So Paul (Lord) Tyler and I did a duet again this time on College Green – that by now well-worn patch of grass outside Parliament that allows the cameras a magnificent background view of Victorian architecture and Big Ben in particular. We were there to talk about the value of blogging. My points are threefold…
You have three choices; to vote for an amendement, against it or to abstain. Most party political peers tend to vote along the lines set out by their parties – although not always. Independent crossbenchers however haven’t got a ‘party line’ so each vote requires knowledge on the amendment itself. In a sense this means…
Lord (Paul) Tyler and I had a brief interview with the BBC on the value of this new blogging departure for the House of Lords. The point I think worth making is that there is an ever present danger that this House becomes a world looking inwards and we want it to be one looking…
The House of Lords authorities have agreed to recruit an experienced facilities Director to oversee all the more practical aspects of running the House. Up until now this task has been carried out by Black Rod otherwise known as Gentleman Usher, Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain and Serjeant at Arms. This post goes back…
The Earl of Sandwich, that doughty and persistent campaigner, put down yet another question on development in Afghanistan. The answer was upbeat – 5 million children go to school, half a million families belong to microfinance schemes, 82% of people live in districts where there is access to basic health care. Of course it is…
