| Image | 
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| Reference Number | DB0140 |
| Alt Ref No | DB0140 |
| Artist or Creator | Dave Brown |
| Title or Caption | [no caption] |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | The Independent |
| Date | 21 Jan 1999 |
| Format | Artwork |
| Embedded text or transcript | Q. What do you call a chamber chosen by birth, lottery or Tony? A. 'An important
modernising step' Cross bench hereditary rump House of Lords Club Cognac |
| Person Depicted | Blair; Anthony Charles Lynton (Tony) (1953-) |
| Jay; Margaret (1939-); Baroness; 0f Paddington |
| Notes | News: The publication of the Government's White Paper
on reform of the House of Lords is as welcome as it is overdue. Thankfully, the time when
our law could be made or altered on the basis of an accident of birth will soon come to an
end, with the Government appointing a Royal Commission to suggest precisely who should be
legislating on our behalf. This Royal Commission will produce its report by the end of the
year - an impressive turn of speed for a vehicle which, Harold Wilson once joked, would
take minutes and waste years. [Leaders and Comment, The Independent, 21 January 1999] |
| Subjects | Labour Party |
| House of Lords |
| White Papers |
| policy |
| hereditary peerages |
| reforms |
| Copyright holder | Dave Brown The Independent |
| Copyright contact details | davebrowntoons@btinternet.com |
| Location of artwork | British Cartoon Archive |
| Relates to cartoon | DB0140 |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates | About | Multimedia | Image |
| GB/BCA/2350 | Blair; Tony (1953-) | 1953- | | | |
| GB/BCA/3203 | Jay; Margaret (1939-); Baroness; 0f Paddington | 1939- | | | |