One always hears that our Politicians and our Lords should represent as much as possible the feelings of the "common man." Politicians in particular are criticised for leaving University and going straight into Politics, not experiencing life as we think that we know it....the life of the "common man."
We hear that the Lords should represent a cross section of community............ some elected, others non elected and of course, the "common man" (the Pork butcher from Dewsbury, the NHS porter from Barnsley)
So let me tell you about the "common man".......he often wears women's underwear, he often visits prostitutes, he may take hard drugs and when a Lord adheres to what many people are demanding of our Politicians, there is a mad rush to the high moral ground.
So......what do you want of our Politicians?