let's start with the times and the 15 year limit on peerages, digby, as someone who has a seat in therther. i would a very good idea, and i would go further. iwould put a very good idea, and i would go further. i would put an age limit on them. at the moment there is no age limit, why not 80 or 75? if people don't turn up, that is fine. i would like to take the power of patronage way from leaders of parties and leave that to an independent commission, and if you commit a criminal offence, goodbye, and unafraid the 92 hereditary peers they might justify inclusion unafraid the 92 hereditary peers they mightjustify inclusion because of what they do, but not because of daddy. —— i'm afraid. if you did that hampered the limit on it, you then don't overrule the democratically elected chamber —— if you did that and restricted the limit. usual influence and power to represent different parts of society. —— use your influence. i think this is an excellent idea, and i would like to see the comments coming down from 650 to 600, as well —— the house of commons. coming down from 650 to 600, as wel

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