Two exhibitions are now on display in the Palace of Westminster. There is one in Westminster Hall to mark the 175th anniversary of Dod’s Parliamentary Companion. The Companion is an essential guide to Parliament and (especially) its members: there are a great many well-thumbed copies throughout the Palace. If a member or official cannot quite…
Lord Dholakia identifies the fact that some of the correspondence we receive can leave one scratching one’s head. We receive some serious and sometimes heart-rending letters. However, some letters do leave you wondering what you are expected to do with them. Some of the stranger variety have a religious element, often without a return address. One letter I…
Both chambers will be busy on Wednesday. There will be the usual Prime Ministers’ Questions in the Commons and the House will be debating the Government’s proposal for 42 days’ detention without charge. The Lords will be debating the EU (Amendment) Bill and important votes are expected, not least on the issue of a referendum.…
I have already commented, in response to comments on my earlier post, on the evidence we heard on Wednesday from representatives of the police, Westminster City Council and the Greater London Authority on demonstrations in the vicinity of Parliament. However, there was an additional thought that crossed my mind as the witnesses spoke about the problems of…
This blog has now been live for almost three months and we have had over 45,000 views. What is intriquing at times, though, is the words and phrases people enter in to search engines in order to reach us. Obviously, ‘lords blog’ or the like is fairly straightforward but some visitors have reached the site…
