In a previous post, I mentioned the humour exihibited by Lord Hart of Chilton during his speech seconding the motion on the address at the start of the session. When he was made a peer, he was a special adviser to the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, and continued in that role for his successor, Lord…
Howridiculous asked if I would make ‘Wit of Westminster’ a regular item. The extent to which humour is brought into debates depends primarily of course on members. Some can be extremely witty, whereas a few take themselves so seriously that they would never dream of saying anything that may cause laughter. There is one occasion each…
