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		jfax on July 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bangladesh imposes curfew after dozens killed in a... The UK House of Lords has a quota of 92 hereditary peers, descendants of Norman conquerors.

TulliusCicero on July 19, 2024 | [–]

The House of Lords isn't that powerful, but it's still an embarrassment to have this sort of hereditary system.

robertlagrant on July 19, 2024 | [–]

If that's 40%, the public sector's a lot smaller than I thought.

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