It is against the law for anyone to sell or buy an honour. Discuss why this law is in place. How important do young people think it is that knighthoods or a seat in the House of Lords should not be bought and sold?
Talk about the purpose of the honours system. Does it devalue the achievements of those who have earned an honour through their own efforts if rich people can just buy one?
The police inquiry began after the discovery that some businessmen who secretly lent very large sums of money to the Labour party were nominated for peerages. The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, points out that you cannot ban someone from becoming a peer because they have given financial support to a party. What ideas do young people have for an honest and open system? How could corruption, and the appearance of corruption, be ruled out?
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