"Mark Thatcher is a baronet, that baronets are not peers so never sat in the House of Lords."
Mark Thatcher is a crook who only avoided jail because of his mother's influence in being able to broker a deal, if he grassed up his accomplices, which he happily did.
"I took those statements to mean that the "establishment" wanted to keep the lords and the bishops against the will of the people Jim."
Take it anyway it suits - as you want, I never mentioned "against the will of the people - that is your interpretation
"Yes they can Jim."
No they can't, and even if they could, it shouldn't be necessary - there is no reason in the world why a bunch of unqualified, elderly misogynistic mystics should be any part of a modern state - you can't think of one otherwise you would not continue to avoid the point.
As I said, nine out of ten people in Britain have rejected the church - it is part of the establishment for the convenience of politicians.
You continue to ignore that fact too.
Jim Carroll