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…
There will be a full debate in the House on Monday on the current economic situation. More than forty peers will be taking part. Lord Myners will lead for the Government. Speakers will include eight peers who have served in the Treasury (three as Chancellor of the Exchequer), economists (including four professors), leading figures in…
In his farewell column in the Sunday Times, Simon Jenkins wrote: “This month Gordon Brown used the 2005 anti-terror law to seize the assets of Icelandic banks, an outrage that passed without protest from parliament and the courts.” Given that this was published on Sunday, the kindest thing that one can say about it is that…
