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In the last Session the House of Lords saved the

House of Commons from itself several times, notably in the case of the stupidly severe Aliens Bill. What we should like to see is the preservation of the present system of the House of Lords, tempered by a rule that no Peer could sit who could not produce a certificate of public service. 'Nonentities would be excluded. The effect would be excellent in another direction, as new creations in the Peerage would be made with a more proper regard to legislative qualifications.

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