The Monarchist 1.0
Defending the British Crown Commonwealth and the English-Speaking Peoples
[+] HONOURING OUR PATRON, SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, VICTOR OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES
[+] HONOURING OUR QUEEN, ELIZABETH THE SECOND, ON THE 80TH YEAR OF HER BIRTH (1926 - 2006)
[+] HONOURING OUR KING, SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, ON THE 1000TH YEAR OF HIS BIRTH (1005 - 2005)
[+] HONOURING OUR HERO, LORD NELSON, ON THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR (1805 - 2005)
[+] HONOURING OUR SONS, THE QUEEN'S COMMONWEALTH SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE 'WAR ON TERROR'
Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, 46, Royal Canadian Regiment, Nov 27, 2006 (Afstan)
Staff Sergeant Sharron Elliott, 34, Intelligence Corps, Nov 12, 2006 (Iraq)
Private Jacob B. Kovco, 25, Royal Australian Regiment, April 21, 2006
[+] HONOURING OUR VETS ON THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORIA CROSS (1856 - 2006)
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Cash for Peerages
Well, well, well…if it isn’t the return of Lord Moneybags.
The chickens have really come home to roost on the political fortunes of Tony Blair, haven’t they. By the way, that’s His Royal High-mindedness, The Prince of Parliamentary Reform to you. Now that T.B. has successfully ended 800 years of parliamentary tradition through the soon-to-be completed total abolition of hereditary voting rights, who exactly is Lording it over the British now, eh? Why, it isn’t Lord Marlborough anymore, is it. It isn’t those embarrassing old relics, heroes hanger-on types like Lord Nelson or Lord Wellington. It isn't antiquities like The Marquess of Bath or His Grace, The Duke of Norfolk, or any of the other 750 or so extant proud towers of the United Kingdom.
No, of course not. Hereditary peers are just way too independent for controlling prime ministers, just way too ancient for the fashionable tastes of modern men. Besides, they can't be bought or sold - they're notoriously useless as an easy source of cash for the political elite. So what do we get in return for abolishing the representatives of great familial lineage and history? We get the Friends of Tony, folks. Great reform, that. Real improvement.
It's now only a matter of time before they all become His DisGrace, Lord Moneybags. Last September 18, 2003, Lord Falconer announced the government’s plan to expel the remaining 92 hereditary peers from the upper house "when parliamentary time allows". How delicious it all must be. The Friends of Tony must be really salivating at the patronage prospects here. I’m sure that’s 92 more life peers that Tony can create at his leisure in return for “loans” for Labour, on top of the staggering 300 he has created since he came into power - a number that is 50% more than any other British prime minister in history!
Meanwhile, apart from those honours that Her Majesty still retains direct control, has the Queen’s "Fountain of Honour" descended irretrievably into a laughing farce? Just how far does the rot really go, anyways? Is it only “cash for peerages”, or was it a wider casino than that? Did it include knighthoods, OBEs and God knows what else? We can only surmise the size of the stink, but this much is for sure: Whatever the democratic drawbacks of a mostly hereditary House of Lords, a politically appointed one can only be worse.
In Canada I stand for an elected Senate. In Britain, I now stand for an elected Lords. The foxhunting ban illustrates the urgent need for the liberty and livelihood of the countryside to be protected from the likes of Tony Blair, who predictably no longer supports an elected upper chamber. Well, too bad, I say. You had your chance, Moneybags. You blew it.
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 12:59 a.m. | LINKS |
Well, well, well…if it isn’t the return of Lord Moneybags.
The chickens have really come home to roost on the political fortunes of Tony Blair, haven’t they. By the way, that’s His Royal High-mindedness, The Prince of Parliamentary Reform to you. Now that T.B. has successfully ended 800 years of parliamentary tradition through the soon-to-be completed total abolition of hereditary voting rights, who exactly is Lording it over the British now, eh? Why, it isn’t Lord Marlborough anymore, is it. It isn’t those embarrassing old relics, heroes hanger-on types like Lord Nelson or Lord Wellington. It isn't antiquities like The Marquess of Bath or His Grace, The Duke of Norfolk, or any of the other 750 or so extant proud towers of the United Kingdom.No, of course not. Hereditary peers are just way too independent for controlling prime ministers, just way too ancient for the fashionable tastes of modern men. Besides, they can't be bought or sold - they're notoriously useless as an easy source of cash for the political elite. So what do we get in return for abolishing the representatives of great familial lineage and history? We get the Friends of Tony, folks. Great reform, that. Real improvement.
It's now only a matter of time before they all become His DisGrace, Lord Moneybags. Last September 18, 2003, Lord Falconer announced the government’s plan to expel the remaining 92 hereditary peers from the upper house "when parliamentary time allows". How delicious it all must be. The Friends of Tony must be really salivating at the patronage prospects here. I’m sure that’s 92 more life peers that Tony can create at his leisure in return for “loans” for Labour, on top of the staggering 300 he has created since he came into power - a number that is 50% more than any other British prime minister in history!
Meanwhile, apart from those honours that Her Majesty still retains direct control, has the Queen’s "Fountain of Honour" descended irretrievably into a laughing farce? Just how far does the rot really go, anyways? Is it only “cash for peerages”, or was it a wider casino than that? Did it include knighthoods, OBEs and God knows what else? We can only surmise the size of the stink, but this much is for sure: Whatever the democratic drawbacks of a mostly hereditary House of Lords, a politically appointed one can only be worse.
In Canada I stand for an elected Senate. In Britain, I now stand for an elected Lords. The foxhunting ban illustrates the urgent need for the liberty and livelihood of the countryside to be protected from the likes of Tony Blair, who predictably no longer supports an elected upper chamber. Well, too bad, I say. You had your chance, Moneybags. You blew it.
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 12:59 a.m. | LINKS |
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