The House resumes next Monday with the first day in committee of the Planning Bill. This is an important measure that will allow a quicker resolution of major planning issues. There is opposition to the Bill but it is worth remembering that the Terminal Five planning process took over five years and cost the taxpayer…
The EU summit on Russia and Georgia will be a very important one. I’m sure Russia feels resentment about the way the EU and NATO are encroaching on what they see as their sphere of influence. It is also possible to understand Russian resentment about their loss of power and influence since the collapse of…
The answer to this question is ‘anywhere with some decent weather! Not unlike the rest of the population. I had a short holiday in Italy and I hope to take another two weeks soon. It has been a messy break partly because of family and personal complications. I had to return early for the funeral of an…
I received an interesting phone call from the News of the World the other day asking if I would be prepared to go on the media and argue against the need for privacy legislation! I am opposed to a privacy law as I have explained elsewhere and it was clear to me that the News…
After much deliberation the Intergovernmental Organisations Select Committee has produced its first (and possibly last!) report. Its title is: Diseases Know No Frontiers: How effective are Intergovernmental Organisations in controlling their spread? You can access it from the following link:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldintergov.htm The report received wide coverage in the media with the front page of the Independent…
