Parliament moves to eliminate hereditary seats in the House of Lords

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 1:09: Parliament, 20th century, British Parliament, government

Notable quotes from "Parliament moves to eliminate hereditary seats in the House of Lords"

• Who actually goes by Charlie. He holds a seat in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament, and he inherited that seat by a male bloodline that goes back…

  about Parliament · at 0:05

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Charlie Courtenay — Person · 1 mention

Companies & orgs

• Parliament — Company · 2 mentions · first at 0:09
• House of Lords — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:08
  England, home to the 19th Earl of Devon, who actually goes by Charlie. He holds a seat in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament, and he inherited that…
• British Parliament — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:09
  Who actually goes by Charlie. He holds a seat in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament, and he inherited that seat by a male bloodline that goes back…
• government — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:21
  Years. Out of more than 800 seats in the House of Lords, most of which are appointed by the government, more than 90 of them are reserved for these hereditary peers. They're…

Concepts & topics

• hereditary peers — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:25
  Appointed by the government, more than 90 of them are reserved for these hereditary peers. They're all white men with an average age of around 70. This Palace of Westminster…
• 20th century — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:44
  Government wants to eliminate their hereditary seats. This actually began in the early 20th century when the Lords lost their power to veto budget legislation. Some hereditary…
• 1990s — Concept · 1 mention
• bill to eliminate hereditary seats — Concept · 1 mention

Places & events

• Powderham Castle — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:00
  This is Powderham Castle in Southwest England, home to the 19th Earl of Devon, who actually goes by Charlie. He holds a seat in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament, and.
• Southwest England — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:00
  This is Powderham Castle in Southwest England, home to the 19th Earl of Devon, who actually goes by Charlie. He holds a seat in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament, and.
• Palace of Westminster — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:31
  Hereditary peers. They're all white men with an average age of around 70. This Palace of Westminster behind me is where Charlie and more than 800 other Lords come to work, at…

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 This is Powderham Castle in Southwest England, home to the 19th Earl of Devon, who actually goes by Charlie. He holds a seat in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament, and he inherited that seat by a male bloodline that goes back more than 900 years. Out of more than 800 seats in the House of Lords, most of which are appointed by the government, more than 90 of them are reserved for these hereditary peers. They're all white men with an average age of around 70. This Palace of Westminster behind me is where Charlie and more than 800 other Lords come to work, at least for now. But the government wants to eliminate their hereditary seats. This actually began in the early 20th century when the Lords lost their power to veto budget legislation. Some hereditary seats were then phased out in the 1990s. Now, a bill to eliminate them altogether is expected to pass parliament this winter.

0:59 Some of the hereditary lords may actually vote themselves out of power for the first time in more than a thousand

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