They're not really Lords, in the sense that they're sons of the men with the actual peerage, but still they are dubbed such in Hansard.
Clearly my penchant for irrelevant criticism is as big as Tim's...
To be a little more relevant, I'd have to agree about the name thing. It's a bit tasteless.
Clearly my penchant for irrelevant criticism is as big as Tim's...
To be a little more relevant, I'd have to agree about the name thing. It's a bit tasteless.
They can be now because of a change in set up of the House of Lords in 1999 or so. So 92 members of the Lords are hereditary, and the others can then be in the House of Commons, if they are duly elected.
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/Other Literature: Drood by Dan Simmons
02/06/2010 10:47:13 PM
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I'm about 200 pages in and I've found the first thing that really annoys me:
02/06/2010 11:15:33 PM
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Re: I'm about 200 pages in and I've found the first thing that really annoys me:
02/06/2010 11:18:23 PM
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There are (okay, were, I'm temporarily living in the 1890s...) MPs who are styled Lord, though.
02/06/2010 11:22:33 PM
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Link me, please?
02/06/2010 11:31:01 PM
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Sure.
02/06/2010 11:46:32 PM
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Nice review. I have a possibly difficult question...
02/06/2010 11:18:56 PM
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Re: Nice review. I have a possibly difficult question...
06/06/2010 01:43:42 AM
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That Italian book
06/06/2010 09:24:47 AM
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damning review had it on my wishlist...i'll be taking it off
03/06/2010 05:29:42 PM
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Re: damning review had it on my wishlist...i'll be taking it off
03/06/2010 05:36:06 PM
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Have now finished it.
04/06/2010 04:30:48 PM
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*spoiler*
04/06/2010 04:32:19 PM
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Well, within the bounds of the story there's really nothing slanderous in that.
04/06/2010 04:43:34 PM
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Re: Well, within the bounds of the story there's really nothing slanderous in that.
04/06/2010 04:56:35 PM
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