Walter Bagehot: “The House of Peers has never been a House where the most important…”

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The House of Peers has never been a House where the most important peers were most important.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot reflects on the relative importance of peers in the House of Lords.

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Walter Bagehot: “The House of Peers has never been a House where the most important peers were most important.”