Tag Archives: Lord Irvine of Lairg

Lord Irvine on the decision to abolish the post of Lord Chancellor

Lord Norton 31/10/2009 – 12:36 pm

In the course of its inquiry into the Cabinet Office, the Constitution Committee of the Lords took evidence from Lord Turnbull, who was Cabinet Secretary in 2003 when the decision was taken to abolish the post of Lord Chancellor.  He commented on the stance taken by the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine of Lairg, saying that he disagreed with the proposal and "was not prepared to lead the consul […]

Written at 12:36 pm on 31/10/2009, by Lord Norton


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Wit of Westminster – More from Lord Hart

Lord Norton 18/09/2008 – 11:05 am

The wit of Lord Hart in seconding the loyal address at the start of the session was not confined to the quote I gave in an earlier post.  His speech was littered with extremely funny reflections on his period working as special adviser to Lord Chancellor Lord Irvine and his successor Lord Falconer: They both had huge energy and ability and were, in quite different ways, formidable advocates. […]

Written at 11:05 am on 18/09/2008, by Lord Norton


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Wit of Westminster – 3

Lord Norton 01/09/2008 – 6:58 pm

In a previous post, I mentioned the humour exihibited by Lord Hart of Chilton during his speech seconding the motion on the address at the start of the session.  When he was made a peer, he was a special adviser to the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, and continued in that role for his successor, Lord Falconer.  That provides the context for one of his opening comments.  This is but one of s […]

Written at 6:58 pm on 01/09/2008, by Lord Norton


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