This news could not have come at a more apposite time. I have read alarming reports of plan to try and extinguish a number of this fine and rare species, the ‘Lord’..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7306079.stm

I feel that we need to work together to prevent this disastrous situation of the Lords being replaced with, shock ! horror ! probe !, an ‘elected chamber’ !

I vote that we set up a committee like the ‘World Wide Fund for Nature’ has at certain large zoos, where we try to adopt one of these beautiful, rare, intelligent creatures and prevent their extinction.

Of course, Lord Norton, you may say that the danger of this is that some of the more eye-catching varieties may garner far more support than the more camouflaged, yet more industrious, varieties. And some Lords might, mentioning no names, gather very little support at all, especially if they spend a lot of time writing novels and are rarely found in their natural habitat.

But just as a zoo pools the contribution from the many who want to adopt a cuddly panda and shares it with the cost of upkeep of the donkey and leaf cutter ant, I feel sure that this could be a model which will enable the independent and impartial Lords to continue to evolve and be saved from an ignominious end through destruction of their habitat.

Save the Lords !! Adopt a Baroness today !!