Thursday, January 09, 2003

It's difficult to think of a better example of the arrogance and pomposity of the British upper class than this story in the Guardian. It appears some of them are going to the European Court of Human Rights to attempt to sue the government for £1m compensation each for losing their hereditary right to make laws.

The leader of the group, Lord Mereworth said: "We're going to Strasbourg because we are freeholders and this issue is about property rights. Our forebears and their descendants were given the right to sit in Parliament for ever".

posted by Matthew @ 1/09/2003 10:55:00 AM Comments: 0