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Its not Alex' fault that the way this country is run, any socialist or purveyor of outdated religion, as well as right wing clowns and various other morons, so long as they qualify can become members of the house of lords. Its not even posh politics, its jobs for the boys and girls. A 'reward' for services, like the colosall salaries and all the perks, legitimate or otherwise weren't enough. One of my favourites is Mandelson, always wondered how he got the plum jobs, even after some of the dark clouds that appeared over his career threatened to spoil it. Nice little number as an EU comissioner, and then all of a sudden and out of nowhere, a title. I've got a title for him, but it doesn't include the word 'Lord'. I have to say that I agree with Alex to some extent, I would abolish the royal family and stick them in a council flat in Southall, ditch the C of E as 'official' and let people decide what religion they wanted, rather than a bunch of strange bishop types telling them...let the people decide who god is.