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Alternative House Of Lords: Who Would You Nominate?

Who Should Have Been Appointed To The House Of Lords?
Tom Moseley
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Fantasy House of Lords
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The new appointments to the House of Lords have rightly been given a kicking from the newspapers.

With a few notable exceptions, like Doreen Lawrence, it was British politics at its worst, with the party leaders handing peerages to the usual suspects of donors and cronies.

It makes the House of Lords the second largest unelected chamber in the world - after the National People's Congress of China.

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But with Cameron, Clegg and Miliband all at it, things aren't going to change soon.

  • The full list of 30 new peers
  • From losers to Lords - mayoral rejects become peers
  • How much did the new peers donate before entering the Lords?

Who would you have nominated? Here are 10 people we think would merit a place - pick your favourite:

Alternative House of Lords
Sir David Attenborough(01 of10)
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The man to hold David Cameron to his 'greenest government ever' promise (credit:PA)
Richard Branson(02 of10)
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Knows a thing or two about business. (credit:AP)
Mo Farah(03 of10)
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The double gold medal-winning Olympian wouldn't stand for selling off playing fields (credit:PA)
Mary Beard(04 of10)
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Troll-shaming historian (credit:PA)
Sir Tim Berners-Lee(05 of10)
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He only invented the internet.. (credit:PA)
Sacha Baron Cohen(06 of10)
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Would it be Baron Baron Cohen? (credit:PA)
J.K. Rowling(07 of10)
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If she was too busy she could send her alter-ego, Robert Galbraith (credit:AP)
Shami Chakrabarti(08 of10)
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Civil liberties campaigner (credit:PA)
John Cleese(09 of10)
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Comedy legend and costly divorcee (credit:AP)
Becks(10 of10)
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We still don't know what he'll do next, so you never know.. (credit:PA)
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