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Are we just wasting our time?

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A running theme through conversations with my peers this week has been about the working practices of the Lords. Partly this came out of discussions with new peers on Monday, but Lord Goodlad’s working group on the subject has now asked for submissions and Lord Adonis has a challenging article in this week’s House Magazine.…

Lords ministers upping their game?

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I am slightly nervous of using my first LordsoftheBlog post to be slightly controversial. I was given good advice when I moved up the corridor from the Commons to the Lords: “Remember they are very different, the Lords is much friendlier & it pays to be more consensual.” I have been mindful of trying to…