[kapuasuite]

> a new group who are there to just enrich themselves.

The UK’s been ruled by a relatively small hereditary aristocracy for, what, 1,000 years? A self-interested political class is hardly a new phenomenon there.

[lisper]

The UK has a hereditary aristocracy, but it has been several centuries since it actually ruled the country.

[ivarv]

The 'Queen's consent' is more of a political lever than is typically acknowledged. See https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/08/queen-...

[kapuasuite]

Land ownership, for example, is highly concentrated with the aristocracy/gentry.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/money/2019/...

[scaramanga]

The hereditary aristocracy may be just a component of the ruling class, but they are a still a significant one, and it's one which the Tory party represents.

On the flip side, David Camerons grandfather was a recipient of slavery reparations which indebted the country for 150 years but created inter-generational wealth for a small elite of merchants, slave traders and the like. So he may not be a hereditary lord, but it's not exactly a far cry from it, either.

[elbigbad]

And there is a big difference between a hereditary aristocracy and a government of people who are just interested in enriching themselves.