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Coalition – winners and losers

Lord Soley 09/05/2011 – 11:53 am

Are the Liberal Democrats the bullet proof jacket for the Conservative Party? Discuss.

Written at 11:53 am on 09/05/2011, by Lord Soley

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Housing Benefit

Lord Soley 28/10/2010 – 6:44 pm

Housing Benefit - always a difficult area of policy - is going to cause real problems in the coalition government. Boris Johnson has now parked his tanks on the Prime Ministers lawn.  So watch this stand off  - it could be very interesting. http://www.channel4.com/news/boris-johnson-joins-housing-benefit-row Where house prices are high Housing Benefit has to be high too if you are not to driv […]

Written at 6:44 pm on 28/10/2010, by Lord Soley


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Party Conference Season

Lord Soley 03/10/2010 – 11:33 pm

  I always think the start of the Party conference season is a bit like the 12th of August when the shooting season begins - or perhaps like the British Raj in India departing to Simla to avoid then summer heat! In any event it has become an established part of our political calendar and it is important for Party members. I like to think it is also important for many members of the public and […]

Written at 11:33 pm on 03/10/2010, by Lord Soley


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Party strength

Lord Norton 24/11/2008 – 9:30 pm

The recent death of Conservative peer Lord Cuckney has meant that the Conservative strength in the House of Lords has now dipped below 200, leaving it with seven less seats than the cross-benchers.  According to the latest issue of The House Magazine, the composition of the House is now: Labour 214 Cross-benchers 206 Conservatives 199 Liberal Democrats 74 Bishops 26 UKIP 2 Others 11 On l […]

Written at 9:30 pm on 24/11/2008, by Lord Norton


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The balance of power

Lord Norton 02/07/2008 – 8:37 pm

When I spoke at Chingford Foundation School last week, I asked the pupils how many members they thought there were in the Lords and which party had a majority.   Most underestimated the number and tended to the view that the Conservatives had a majority.   This is a not uncommon response.  Audiences tend to be surprised when I explain that there are three groupings of roughly equal size - Lab […]

Written at 8:37 pm on 02/07/2008, by Lord Norton


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