Charlotte Owen's work in the House of Lords offers some legitimacy to hereditary peers, as their continued existence is challenged by Labour and others seeking reform.
The hereditary peers, such as the 2nd Baron Strathclyde, repeatedly argue for their preservation, claiming that previous agreements reached should be respected, despite contradictions.
The decision by Tony Blair’s government to allow 92 hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords was a political compromise that undermined their promise to fully abolish hereditary titles.
Strathclyde's belief that the 'glass is shattered and cannot be remade' reflects the entrenched attitudes of hereditary peers who resist necessary reforms to the House of Lords.
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