Long-serving frontbenchers and the Spadocracy dominate the 2015 dissolution peers
The 2015 Dissolution Peerages have been announced, with many of the names floated in the press over the last few weeks duly being elevated to the House of Lords. The appointment of long-serving politicians such as William Hague, Alistair Darling, Ming Campbell and David Blunkett is not a surprise, but there are a few unexpected names. The most striking is Tessa Jowell, who is running to be Labour’s London mayoral candidate. If Jowell wins the nomination, she would end up doing a Boris and serving in City Hall and Westminster. The Spadocracy is well represented too, with former advisers James O’Shaughnessy (Conservative), Jonny Oates (Lib Dem) and Spencer Livermore (Labour) receiving peerages, while Kate Fall and Philippa Stroud