It is, as we all know, an indefensible anachronism :
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It is, as we all know, an indefensible anachronism :
"As it stands, it is only the UK and the African nation of Lesotho that still have hereditary legislators in the twenty-first century. In our case it is 92 (now 85, in practice, with retirements and lords passing away) peers, all men, who each have a job for life shaping and influencing our laws in Parliament due to who their parents were."
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It is, as we all know, an indefensible anachronism :
"As it stands, it is only the UK and the African nation of Lesotho that still have hereditary legislators in the twenty-first century. In our case it is 92 (now 85, in practice, with retirements and lords passing away) peers, all men, who each have a job for life shaping and influencing our laws in Parliament due to who their parents were."
@tompearce49 the sooner they are all gone, the better
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It is, as we all know, an indefensible anachronism :
"As it stands, it is only the UK and the African nation of Lesotho that still have hereditary legislators in the twenty-first century. In our case it is 92 (now 85, in practice, with retirements and lords passing away) peers, all men, who each have a job for life shaping and influencing our laws in Parliament due to who their parents were."
@tompearce49
IIRC the UK is the only country (except one) to reserve positions in the legislature for religious appointeesThe other country being #Iran
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IIRC the UK is the only country (except one) to reserve positions in the legislature for religious appointeesThe other country being #Iran
@OliverNoble @tompearce49 you are correct.
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It is, as we all know, an indefensible anachronism :
"As it stands, it is only the UK and the African nation of Lesotho that still have hereditary legislators in the twenty-first century. In our case it is 92 (now 85, in practice, with retirements and lords passing away) peers, all men, who each have a job for life shaping and influencing our laws in Parliament due to who their parents were."
@tompearce49 We are sold the lies the Untied Kingdom (spelling deliberate) is a democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
The country is a veritable feudal pig wearing excess lipstick.
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