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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
Their Lordship's aren't paid (for being a peer at least). That said they should obey the spirit of the law as that's really what counts. They should have expenses paid where reasonable but shouldn't claim where they don't need to. That said sometimes the letter of the law means they have to claim that way even when it's "silly".
As for those peers gaoled, they should pay back before they resume their seats and maybe even not be allowed to affect laws linked to the crimes they have been found guilty of. (Some still have good brains and abilities that it would be a waste to not use.)
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Peers although not offically paid get a £300 attendance allowance plus "expenses" ,if they want and some do they can come into London sneak off and do some shopping and go home although obviously many stay,so it is a pay of sorts.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...e-2031031.html
As for letting them carry on sitting well nobody is indispensable despite having brains,i am sure brainy people are frothing at the mouth to get in for all the privelidge the title brings with it, for example if i robbed a bank (many would say those peers robbed the public bank) i doubt wether i would get a job ever again in the financial service sector,or anywhere else perhaps and i would be sacked from my current one without a doubt.
Yet these peers are allowed to remain well surely if their brains were that good they would never have got themselves into the mess they did,their brains would have told them it was not worth it.!
