Tag Archives: Iran

The Middle East

Lord Soley 05/10/2010 – 9:52 pm

There are some deeply worrying reports coming from the Palestine/Israel talks in the US. Simon Tisdall writing in the Guardian today (Tuesday 5th October) suggests the talks are likely to end in failure. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/oct/04/israel-palestine-peace-collapse It is getting hard to see how we can maintain even a semblance of peace in the region especiall […]

Absent without leave

Lord Soley 06/08/2010 – 12:02 am

July was a particularly heavy month for me so I have been absent from the blog. I will now try and make up for lost time during August - it might enable some of my more industriuos colleagues to take a well earned rest! Throughout this time I have been watching the increasingly authoritarian regime in Iran struggling to justify its abuse of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani - the woman who was senten […]

Home education and Iran

Lord Soley 21/02/2010 – 11:07 pm

I have spent some time reading the comments on the post concerning home education. I still have some more background reading to do but it has been useful. I think that some of the comments are unnecessarily aggressive and do not add to the argument. Hotly disputed issues like this need cool heads. I will consider taking part in the debate and I will also consider coming to a meeting as suggested b […]

Iran the Green Revolution

Lord Soley 09/02/2010 – 7:21 pm

There seems to be growing external and internal support for the green revolution in Iran. This is the latest site I have found promoting the internal resistance. http://www.li.com/

Thoughts for the year

Lord Norton 31/12/2008 – 4:33 pm

Both Houses of Parliament are among the busiest legislative chambers in the world.  2008 has been a busy one for the House of Lords, though no more than usual.  Some of it activities have attracted media attention - as over the defeat of the proposal for detention without charge for 42 days - but they are very much the exception.  Most of the work of the House comprises detailed scrutiny of […]