Author Archives: Baroness Deech

Shut on Sunday

Baroness Deech 20/03/2012 – 10:05 am

Controversy has broken out over the government’s plans to allow shops to stay open for longer on Sunday during the Olympics, so that spectators can boost the economy while they are there.  This move has reopened the question of Sunday shopping hours.  I was moved to write this blog by seeing two letters in the [...]

Written at 10:05 am on 20/03/2012, by Baroness Deech

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Cutting communications?

Baroness Deech 02/03/2012 – 12:20 am

There was a great debate in the Lords today on the governance of the BBC.  It was initiated by Lord Inglewood, chair of the Select Committee on Communications.  I am very fortunate to be a member, fortunate because there are relatively few committees and many peers would like to participate, and fortunate because there are [...]

Written at 12:20 am on 02/03/2012, by Baroness Deech

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The Olympics opening overindulgence

Baroness Deech 14/02/2012 – 8:14 pm

Today the Lords supported an amendment to the Welfare Reform Bill that will add £100m to welfare expenditure.  Its meaning is that only households with more than 1 spare bedroom will lose out on benefits.  The debate offered graphic examples of the hardship that might be suffered by families if this amendment were defeated and, [...]

Written at 8:14 pm on 14/02/2012, by Baroness Deech

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The Fabulous Fifties

Baroness Deech 10/02/2012 – 3:54 pm

I hope I may be allowed some nostalgia, prompted by the 60th anniversary of the death of King George VI on 6th February, and the forthcoming celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen, which will be marked, amongst many other events,  by the presentation of Addresses to her at Westminster by both Houses of [...]

Written at 3:54 pm on 10/02/2012, by Baroness Deech

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And when did you last see your father?

Baroness Deech 04/02/2012 – 8:25 am

There have been conflicting stories in the press this week about how and whether the government intends to change the law in order to ensure that both parents see more of their children after divorce.  Some reports said that there would be introduced a legal presumption of equally shared parenting; others that it would not [...]

Written at 8:25 am on 04/02/2012, by Baroness Deech

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