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Message 629700 - Posted: 30 Aug 2007, 18:13:26 UTC
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Tony Blair has become the only British Prime Minister in modern times not to publish a Resignation Honours list. It is suggested that this was done to offset the Cash for Peerages scandal.

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Message 629702 - Posted: 30 Aug 2007, 18:15:11 UTC

Interesting, Chris S,

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Message 630159 - Posted: 31 Aug 2007, 13:42:24 UTC - in response to Message 629700.

Tony Blair has become the only British Prime Minister in modern times not to publish a Resignation Honours list. It is suggested that this was done to offset the Cash for Peerages scandal.


What is the going rate for a Peerage these days?
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