For anybody who has not seen the news, the House of Lords Appointments Commission yesterday announced they were recommending the appointment of four new life peers who will sit on the cross-benches. They include Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Britain’s most successful Paralympian.
I have previously done a post on the fact that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Life Peerages Act. The House Magazine has this week launched a competition to find the most outstanding life peer of the past 50 years. A shortlist of 12 names has been drawn up and…
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of the Life Peerages Act 1958. There will be various events to mark the anniversary. Before 1958, the House was comprised primarily, though not exclusively, of hereditary peers. The exceptions were the Lords Spiritual and the law lords. The law lords were (under an Act of…
