She somehow got lost from my last blog, so here’s another picture instead….
Baroness Murphy
Personal Care at Home in a Mess.
by Baroness Murphy • • 6 Comments
The Report stage of the Personal Care at Home Bill is tabled for debate next Wednesday. I wonder how long the Government can hold on to it in the face of cross-party opposition. We have all been cheered by the perceptive ‘Third Report of the Commons Health Select Committee’ criticism of the bill published this…
Equality for gays
by Baroness Murphy • • 89 Comments
Last Tuesday evening there were two amendments to the Equality Bill giving the right to “conscientious objections” to gay equality measures. They were tabled by Baroness Butler-Sloss, who supported Lord Alli’s later amendment to allow religious faiths the right to hold civil partnership ceremonies and has in the past been a strong advocate of gay…
Empty benches quite full
by Baroness Murphy • • 18 Comments
I want to comment very briefly on a curious visual phenomenon. One of our respondents, Wolfgang, commented that there were not many people present in the Chamber during Lord Norton’s debate on constitutional reform last thursday. Well I was there for much of it and you’ll have to believe me, the Chamber seemed quite full.…
Election v Appointment
by Baroness Murphy • • 27 Comments
I’ve been on holiday for the last week, see picture left. Anyone guess where it is? I’ve been following the general mess that the Government has got into over the personal social care issue, the hole gets deeper every day and I’m looking forward to a good old ding-dong in committee next Monday on the Personal…