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UnfairRepresent posted...

Kind of

Lords are for life, appointed with no public vote and are immensely corrupt

Lords can't actually create laws, they just view laws that the government made and alter them. It's basically rich old white men ensuring that no law can possibly pass without their approval.

A complete kick in the balls to democracy and something the UK should be endlessly ashamed of.

This is deeply false. The House of Lords can introduce laws, just like the House of Commons can.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/legislative-process-taking-a-bill-through-parliament:

Most bills can begin either in the House of Commons or in the House of Lords. The government will make this decision based on the need to make sure each House has a balanced programme of legislation to consider each session. However, certain bills must start in the Commons, such as a bill whose main aim is the imposition of taxation (the annual Finance bill is an example of this).