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Hello, I'm John Curtis, and I'm Rachel Wolf.

We want to tell you about our new podcast, Trendy from Toy Toys.

It's all about what people think and why politicians do what they do.

Each week we're going to look at the most important social, political and economic trends,

and the hope that we can come to a better understanding of where we are as a country.

New episodes will be available every Thursday morning.

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The cover of the Sunday Times, just over a week ago, ran an arresting headline.

Revealed, the truth about the peers who are born to rule.

Britain is the only country in the world, besides Lassoutu, that has positions in parliament

reserved for its hereditary chieftains.

It's completely anachronistic, outrageous and undemocratic.

Who should be allowed to sit in a modern house of lords and doesn't need to be quite so big?

800 members or something, this is ridiculous.

Everybody agrees is ridiculous, but also pretty well everybody agrees that we need a broader constitutional settlement.

Is it time to stop and rethink the way British democracy works?

You're listening to stories of our times from the Times and the Sunday Times.

I'm Manvin Rana.

Today, peer pressure.

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