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Seems a little unfair? Wikipedia indicates he’s lived in the UK since he was 8, and obtained citizenship in 2010. There’s probably a case to be made for not al

Seems a little unfair? Wikipedia indicates he’s lived in the UK since he was 8, and obtained citizenship in 2010. There’s probably a case to be made for not allowing any Lords or MPs unless they are British by birth rather than naturalisation or descent.

brainwad 2y ago
That case would be wild, since you don't even need to be a _British_ citizen to be an MP - Ireland or any Commonwealth nation will also do.
- chgs 2y ago
  You don’t even have to live in the UK https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-party-election-tynemouth-australia-diver-ed-punchard-a9205191.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-party-...
arp242 2y ago
Well, he didn't buy the Evening Standard on his own, but together with his father. The Independent was bought by his father, who then appointed Evgeny as chairman. It's Alexander who is the main concern really, but it doesn't seem so easy to separate Alexander from Evgeny. Also someone who just happens to be rich because daddy is perhaps not worth of a peerage, and not entirely how the system is supposed to work. Unless he actually did anything special, which I don't think he did.
- lostlogin 2y ago
  > not entirely how the system is supposed to work Are you sure? I think that’s exactly how it’s supposed to work and is how it’s always worked.
  - louthy 2y ago
    You are getting down voted unfairly I think, the selling of peerages has been a problem for over 100 years [1], it would be entirely reasonable to conclude that this is exactly how the system works. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Gregory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Gregory
    - lostlogin 2y ago
      It’s bad enough that they are sold, but the people they are sold to seem like caricatures of the non-ideal candidate. Quite how the House of Lords persists in a ‘democracy’ is troubling enough on its own.

brainwad 2y ago

That case would be wild, since you don't even need to be a _British_ citizen to be an MP - Ireland or any Commonwealth nation will also do.

chgs 2y ago
You don’t even have to live in the UK https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-party-election-tynemouth-australia-diver-ed-punchard-a9205191.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-party-...

arp242 2y ago

Well, he didn't buy the Evening Standard on his own, but together with his father. The Independent was bought by his father, who then appointed Evgeny as chairman. It's Alexander who is the main concern really, but it doesn't seem so easy to separate Alexander from Evgeny. Also someone who just happens to be rich because daddy is perhaps not worth of a peerage, and not entirely how the system is supposed to work. Unless he actually did anything special, which I don't think he did.

lostlogin 2y ago
> not entirely how the system is supposed to work Are you sure? I think that’s exactly how it’s supposed to work and is how it’s always worked.
- louthy 2y ago
  You are getting down voted unfairly I think, the selling of peerages has been a problem for over 100 years [1], it would be entirely reasonable to conclude that this is exactly how the system works. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Gregory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Gregory
  - lostlogin 2y ago
    It’s bad enough that they are sold, but the people they are sold to seem like caricatures of the non-ideal candidate. Quite how the House of Lords persists in a ‘democracy’ is troubling enough on its own.