The House of Lords Act 1999 replaced the majority of hereditary peers with appointees, which only increased the Prime Minister’s ability to put cronies into the upper chamber. The House of Lords is now stuffed with party donors and fundraisers, ex-MPs, and favoured former employees. Stuffed is the right word: the House of Lords is the second biggest legislature in the world, after the Chinese National People’s Congress.
a broad/general statement on economic goals without specifics