Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years

[HavokFour]

With this they are moving to something more like what we have here in Canada's Senate, but without the age cap.

Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years

Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords.

apnews.com

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Huzzah! I say!

Maybe the U.K. will manage to reform the House of Lord faster than Canada will get a triple E senate.

 

[RangerRay]

I’m not sure if this is an improvement. Is it better to have some toff who was born into a seat, or some hack who kissed the right asses and greased the right palms?

 

[daftandbarmy]

With this they are moving to something more like what we have here in Canada's Senate, but without the age cap.

Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years

Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords.

apnews.com

Because this is the most critically important issue to resolve in Britain right now...

... for a 'hard left' Labour Government

 

[Brad Sallows]

"Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years"

That's still a pretty long term limit.

 

[OldSolduer]

I’m not sure if this is an improvement. Is it better to have some toff who was born into a seat, or some hack who kissed the right asses and greased the right palms?

You know what Starmer et al will fill the place with.
Their buddies

 

[Blackadder1916]

You know what Starmer et al will fill the place with.
Their buddies

They've been filling the place with "buddies" since before the Life Peerages Act (1958) when politicians and fellow travelers were made barons and their inbred first born sons inherited the title and seat. The only difference is that now inbred offspring don't get a vote.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

The only difference is that now inbred offspring don't get a vote.

You leave Conrad Black alone!

 

[GR66]

You leave Conrad Black alone!

That's Lord Black of Crossharbour if you don't mind!

 

[Blackadder1916]

Of the over 800 peers (only 92 of which were hereditary) who could put their upholstered behinds on seats in the Lords chamber, what did they do to deserve that honour?

https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/house-of-lords-backgrounds-in-public-life/

And who were some the latest?

Political Peerages December 2025

The King has been graciously pleased to signify His intention of conferring Peerages of the United Kingdom for Life upon the undermentioned:

www.gov.uk

 

[MacNav63]

Removing the hereditary peers, live devolution, is the legacy of Tony Blair and I wonder if really Britain is better governed today than it was when he was elected. I'm not going to defend hereditary power (although the one benefit of the remaining hereditary peers was that many were crossbenchers or independents) but the irony of Blair's reforms is that what Britain is left with is a ridiculously bloated version of our Senate.