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Popular imagination of the House of Lords fits a general mould, usually encompassing the words ‘ antiquated’, ‘ undemocratic’, and ‘ corrupt’. It is unsurprising that the Lords gains this association when most of its day-to-day operations are so innocuous that they rarely make the news. Media appearances of the Lords are usually saved for the Prime Minister’s peerage nominations, typically a list of a number of party donors, cronies, and other party-political friends. Boris Johnson’s uninspiring first round of nominees is right on form with this trend – 36 new questionable peers. I, like so many others, was struck by what seemed like blatant cronyism and nepotism. For a start: Evegeny Lebedev, Russian oligarch, owner of the Evening Standard. I suppose it is always good to have a media baron as a legislator. This is akin to nominating Rupert Murdoch for a peerage, which, incidentally, Margaret Thatcher attempted to do in 1990. Other nominees, like Michael Spencer

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