I heard this from all stratas of society, agreeably its more troubling coming from the leadership but I knew 2 people who talked shit about covid and the “facist oppression” and their rights who died from it. People who worked regular customer facing wage slave jobs.

I know this comment is a bad faith excuse to insult, but it’s an opportunity to educate at least.

This person has a baroness title because she was appointed a peerage to the House of Lords by a former prime minister. But also, she’s a retired judge and has sat on various courts looking at large-scale inquiries like this. So that’s why.

Further to echo64’s comment. Your comment is generally closer to the truth than we would like. There is a fairly closed off “court” at the top.

However, one of the ways it has kept strong and effective for centuries is that it ‘inducts’ desirable people into its ranks. This sounds like the case here. She wasn’t born to the nobility, but raised to it. Still far from perfect, but better than it being completely incestuous.