A cogent argument for abolishing the system of patronage and backscratching that currently comprises the House of Lords, and if favour of an elected second chamber.... by... errrm... the newly anointed Lord Adonis in 1998!

As many people have said, whatever you think about George Galloway (and there is a good deal to be suspicious about), his performance in carrying the anti-war argument into the heart of the US political machine, was pretty damn spectacular.