Why you shouldn’t be angry about the House of Lords spending £90,000 on champagne...
The IndependentFor full transparency, I should be clear in stating that I love champagne – nothing is quite as magical and versatile to drink. The figure wasn’t much smaller in 2019, when 1,441 bottles were purchased, but the cost was significantly less at £69,988.80 – like everything else, the cost of champagne has rocketed. The debate about the lords’ love of bubbly has been going on for more than 10 years now, when it first emerged that they refused to have their catering budgets merged with the House of Commons over fears that “the quality of champagne would not be as good if they chose a joint service”. When you look at the House of Lords’ gift shop and it describes the champagne as being a “perfect accompaniment to cucumber sandwiches”, you can’t help but feel that they are utterly disconnected from the rest of us. Yes, I know I love it but, I also have a real passion for English sparkling wine – I can’t help but wonder why the Lords are so fixated on an import.
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