House of Lords number crunching.
8 - Number of Lib Dems voters saw fit to return to parliament after five years of coalition with the Conservatives
11 - Number of Lib Dems nominated to the House of Lords for services to the Conservative party
2 - Number of former Lib Dem MPs knighted for their help in getting the Conservatives their first majority in 23 years
4 - Number of honours handed out to various people for services to Nick Clegg
3 - Number of Downing Street staff given the resurrected British Empire Medal, a bauble recognising something that no longer exists, to honour years of service to politicians regardless of stripe
1 - Person bewildered by politicians' continuing insistence on making the public despise them, i.e. me
11 - Number of Lib Dems nominated to the House of Lords for services to the Conservative party
2 - Number of former Lib Dem MPs knighted for their help in getting the Conservatives their first majority in 23 years
4 - Number of honours handed out to various people for services to Nick Clegg
3 - Number of Downing Street staff given the resurrected British Empire Medal, a bauble recognising something that no longer exists, to honour years of service to politicians regardless of stripe
1 - Person bewildered by politicians' continuing insistence on making the public despise them, i.e. me
Labels: corruption, honours system, House of Lords, politics, stupidity
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