DEATH by a thousand cuts was a peculiarly sadistic form of execution practised in China as recently as the early years of the 20th century. Slicing off small pieces of the body not only prolonged the agony, it was intended to destroy the spirit. This rather aptly describes what is happening to the EU Withdrawal Bill in Parliament, though it might be better called death by a thousand peers. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16198366.Iain_Macwhirter__It__39_s_a_sad_day_when_unelected_Lords_hae_to_remind_MPs_of_their_Brexit_responsibilities/?ref=rss