The House of Lords appointment process has been notorious for cronyism since at least the days of Tony Blair and continuing to the present. In 2020 Boris Johnso

The House of Lords appointment process has been notorious for cronyism since at least the days of Tony Blair and continuing to the present. In 2020 Boris Johnson even made a Russian newspaper owner and son of a KGB agent a lord! While I'm still convinced of the benefits of a strictly limited, appointed rather than elected upper house to act as a brake on unfettered populism, the selection process is in desperate need of overhaul and should be taken out of actively partisan hands at least. I'd also make all lords crossbenchers, a non-partisan upper house would perform its role more effectively in my opinion.