Lynette H Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Deborah Bull has been made a life peer "in recognition of her authority on public engagement with, and the impact of arts, culture and the creative industries." Details from Kings College here https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/News-Article.aspx?id=102e4d3d-00b9-4a0f-8d99-d967fc850092 That article doesn't seem to mention her career as a dancer at all.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I think I mentioned that when it was first announced. I suppose KC just don't care ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 It is distinctly odd to refer to her first career just as a 'performer'. Principal of the Royal Ballet, actually. I suspect 'ballet' isn't a word they really want to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, bridiem said: It is distinctly odd to refer to her first career just as a 'performer'. Principal of the Royal Ballet, actually. I suspect 'ballet' isn't a word they really want to use. I don't know - it may be that having carved out a highly successful second career (which is on the face of it what the peerage has been given for) she doesn't wish to be defined by her first, or be sensitive to the charge that her subsequent achievements don't stand on their own merits. I'd be surprised if she hadn't at least seen the statement before it was released. Edited to add: possibly she herself just feels that she's moved on since then! Edited June 29, 2018 by Lizbie1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 43 minutes ago, Lizbie1 said: I don't know - it may be that having carved out a highly successful second career (which is on the face of it what the peerage has been given for) she doesn't wish to be defined by her first, or be sensitive to the charge that her subsequent achievements don't stand on their own merits. I'd be surprised if she hadn't at least seen the statement before it was released. Edited to add: possibly she herself just feels that she's moved on since then! Yes - I did wonder about that but didn't like to speculate about her own thoughts. I would simply point out that it was her first career that launched her into her second one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 45 minutes ago, bridiem said: Yes - I did wonder about that but didn't like to speculate about her own thoughts. I would simply point out that it was her first career that launched her into her second one. I hesitated before I posted, but since there have been a number of disapproving comments on this thread and elsewhere about KCL's failure to acknowledge her former career, I thought it time to give some possible explanations. Of course, I have no more insight into the matter than anyone else here! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthebalcony Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Excuse this American's ignorance, and I suppose I could research it, but what exactly is a "life peer?" Is it simply a title or does some other reward go along with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 They're entitled to sit (and vote) in the House of Lords. Though it's not mandatory, I think that in most cases these days there is an expectation that they will attend with reasonable frequency and bring their experience and expertise to inform and shape debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthebalcony Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Thank you very much. That is quite a big deal then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 1 minute ago, fromthebalcony said: Thank you very much. That is quite a big deal then. And it's called "life" because it is their title for life, and is not passed on to their children (a hereditary peerage). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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