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Although, this being the House of Lords, it began quite slowly. It opened with some prayers from a bishop, and a mace being carried into the chamber. And then Black Rod, in tights, following it in.

British House of Lords has hosted 59 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1985 Broadcast. The year with the most events was 1988 with four events.

Yet the Lords, far from “ indefensible,” as Sir Keir once described it, is one of the last bastions of serious politics in Britain. Replacing it with an elected house, if the replacements are to be of ...