1.0The Centre for Citizenshiphttps://centreforcitizenship.org/wpThomas Rainsboroughhttps://centreforcitizenship.org/wp/author/rainsborough/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lelcIvr2QS"><a href="https://centreforcitizenship.org/wp/2026/03/12/hereditary-legislators-gone-but-not-quite/">Hereditary Legislators Gone – But Not Quite</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://centreforcitizenship.org/wp/2026/03/12/hereditary-legislators-gone-but-not-quite/embed/#?secret=lelcIvr2QS" width="600" height="338" title="“Hereditary Legislators Gone – But Not Quite” — The Centre for Citizenship" data-secret="lelcIvr2QS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://centreforcitizenship.org/wp/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Britain has taken a step towards democracy by removing the hereditary legislators from Parliament. On 10 March the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill finally became law, despite the efforts of hereditary legislators and other legislators-for-life to block it. The bill takes away the right of some so-called-lords to inherit a seat in Parliament from […]