A new Lib Dem peer!
The “Elect the Lords” campaign is highlighting some dodgy statistics concerning new Labour and the House of Lords:
“17 out of the 22 individuals who have donated more than £100,000 to the Labour Party in the past few years have received an honour; all but one of the individuals who have donated more than £1m have received a peerage. This is unacceptable in a modern democracy.”
“In nine years, Tony Blair has appointed more than 300 life peers – 50% more than any other Prime Minister in history. “
At electhelords.org.uk they are selling virtual peerages at bargain basement prices in order to fund their campaign.
I am now Baron Niles of Nottingham. I’m still thinking about what my baronial motto should be. Any suggestions?
Congratulations, Lord Niles.
How about librovox oratoris?
Librivox even
Librivox erratus?
If you want to highlight the Librivox stuff ‘gloria in verba’ would work… or even simply ‘labra lege’.
Though if you were to stick with labra lege I would feel compelled to try and work out the latin for ‘no more taxes’.