I have previously written about the long summer recesses. The Times today has an editorial arguing the case for Parliament’s deliberations to be spread more evenly over the year. As it notes, MPs are not on holiday for the period of the recess, but nonetheless the recess means that government goes on with no parliamentary…
Mention of Baroness Trumpington reminds me of another event. The noble Baroness is not alone in constituting a formidable presence in the House. As regular readers will be aware, I share an office with a number of Baronesses (three of them pictured right, busily at work). Our office is on the law lords’ corridor. Some…
I was impressed by the number of responses, and correct answers, to last week’s quiz. As a result, I have decided that this week we will have winners rather than a winner: the first two readers to respond with the correct answers will be the winners. Question 1 I have twice been Deputy Leader of the House…
I know a number of readers are fans of Baroness Trumpington, who has already been the subject of one or two of my posts. A reader who definitely falls in that category has drawn my attention to a story on her written earlier this year by Quentin Letts. You can read the story here. I…
Local elections tend to get very little coverage and when they do it is mainly for their implications for the parties nationally. For many electors, it is difficult to find out what the candidates stand for. They may occasionally get a leaflet pushed through the letterbox, if that, but with little opportunity to find out…
