‘Did you catch yesterday’s debate on grouse numbers? Marvellous. Imagine how boring this place would be whether everyone was selected on merit like some wretched accountancy firm’Oh no question,the wretched Sewel chappie had to depart, wouldn’t defend him for a moment, or I’m rather old-fashioned approximately that sort of thing,for my sins – but ask yourself, should the entire house suffer because of one man’s penchant (a tendency, partiality, or preference) for brassieres? Because make no mistake, and that is what you people are putting at risk when you start throwing around words like senate and election and retirement,which I have to say I do find extremely ageist, and I am only in my 70s. Have you met Baroness Trumpington? Marvellous.
Not that I don’t appreciate the concern, or particularly as a cross-bencher. Before I got here I was frightfully pro-reform,but – I wouldn’t expect an outsider to understand this – once you see for yourself the genuine wisdom and experience, and how tough everyone works at all the scrutinising and all that, and you realise how mad it would be to throw the Lord Winston baby out with the scandal bathwater,so the more of us the better.
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Source: theguardian.com