing too much irreparable damage to the country, but as it stands it's been emasculated to the point that it might as well not exist at all.
The whole point of the House of Lords is to represent the vested interests of the country and the old "Establishment", making it more democratic defeats the point. It's supposed moderate the democratic will of the people to prevent idiots like Boris/Corbyn from doing too much irreparable damage to the country, but as it stands it's been emasculated to the point that it might as well not exist at all.
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