Peerage for Prescott - does he deserve it?

[lynbrown]

What an insult to those people who are given a peerage for their public services. What did he do? Played croquet and played other games with Tracey Temple - in the office, not even in his own time. He should be ashamed, not enobled. Its a good arguement for getting rid of the Lords.

[merciasounds]

I totally agree with you!!

[wired]

Totally agree, why should a big,blustering bully be given any sort of honour and if he can cheat on his wife he certainly doesn't display integrity.

[cazzz1975]

lord two sh@gs..

whatever next :S

[mike11111]

Who is more deserving of a peerage, Prescott or Mandelson? Answers on no more than two sides of A4, please.

[andy-hughes]

The man is a buffoon.

He was a laughing stock as a Minister, and will be as a Lord.

The Government attitudes to his philandering, and his loutish assault of a man in the street as ' ... it's just John ...' were as inexcusable then, as his peerage is now.

He 'deserves' an assault charge and a divorce, but escaped with neither.

[olddutch]

"Peerage for Prescott - does he deserve it?"

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO - AND NO !

[jno]

that Floella Benjamin's nice, though.

However, this is nothing to do withrewards for being nice/nasty, it's about gettng legislation done. I don't know whether prescott will do this better than Lady Benjamin, but he well might.

[naomi24]

What an embarrassment! He always was and he always will be. Disgraceful!

[VHG]

No better or worse than Jeffrey Archer or Peter Mandelson being made "Lords".

To me this making these criminals "Lords" is a slap in the face to all decent hard working members of the public.

[sambro]

well why has john major been honoured when he shared a bed with edwina currie!! whats all that about!!

[mike11111]

Haven't seen anywhere that Major has been given a peerage.

[bibblebub]

Did you know that Floella Benjamin (her who used to be on Playschool) has also been ennobled?!?!?!?!

http://www.guardian.c...f-lords-working-peers

[jno]

of course I knew, bibblebub. In fact I mentioned it an hour and a half before you. Do keep up.

[ELVIS68]

Only if his full title is... Lord Lamper of the Egg Chucker

[siggsy]

Sooner have him than "Lord Coe" - he deserves it for chinning that idiot who thought he could intimidate someone by throwing an egg in his face.

[trt]

Anybody know what annual salary and expense's he gets for this silly title?

[MarkRae]

> Anybody know what annual salary and [expense's] expenses he gets for this silly title?

No salary. Almost no expenses.

[trt]

///// No salary. Almost no expenses. /////

Have you proof of that Mark?

[MarkRae]

http://www.videojug.c...o-lords-draw-a-salary