- published: 14 Feb 2014
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The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster.
The House of Lords is independent from, and complements the work of, the House of Commons – they share responsibility for making laws and checking government action. Bills can be introduced into either the House of Lords or the House of Commons and members of the Lords may also take on roles as Government Ministers.
Unlike the House of Commons, most new members of the House of Lords are appointed. Membership of the House of Lords is made up of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal. There are currently 26 Lords Spiritual, who sit in the Lords by virtue of their ecclesiastical role in the established Church of England. The Lords Temporal make up the rest of the membership; of these, the majority are life peers who are appointed by the Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister, or on the advice of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Membership was once a right of birth to hereditary peers but, following a series of reforms, only 92 members (as of 1 July 2011 (2011 -07-01)[update]) sitting by virtue of a hereditary peerage remain. The number of members is not fixed; as of 1 April 2012 (2012 -04-01)[update] the House of Lords has 786 members (plus 21 who are on leave of absence or otherwise disqualified from sitting), as against the fixed 650-seat membership of the House of Commons.
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I don't know just where I'm going
I don't know its been so long
Inside my room I feel like cryin'
I wish I knew where I belong
I'm talkin' about love
I'm talkin' about love
This world is cold, and I'm so lonely
Inside my heart, I can't go on
Without you love I feel like dyin'
Without your love I turn to stone
I'm talkin' about love
I'm talkin' about love
I'm talkin' about love
I'm talkin' about love
If time is a healer, then tell why do I still bleed for
I still remember and the nights I can't forget
The memories burned inside my heart
And in our hearts we're all just beggars
Lonely players in a play
And in a world that's spinning madly
Every soul must find its way
I'm talkin' about love
I'm talkin' about love
I'm talkin' about love