Most of the Ministries for thirty years have never possessed the confidence of the Lords, and in such cases a vote of censure by the Lords could therefore have but little weight; it would be simply the particular expression of a general political disapproval.
Bagehot notes the lack of confidence in ministries by the House of Lords and its implications for political disapproval.
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