He’s heading for the House of Lords, where he will do what bishops do; thwarting this, defending that: being a force for good or a bunch of barking bigots, depending on which paper you read. Bishops sit in the Lords for historic constitutional reasons. But do we want unelected clerics in government, a constitutional idiosyncrasy we share solely with Iran? Oh dear, perhaps we ought to clamour for an elected Upper House and sever at last the ties between church and state?
I guess it depends on your politics, I guess but an unelected chamber of 800 people, only some of whom attend regularly and all seem to draw expenses, etc., seems an expensive luxury, to me, when we could have a chamber part made up of subject experts and regional representatives, elected by the people to represent them. This might (NOTE...MIGHT) make everyday people feel as if they had a voice!!
