BrikoX@lemmy.zip to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 23 days agoFrom Earl of Devon to Duke of Norfolk: the hereditary peers set to lose place in Lordswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkFrom Earl of Devon to Duke of Norfolk: the hereditary peers set to lose place in Lordswww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zip to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 23 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
Some of the 92 now about to lose their seats can trace their family’s presence in the Lords back to the middle ages
minus-squareYungOnions@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·23 days ago All of them are men, thanks to titles that can be passed only to male heirs, all are white and most are over the age of 70. Of the 92 hereditary peers, 42 are Conservatives and 28 are crossbenchers. No big loss then…
No big loss then…