It’s the weekend, spring feels nearly here in Norfolk; our aconites and snowdrops are a picture and the daffodils are promising something soon so I hope you won’t mind if I turn from activities in the House to the look of it. The House of Lords is fundamentally a beautiful building. Victorian high gothic is…
Are we supposed to be enjoying ourselves? Work can be tedious, boring, irritating and frustrating but sometimes one has a pretty good day when a mixed agenda of interests inside and outside of the Lords is highly enjoyable. Yesterday I started the day working on a student appeal against termination of registration at St George’s,…
Sometimes the language of the House is obscure if not downright misleading. Yesterday there was much talk of a “Henry VIII clause” in the Banking Bill, which was having its Third Reading yesterday afternoon. It was expected we would vote on it…was it about how many wives a peer can have? Turned out not. A Henry…
My husband Mike rushed in with the Sunday Times this morning to point out the horrendous headline claiming that four Labour peers had been recorded as willing to receive cash in exchange for placing amendments or ‘working on’ ministers to amend a bill favourably during its passage through the Lords. I read the article with a torrent of emotions…
The Cholmondeley Room (pronounced Chumly) and Terrace are the largest reception rooms in the Lords for hosting a party. On a beautiful summer evening 250 people or so can gather on the rooms overlooking the river side and enjoy the glorious views.25 years ago I used to lecture to young doctors in a seminar room…
