Apparently Nicholas Stern, the author of the Government's report on the economic impact of climate change has just been appointed to the House of Lords. He's going to be taking a cross-bench position apparently.However, please excuse my cynicism, but I find it interesting that the press release feels the need to stress it is a "non party-political appointment". Fair enough, he will take no party whip, but are we really to believe that the appointment has no political dimension?
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Members of the House of Lords are politicians as well as legislators. He is being appointed a political job, of course its 'political'.
I think you're being a bit too literal with the definition of political.
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