Sometimes one’s speech in debate doesn’t quite go according to plan. On Tuesday afternoon 17 November, Lord Warner had raised a short debate on the Charter for Dying Well produced by the organisation Dignity in Dying http://www.dignityindying.org.uk. The Charter contained much that everyone could agree with but also included a call for the legalisation of the…
Can’t blog today without mentioning US President Elect Barack Obama. Whether his politics are to one’s taste or not (and I’m not sure we know anything much except the generalities) his election last night is surely a fantastic indication of faith by the American people in justice, equality and a new order in domestic and…
In an earlier blog I was rather dismissive of Lord Mandelson’s appointment, I felt it reflected badly on Brown’s judgement, a bit like McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin reflects badly on his. I thought it a piece of calculating cynicism meant to appeal to Blairites which was bound to go wrong…and it probably will. But now…
I’ve been following the blog during recess but have been too preoccupied with family matters to add my own. But things in the Murphy/Robb household are getting back to normal so I must get back to the blog. All kinds of matters happened during recess which during term would have led to endless debates, questions and probing in…
Back from holidays even if not back to the Lords. And seeing Lord and Lady Tyler’s happy smiling faces on holiday on the blog reminded me how nice holidays are. We had a marvellous three whole weeks in Italy near Lucca (my favourite Italian village barn in the picture) and I followed Italian politics as…
