We have been allowed to use iPads in the chamber of the House of Lords, so I have bought one. After a couple of weeks of use it is clear to me that we should not consider issuing them to members. Not that the iPad is a bad device. I am enjoying using mine. But…
We’re relatively sheltered here, compared to the Commons, but nonetheless I come in on a Monday to a couple of inches of post and a page or two of emails fromthe PR industry. Most drops unread into the bin. When you know the subject, though, you read – and then the lobbyist has succeeded, as…
Sometime something I have said in the Lords triggers a response from people wanting to join the battle – on my side or against. This is immensely helpful – as we have no researchers, it’s of great assistance to have one’s understanding, and determination, boosted like this: Dear Lord Lucas, As you have spoken out…
We get a fair bit of propaganda too, from all sides of various conflicts. Here’s one example: Brutality of Turkish soldiers on the body of Kurdish guerrillas Friday, 09 July 2010 14:06 HAKKARI, Northern Kurdistan — The bodies of 7 Kurdish guerrillas who lost their lives in an ambush on a military outpost in Hakkari…
We have a large inbox, and no great help in dealing with it. Thoughts on how we should respond welcomed. This from Japan: I’ve got serious torture for now. According to criminal’s thought that United Nations Geral Assembly is under deliberation now for the matter I’ve appealed to let U.S.A or another countries can turn…
