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In praise of … a good title | In praise of … a good title |
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Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho made a speech to the Lords on Thursday, attacking the government's failure to engage in debate about the Edward Snowden leaks. | |
Her choice of title confirms that Soho is no longer tainted by its seedy past as a haunt of hacks, drunks and prostitutes, but is now a hang out for the young, rich and fashionable (although she did fleetingly release on to the virtual world something to do with nipple tassels). | Her choice of title confirms that Soho is no longer tainted by its seedy past as a haunt of hacks, drunks and prostitutes, but is now a hang out for the young, rich and fashionable (although she did fleetingly release on to the virtual world something to do with nipple tassels). |
Choosing a title is as complex as justifying the continued existence of an unelected second chamber, and most people keep it simple. | Choosing a title is as complex as justifying the continued existence of an unelected second chamber, and most people keep it simple. |
In the days of the entirely unreformed house, the benches were packed with ancient titles often incorporating several small towns, like the Baron Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton. | In the days of the entirely unreformed house, the benches were packed with ancient titles often incorporating several small towns, like the Baron Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton. |
The odd viscount has escaped the cull – Brougham and Vaux, for example – and distant battles still echo names like Allenby of Megiddo. In the main, though, it is less colourful, and only a little less anachronistic. | The odd viscount has escaped the cull – Brougham and Vaux, for example – and distant battles still echo names like Allenby of Megiddo. In the main, though, it is less colourful, and only a little less anachronistic. |
• This article was amended on 17 January 2014. The earlier version said incorrectly that the speech on Thursday by Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho was her maiden speech. | |
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