The House of Lords is indeed an embarrassment to our democracy, In a bid to swell their numbers in the Lords political parties make more and more appointments. Many of the appointments are made in return for huge donations.
Money indeed can buy you privilege.Once appointed the Lords are there for life, whatever they do or not do. Many Lords abandon their political sponsors and sit on the cross benches. This means they are answerable to no one
Pressure groups with vested interests solicit support to get their agendas discussed in the Lords. How can a modern democracy have such a situation where unelected individuals can decide on the way the country is run? A reform of the Lords is overdue if we are going to keep the faith of citizens of this country in our democratic institutions.
Nitin Mehta
Croydon
