Norman Foster Quits Duties as 'Lord', Manages to Retain Title

Norman Foster has decided to give up his meeting rights and the ability to vote on legislation that he’s had since joining the UK’s House of Lords back in 1999. He’s made the decision based on a recent rule that Lords (with all their duties) would “have to become fully UK-resident for tax purposes,” which Foster is not (he became an official resident of Switzerland two years ago, so he wouldn’t have to “pay the full brunt of British taxes“).