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by jfax 694 days ago
The UK House of Lords has a quota of 92 hereditary peers, descendants of Norman conquerors.
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TulliusCicero 694 days ago
The House of Lords isn't that powerful, but it's still an embarrassment to have this sort of hereditary system.
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robertlagrant 694 days ago
If that's 40%, the public sector's a lot smaller than I thought.
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