I and other bloggers attended a reception this evening – held in the River Room of the House of Lords, courtesy of the Lord Speaker – to mark the third birthday of Lords of the Blog. We welcomed many of you who comment regularly on the blog and were free to join us. Apart from hearing…
I am extremely grateful to all those who contributed to my earlier post on my Question for Short Debate (QSD) making the case for a Royal Commission on drug use and possession. The comments were notable for their quality as well as their quantity. My QSD was held last night, with all speakers bar the minister…
I gave evidence to the Public Administration Committee in the Commons last November as part of its inquiry into Smaller Government: what do ministers do? and was subsequently appointed as a specialist adviser to the committee in order to assist in the drafting of the report. The report has now been published, arguing that reducing…
No, this isn’t a post to encourage Lord Blagger. Yesterday, the House of Lords team won the Rehab annual Pancake Race. Held in Victoria Tower Gardens, the House of Lords team beat a team from the Commons and from the Parliamentary Press Gallery. The race is held to raise awareness of Rehab, a charity that supports…
My Question for Short Debate, ‘To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to establishing a Royal Commission on the law governing drug use and possession’, has been scheduled for next Wednesday (9 March). It takes place for one hour, starting at about 7.30 p.m. Readers are very welcome to suggest points I…
