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Yeah, I guess only the most PR inclined are the ones we really hear about. I have a very distinct memory from primary school when Ken Livingstone gave our class a tour of parliament and basically broke it to us that actually, a lot of them all get on and its actually quite bi-partisan. Even at 10 years old you realise that means something coming from a guy like him and its stuck with me since.
Well_is_it-
A lot of it is for show, and especially in the Lords there is a lot of cross-party co-operation. In the dining room there is a long table where tradition dictates that you have to sit in the next available seat without leaving a gap. This forces the peers to sit next to each other and talk to people from all parties.
The funniest thing about talking to the peers is when they let slip that there are people in their own side who they can't stand. I'm never sure whether to agree with them or whether it's some kind of test.
Bad_Science
I can't say, professional discretion and all that.
I find that there are people from all sides I think are bonkers, and some who seem very sensible, regardless of political affiliation. Some of the cleverest people are the ones absolutely nobody outside westminster will have ever heard of, and some of the ones who apparently do very little, in terms of their record of actually speaking in debates, are the most active in committees or in support for particular causes.