Perhaps it is that our culture has become quite negative about politics that I am so often asked what are the most difficult and the worst parts of my job. But this morning as I was walking past Peers Entrance a man was taking his young children out of their buggy to sit them on…
“You are not what we expected” is quite often the response from people when they have invited a Baroness to speak but have not looked up my biography. Their response is normally in relation to my age and for that they can be forgiven as the average age for Members of the House of Lords…
These are normally described by the newspapers as “political jollies” which actually could not be further from the truth. So I thought I would give a brief description of my trip to Egypt last weekend along with six colleagues. Since I joined the House of Lords three years ago many groups including development agencies, human…
I am nearing the end of my time with the Metropolitan Police Service. I was not sure what to expect when I signed up for the “Parliamentary Police Service Scheme” but knew it it was the best way, as an outsider, to see police work firsthand. I have learnt some very practical things, such as…
