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In reply to Colin. Sure, but they will eventually die or retire, and there...

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Hereditary peers won’t entirely disappear from the Lords. The Marquess of Lothian for example holds a life peerage as Lord Kerr of Monteviot . There are a few others.

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I really enjoy your posts! Great writing!

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In reply to jasonloch. Isn't it just crZY? All the public squabbling and argu...

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In reply to John Davies. You're correct that Mr. Sunak isn't covered. Only Ro...

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I'm honestly amazed - indeed appalled - that either of the bigotted, prejudiced and utterly archaic laws you refer to are still allowed to remain on the statute book. Presumably, Mr Sunak, being ...

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In reply to Froghole. Sorry - the article was published in 2021, not 2001. Ap...

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Thank you so much for these observations. In my experience officials no longer understand these sorts of nuances because they do not really 'speak the language' and anything to do with the Church...

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Jason Loch A Venerable Puzzle When Is Advice Not Advice?

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Many thanks for that. The desire of state governments to circumvent Canberra was not confined to the sovereign. Australian state premiers manipulated the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to obtain t...

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