Horse of Lords is not fit for purpose

ON June 23, 2016, 17.4m people voted for Britain to leave what I consider to be a corrupt, out-of-touch European Union.

Two years later we are still in a state of limbo thanks mainly to the self interests of a handful of MPs and many unelected multi-millionaire landowners in the House of Lords, who receive hundreds of millions of pounds in EU land subsidies.

The ringleader of these greedy corrupt Lords is in fact the descendent of none other than the Great British war hero, the Iron Duke of Wellington who fought so bravely to keep Britain a free and democratic country. AH’VE just hord on the news teday, wuh’ve won the competition, An’ Gatesheed an’ Newcastle will noo host an exhibition, Which’ll run in 2018, such a prospect fer Tyneside, Te showcase Northern culture, an’ wi’ proppa Geordie pride, Wuh’ll welcome ahll the visitors whee’ll want te come an’ stay, An’ experience wor city in a very special way. Wuh hev a lengthy history, thuh’res so much in wor past, Wuh’re spoilt fer choice wi’ what te show, the range is simply vast. Once a hive o’ industry, supplyin’ ev’ry land, Wi’ goods ahll made on Tyneside by a skillful Geordie hand. Shipbuildin’ an’ minin’, an’ groondbreakin’ engineerin’, Te represent that aspect, one thing that’s noo appearin’, Is The Rocket, made by Stephenson, the dawn o’ locomotion, But it’s not ahll backward lookin’, an’ te reinforce that notion, There’ll be brand new arts initiatives, the Baltic an’ the Sage, Will emphasise wor contribution te the modern age. The whole toon will noo feature, an’ will play a central part, In promotion o’ wor Northland, wi’ its culture an’ its art. Such a captivatin’ prospect, ah simply cannat wait, A feast o’ new experiences, wi’ so much on the plate. Te immerse mesel’ in ahll of it, ah’m mekkin’ that me mission, As ah coont the days, it will amaze.. wor Great North Exhibition. MICHAEL MCCARTHY,

Gateshead (2016)