THE General Election having been concluded, how long before the Government starts to interfere with the makeup of the Parliamentary system with new appointments to the House of Lords, an Upper Chamber already over populated with rejected and retired politicians all enjoying tax free allowances of £300 per day to supplement their generous pensions?

Consider what value a bumbling John Prescott brings to the House, or the fact that in 2008 he categorically stated, “I don’t want to be a member of the House of Lords. I will not accept it.”

Such rank hypocrisy is of course not uncommon. Neil Kinnock was equally vocal in his contempt for the institution, declaring, “It must not be a place of patronage, rather it must be got rid of”. Of course since then not only has Neil Kinnock accepted a place on the coveted red benches, but so has his wife.

The electorate rejected the Scottish Alexanders, Ed Balls and many other political celebrities; others retired after long service for which they were well compensated which in many cases included being admitted as members of the Privy Council, entitling them to be called Right Honourable.

The Prime Minister should bring an end to dissolution honours and acknowledge the fact that the British people do not wish failed and rejected politicians to be resurrected in another place.

DES MORGAN Caraway Drive Swindon