Comments on: Laws are like sausages? http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/07/15/laws-are-like-sausages/ Life and Work in the House of Lords Mon, 21 May 2012 08:48:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Matt Korris http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/07/15/laws-are-like-sausages/comment-page-1/#comment-1249 Matt Korris Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:19:50 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=467#comment-1249 I think we can stretch to complimentary copy! They'll certainly be copies at the launch event this afternoon if you are able to attend. I think we can stretch to complimentary copy! They’ll certainly be copies at the launch event this afternoon if you are able to attend.

]]> By: baronessmurphy http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/07/15/laws-are-like-sausages/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 baronessmurphy Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:37:49 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=467#comment-1248 Matt, Now I really will have to buy your book, if only to find out what I said!. Matt, Now I really will have to buy your book, if only to find out what I said!.

]]> By: Matt Korris http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/07/15/laws-are-like-sausages/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Matt Korris Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:39:53 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=467#comment-1247 Thank you Baroness Murphy for plugging our latest publication - without prompting I hasten to add! The book is being published tomorrow - for more information please <a href="http://hansardsociety.org.uk/blogs/parliament_and_government/archive/2008/07/11/law-in-the-making-a-new-publication-by-the-hansard-society.aspx" rel="nofollow">click here</a>. As one of the co-authors, I can exclusively reveal that Baroness Murphy is herself quoted in the book - not once but twice (she doesn't know this yet). Both are remarks made here on the blog in relation to her experience of the legislative process which were useful contributions to the themes developed in our research. So thank you for those as well! Matt Korris Hansard Society Thank you Baroness Murphy for plugging our latest publication – without prompting I hasten to add!

The book is being published tomorrow – for more information please click here.

As one of the co-authors, I can exclusively reveal that Baroness Murphy is herself quoted in the book – not once but twice (she doesn’t know this yet). Both are remarks made here on the blog in relation to her experience of the legislative process which were useful contributions to the themes developed in our research. So thank you for those as well!

Matt Korris
Hansard Society

]]> By: Adrian Kidney http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/07/15/laws-are-like-sausages/comment-page-1/#comment-1246 Adrian Kidney Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:53:37 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=467#comment-1246 I did see Baroness D'Souza's comments on the White Paper in today's Hansard, and Lord Hunt of King's Heath typically dodged the questions she asked. I would be quite happy to see the subject die after this Parliament, as I think we have far more urgent things to consider. Ideally it'd never arise again. Not to say that the Lords is a perfect institution (the hereditary peers are an anomaly, but I do not think an abherrance), but it functions well and is a far superior tool for scrutinising the Government than the elected Commons - why isn't this more obvious to those who wish to abolish the Lords? I did see Baroness D’Souza’s comments on the White Paper in today’s Hansard, and Lord Hunt of King’s Heath typically dodged the questions she asked.

I would be quite happy to see the subject die after this Parliament, as I think we have far more urgent things to consider. Ideally it’d never arise again. Not to say that the Lords is a perfect institution (the hereditary peers are an anomaly, but I do not think an abherrance), but it functions well and is a far superior tool for scrutinising the Government than the elected Commons – why isn’t this more obvious to those who wish to abolish the Lords?

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