The House has now risen for the Christmas recess. I am already using the time to catch up on a mass of paperwork as well as responding to comments on my earlier posts. I also plan to use the recess to do some posts on topics that I have been asked to write about. I also thought…
The debate on enhancing Parliament’s ability to communicate with the public was held yesterday. What was remarkable was the number of peers who contributed, not least given that it was the last debate before we rose for Christmas. I gather it was the best supported debate prior to the Christmas recess since we began using…
I realise that in my earlier post on last week’s debate on the constitution, home affairs and legal issues, I omitted to provide a link to my speech, which dealt with the Government’s approach (or rather lack of one) to constitutional change. Anyone wishing to do so can read it here (at columns 315-17). I would like to say…
Last week, we completed five days of debate on the Queen’s Speech. Each day was devoted to a number of topics. On Tuesday, we debated home affairs, legal affairs and constitutional issues. By the nature of the topics, speeches in such debates can vary greatly in terms of focus. This was certainly true of Tuesday’s…
This week’s question relies on observation. There are pictures of the State Opening of Parliament reproduced on: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25334641@N08 One of the pictures was clearly not taken at this year’s State Opening. There are two giveaways as to why it was not taken this year. Can you identify both of them?
