There was a question for short debate in the Lords last night on electoral systems, especially the party list system. I missed it because I was taking part in a debate hosted by Policy Exchange – on electoral systems. Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Professor Vernon Bogdanor argued the case for introducing a system of…
As I am in Oxford this weekend at the annual meeting of the Study of Parliament Group, and may not have access to a PC, I am posting this week’s quiz earlier than usual. I will not be back until Sunday, so this gives readers plenty of time to research and provide the answers. As I mentioned in…
There was an interesting contrast in the mail I received this morning. The Winter issue of The Voice – the newsletter of the British Cleaning Council – included a section justifying health and safety legislation and seeking to debunk claims made about health and safety measures; for example, that children had to wear goggles when playing…
As we begin a new year, I thought I would pose a few historical questions for this week’s quiz. I know some readers don’t attempt the quiz, but do find it interesting and, indeed, educative. I try to select questions that reflect the history as well as the nature of the membership of the House. As…
A Happy New Year to all our readers. It has been a very successful year for Lords of the Blog. We have attracted a growing volume of traffic and our international readership has expanded. As the responses to the posts, and the answers to the weekly quiz, have demonstrated, we clearly have an informed readership.…
