There was a statement in the House today on the situation in Burma following the cyclone. It is yet another reminder of why the international community needs to find ways of dealing with extreme authoritarian regimes. It is very difficult for the rest of the world to help when you are dealing with a military…
This question http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldhansrd/text/80501-0002.htm raised the way we respond to an infection that children can get in parks and playgrounds. I don’t doubt there have been some serious consequences from the infection but they are rare and the media does find difficulty in handling these questions without raising excessive fears that result in over protective parenting…
Follow this link to read the exchange on proposals in the Lords to improve public knowledge of the work of the Lords. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldhansrd/text/80501-0001.htm#08050183000008 Viscount Tenby http://biographies.parliament.uk/parliament/default.asp?id=26817 turned out to be a keen supporter so I will urge him to sign up. There was good support for the Speaker’s attempts to open up the Lords and…
Our celebration party on Monday went very well. It was an opportunity for me to thank the staff of the House and of the Hansard Society for all the help they gave in setting this blog up so successfully. It was an enjoyable occasion even if we did stay very sober – no Lords a…
With 30,568 visits in the first six weeks of this blog I hope to persuade a few more of my colleagues to participate. I have tabled a question for answer next Thursday asking how we can inform the public about the work of Parliament. This blog is part of the answer and it gives me and other blogging Lords…
