Category Archives: Lord Renton of Mount Harry

Guest blog: People and Parliament

Lord Renton of Mount Harry 18/03/2009 – 12:53 pm

When does a Blogger, talking about himself, turn into an Inquisitor asking lots of questions?  That is what I want to become. The Lords Information Committee, of which I am the proud chairman, is starting an inquiry this week in which we want to find out your thoughts about Parliament in general and the House of Lords in particular. We are calling it “People and Parliament”. We are asking […]

Guest Blogger: connecting Parliament with the public

Lord Renton of Mount Harry 09/12/2008 – 9:00 am

I have the distinction of being rather old. This is, of course, one reason why I greatly enjoy being in the House of Lords. I am lucky enough to have had a job all my life - five years working in Canada, 15 in the City of London, and then 23 years as a Member of Parliament. Now, in the Lords, I can discuss the problems of the day – everything from our cricket team’s tour in India to the disap […]