Walter Bagehot: “Gradually, indeed, the unfitness of the second chamber for judicial…”

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Gradually, indeed, the unfitness of the second chamber for judicial functions has made itself felt.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot notes the growing recognition of the House of Lords' unsuitability for judicial functions.

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Walter Bagehot: “Gradually, indeed, the unfitness of the second chamber for judicial functions has made itself felt.”