When I first came to the Lords (1999) the library was inaccessible for me because it was very heavy smoking area. Some of the dining areas were also unpleasant and dominated by cigar smoke. I remember Charles Kennedy coming to an afternoon tea in the Peers Dining Room that I hosted for all of us…
The parties have begun what amounts to a long election campaign. There has to be an election before early June at the latest. The assumption is that the election will be on 6 May. That means that the number of parliamentary legislative days between now and dissolution is limited. However, within the Palace the legislative…
There are various members of the Lords who saw service during the Second World War. In an early post, I mentioned that Lord Campbell of Alloway was a prisoner-of-war in Colditz. As some readers may know, Baroness Trumpington served in naval intelligence at code-breaking Bletchley Park. She is extremely interesting on the subject. A reader has sent…
