Here is the latest nomination in our series highlighting people David Cameron should consider appointing to the House of Lords.
If you would like to nominate someone, please email Jonathan Isaby with your suggestion, ideally including key arguments for
the nomination as well as biographical information. The sources of nominations will be treated confidentially where
requested.
No. 33: Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks
A reader from Surrey writes:
"I have a slightly left-field nomination for the House of Lords: Sir Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi.
"I wouldn't expect him to take the Tory whip - most likely he'd sit as a Cross Bencher - but he is one the most interesting social commentators out there, would help promote the social justice agenda and show that David Cameron is taking the role and independence of the Upper House seriously.
"He would be a thoughtful, insightful and important contributor to any legislative debate, and that, ultimately, should be what appointments are all about: one of the most serious errors of the Blair/Brown years has been to reduce the quality of legislation. David Cameron must not repeat this mistake, but should look to improve the quality (and reduce the quantity?) of legislation. Sir Jonathan's appointment to the House of Lords would be a good start to that process."
Sir Jonathan is one of several distinguished figures to have featured in this series on the basis of being a likely nominee to the Cross Benches who has a conservative world view. It is worth noting that he was the only religious figure to feature in last year's Daily Telegraph Top 100 Right-Wingers (at Number 30).
Jonathan Isaby
> Previous nomination: Ashley Dearnley
