Your thoughts on Boris and his Lords picks?

[Sheepy]

And this makes how many ...

I had to look up Aamer

Apparently a British pakistani whatever the f**k that means...

Venture capitalist handed the job of party treasurer apparently

Dunno, maybe he has more than one passport.

[johnofgwent]

And this makes how many ...

I had to look up Aamer

Apparently a British pakistani whatever the F@@@ that means...

Venture capitalist handed the job of party treasurer apparently

[patman post]

Cull the Lords to 100 voted sitting peers there until death or 80, whichever comes first (no objection to the rest retaining titles and a reasonable honorarium — a bit like a Kentucky Colonel).
Reduce the Commons to between 200 and 400 on a retained FPTP system, and federalise England, Wales, and NI (if it wants to remain in the Union). Scotland can also vote for what it wants...

[cromwell]

Yes too many on the gravy train,leaving the eu hasn't taught the lesson we need less not more.

[Sheepy]

No comment on the personalities (they seem good choices) but huge reservations on the numbers now — it's over 800.
And the Commons is too large at 650 when you consider the US manages on 435 representatives and 100 in congress...

That's true, it has become utterly preposterous. 

[patman post]

No comment on the personalities (they seem good choices) but huge reservations on the numbers now — it's over 800.
And the Commons is too large at 650 when you consider the US manages on 435 representatives and 100 in congress...

[Sheepy]

Dissolution peerages
Nominations from the leader of the Conservative Party

1. Sir Henry Bellingham

2. Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke CH QC

3. Rt Hon Ruth Davidson MSP

4. Rt Hon Philip Hammond

5. Rt Hon Nicholas Herbert CBE

6. Rt Hon Joseph Johnson

7. Colonel Rt Hon John Mark Lancaster TD VR

8. Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin CH

9. Aamer Sarfraz

10. Rt Hon Edward Vaizey

Nominations for the Leader of the Labour Party:

11. Kathryn Clark

12. Brinley Davies

Nominations for the Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party:

13. Rt Hon Nigel Dodds OBE

Nominations for non-affiliated Peerages

14. Rt Hon Frank Field

15. Catharine Hoey

16. Ian Austin

17. Rt Hon Gisela Stuart

18. John Woodcock
A finger up at the electorate or keep your enemies close? Or just good choices?