Yet Another Honours List?

Goodness, we've got a 27 year old now.!

This is utterly ridiculous.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68259178

They are not just Conservative nominees, the young lady is from Plaid Cymru along with Labour supporters also.

I was just about to post this! It is , as you say, MaizieD, ridiculous. I am in favour of a second chamber but not an over-stuffed one full of cronies whose only ‘merit’ is having the money to buy themselves a place.

Well Carmen Smith, (one time Plaid Cymru adviser apparently) can pal up with the other baby, Charlotte Owen, who was (apparently) an adviser to Boris Johnson.

nation.cymru/news/plaid-cymru-row-over-house-of-lords-nominations/

There was a vote regarding who Plaid Cymru nominated. They have their one member resigning this month.

GrannyGravy13

They are not just Conservative nominees, the young lady is from Plaid Cymru along with Labour supporters also.

No-one has said that they are.

There are only 4 members under 39 years old, vast majority over 70 and 12 are over 90.
It needs an upper age limit setting and younger people participating

Not that young, though, OldFrill.

A bit of life experience and a solid record of sustained expertise in their field wouldn't come amiss.

NotSpaghetti

Well Carmen Smith, (one time Plaid Cymru adviser apparently) can pal up with the other baby, Charlotte Owen, who was (apparently) an adviser to Boris Johnson.

I doubt that very much 😁

Yes... I take your point Callistemon21!

I can't understand why PC didn't put forward the person with the most votes though...

NotSpaghetti

I can't understand why PC didn't put forward the person with the most votes though...

This is Plaid Cymru we're discussing 😁
Logic doesn't enter into it.

I've been to hustings .....

But they put out a statement saying that's how the nomination(s) would be decided!

What madness is this! 🙄

People might be interested in this, from the Final Report of the UK Governance Project Commission (details can be found in the report and on their website)

Page 12
S.6. The main elements of this Recommendation are as follows.
a. Prime Ministers would no longer make personal recommendations for honours. All nominations (from the Prime Minister or another source) would go to the Independent Committees. The Main Committee would have ultimate powers to approve or reject. No 10 would not be able to influence the outcomes of the Honours process.

b. The State and Political Honours Committees should be merged to create a new, central and Independent Committee, with an independent Chair, which would provide greater scrutiny of nominations from political parties and the Civil Service.

c. Political honours should go through the same process as for other nominations, requiring evidence of public service beyond the usual role .

d. The principles governing the honours system, and the criteria for a nomination to be approved, should be explicitly stated and published.

www.ukgovernanceproject.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Governance-Project-Final-Report-31.1.24.pdf

www.ukgovernanceproject.co.uk/test-page-1/

All needs a radical shake-up and the “life peerage” to disappear

Have you read the report, Cossy?

It's very interesting.

MaizieD

Just got home from doctors, (daughter not me) so not yet, but I will read it with my coffee x