This is why I’m always dubious about proposals for reforming the House of Lords. I’m not really sure the gain in democracy would offset the loss of comedy.
I thought it was customary in the Lords not to refer directly to the House of Commons, but to use a euphemism like “the other place”. Or have I got that backwards, and it’s the Commons that does that with the Lords?
This is why I’m always dubious about proposals for reforming the House of Lords. I’m not really sure the gain in democracy would offset the loss of comedy.
I thought it was customary in the Lords not to refer directly to the House of Commons, but to use a euphemism like “the other place”. Or have I got that backwards, and it’s the Commons that does that with the Lords?