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Angels dancing on the head of a pin

Baroness Murphy 02/11/2011 – 10:31 am

The Health and Social Care Bill committee stages started last week http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/ldhansrd/text/111025-0002.htm and will continue this afternoon. We haven’t got past clause 1 yet. It was probably the most frustrating debate I’ve ever attended. It is all about whether the Secretary of State for Health should ‘provide’, or ‘promote’ and or ‘secure […]

Written at 10:31 am on 02/11/2011, by Baroness Murphy

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1 year on: Coalition and Disability

Lord Low 09/05/2011 – 3:46 pm

As has already been mentioned in the recent blog entry by Baroness Grey-Thompson, on Thursday, ahead of the biggest ever lobby of Parliament by disabled people this Wednesday, I introduced a debate calling attention to the impact of Government policies on disabled people.  The general opinion was that it went very well.  We had an Olympian maiden speech from Lord Fellowes of West Stafford who, e […]

Written at 3:46 pm on 09/05/2011, by Lord Low

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Diary of a baroness

Baroness Deech 30/03/2011 – 9:58 pm

Saturday we celebrated with an old friend who thinks he has been appointed to the Supreme Court.  I say "thinks" because although the appointment is all over the internet, there has been no official announcement.  The appointment has been brewing for about 5 months, and still no formal announcement. Apparently it cannot be announced until the Queen - the Pope - NATO - Uncle Tom Cobley and all ha […]

Written at 9:58 pm on 30/03/2011, by Baroness Deech


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Post-Match Analysis

Lord Low 21/02/2011 – 1:31 pm

Last time I contributed to this blog I said I would bet money there would be a deal which enabled the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill to complete its passage in time for the referendum to take place on 5 May, and that the recent goings-on in the House would not cause the sky to fall in.  I bet Lord Fowler the same on Radio 4 at the beginning of February.  As the Bill passed i […]

Written at 1:31 pm on 21/02/2011, by Lord Low


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Highlights of my speech in the Foreign Affairs and Defence debate on 19th November 2009

Lord Hylton 24/11/2009 – 1:29 pm

"I urge Her Majesty's Government and those responsible for European Union policy to approach the Middle East with a proper and necessary sense of humility.  We should recognise that our actions - and indeed, our inaction - have led to the wasted yeas of a so-called peace process, with no real peace and at least three brutal and devastating wars, beginning in 2003. Our new humility should include […]

Written at 1:29 pm on 24/11/2009, by Lord Hylton


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