Bruce Grocott

“The hereditary principle has no place in a modern democracy.”

“It is a complete anachronism that people should be able to sit in Parliament and make laws for this country on the basis of what their ancestors did.”

“My Lords, the only satisfactory solution is an elected second Chamber.”

“The simple principle is that in the 21st century, the people who make the laws of the land should be elected by the people who have to obey the laws of the land.”

“It is a scandal that we still have people voting on our laws on the basis of the hereditary principle.”

“We should be a democratic chamber. That's the first principle.”