"The reason Thatcher was attractive was that she in many ways was a classical liberal who had allied herself with the …"

"The House of Lords have only been tolerated all these years because they were thought to be in a comatose condition w…"

"You must handle [the House of Lords] a little more firmly, and the time has come for unflinching and resolute action.…"

"By the Constitution of this United Kingdom, the House of Lords is the Court of Appeal in the last resort, and its dec…"

"The House of Lords, in rejecting the Budget which provides for the national expenditure of the year, are refusing, fo…"

"I’m all for abolishing the House of Lords myself, personally. I think it’s totally past its sell-by date as an instit…"

"The question will be asked, "Should 500 men, ordinary men, chosen accidentally from among the unemployed, override th…"

"Overall, the picture that emerges from British political history is clear. Beginning in 1832, when Britain was govern…"

"Fairly well, but it is like talking to a lot of tombstones."

"Why should five hundred or six hundred titled persons govern us, and why should their children govern our children fo…"