The Vermin in the Ermine

Even in the slightly less elected house of our Mother of Parliaments; even at an institution whose inmates include, among others, all the beneficiaries of the Johnson and Truss honours lists, besides the glistening pink Minister for Lesser Breeds and his ex-hairdresser; even there, it seems that some vestiges of pride still remain. Responding with due disdain to Fishy Rishi's peremptory order to hurry along with the Wog Disposal (Transportation) by the People's Will bill, their Lordships obliged him by taking mere hours to agree a timetable which could drag on the ghastly business for another three months or so before the legal challenges begin. Patriots will doubtless rejoice that at least some fraction of a part of the British establishment has managed to retain a degree of dignity and self-respect that might almost be considered worthy of the president of Rwanda, even at risk of the Government suddenly noticing that slightly fewer Britons voted for the Lords than used to vote for the EU parliament.