Boris Johnson is likely to create many new peers
And in doing so make the House of Lords worse
The toilets in the House of Lords are telling. Push open the heavy oak door marked “ladies”—for once the word is being used with precision, not mere politesse—and you find yourself in magnificent, ornate rooms. A chaise longue stands against one wall; an oriental screen against another. Each of the massive marble washstands (such creations resist the mere word “sink”) has a tiny portcullis crest between the taps.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Of the Lords and the ladies”
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