Correspondent in London
The comparison is bold and underappreciated within the venerable establishment. The English press recently compared the House of Lords to the National People’s Congress of China. The two legislatures are indeed the most populous in the world, and both are composed of unelected MPs… True, the upper house of the British Parliament is far from the 3,000 representatives of the Beijing Assembly, but it still has about 800 members. It is a record figure in Western democracies. And the latter are appointed in a strange and undemocratic way, often in gratitude for the political services rendered.
It is this method of appointments that has just brought the House of Lords into the limelight. The tradition is that each outgoing Prime Minister draws up a “roll of honour”, thus making the Lord a certain number of allies. These lucky “chosen ones” become MPs for life. The process is on for Boris Johnson, but…
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Source: Le Figaro
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.