New guidance issued last week has updated the dress code for Peers in the House of Lords. While formal attire remains an expectation, the requirement to wear a necktie has been removed.
Thomas Jackson, a public affairs consultant at Connect Public Affairs, commented on the broader implications of such shifts in dress, suggesting that while flexibility in modern working life is valuable, some rituals, including formal dress, can help create a distinction between home and work. He noted that UK productivity growth has averaged 0.5 per cent annually over the past two decades.