In the midst of all the news today, and with Parliament prorogued, many people may not have noticed that this was the final time the hereditary peers sat in Parliament before being forced out by Labour.
I want to pay an extra special tribute to them.
Combined they had 1784 years of parliamentary experience, wisdom and service to this country. That is not something easily replaced, and it should not be casually discarded.
Most were Conservatives. All were public servants.
They have brought to public life judgment shaped over decades, deep expertise, institutional memory, and a sense of duty that has strengthened Parliament and, very often, improved legislation in ways the public will never fully see.
Their record speaks for itself. They have served in war and peace, in government and opposition, in defence, diplomacy, farming, business, science and public service. They have not merely occupied seats in the Lords, they have contributed to the life of the nation.
That is why what has happened matters. Hereditary peers are a living part of Britain’s constitutional inheritance that Labour is casually tearing up.
Labour has rubbed away another part of our heritage, not to strengthen Parliament but to replace it with political appointees, four of whom it has already had to suspend the whip from because they were so inappropriate. That contrast says rather a lot.
At a time when public trust in politics is fragile, I think it is worth saying plainly that experience, seriousness and tradition still matter. Service still matters. Duty still matters.
So today, as an era closes, I want to put on record my profound gratitude and admiration for our hereditary peers. Britain has been better governed because of them. The Conservative Party has been stronger because of them. And Parliament will be poorer without them.
Their contribution will long outlast the petty politics that has brought this moment about.
El titular no recoge lo que dice el rey:
"La corona quiso proteger a los indigenas, pero la ley no se cumplio del todo, y hubo abusos"
"Hay que conocer los hechos, pero juzgarlos en su contexto, no desde el presentismo".
Igualito que el titular.
🇨🇱 Almuerzo ofrecido por el presidente de la República de Chile, José Antonio Kast Rist, y la primera dama, María Pía Adriasola, al que ha asistido el Rey en el Palacio Presidencial de Cerro Castillo (Viña del Mar).
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🧑🔬Esta noticia tuvo ayer más de 2 millones de visualizaciones en nuestras redes. Seguramente, la noticia más positiva de este año, pese a la oposición animalista.
Será gracias a la experimentación con animales por lo que se descubrirán nuevas curas a males que todavía nos afectan
I never “switched sides”
I was always optimistic of reform being possible.
I believed the lies, that the “JCPOA” would be revived.
That Iran would finally be able to purchase 150+ Boeing/Airbus jets, and turn the Islamic Republic of Iran into something else entirely.
That the “Death to America” chants would fade, and Iran would be a diplomatic player, like China.
That one day, the hijab enforcement would be officially revoked.
That Iran would surpass Turkey, Saudi, UAE and become a regional juggernaut.
And that with the removal of sanctions, and re-entry into diplomacy, we would have a firm grip on the “AoR” and our enemies would kneel.
But that dream is dead, bury it.
The only way for us to become that “strongman” player is with Reza Pahlavi at the helm.
Not Khamenei.
Not Mojtaba.
Not Rouhani.
Not Larijani.
Not an “IRGC coup”