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New Deal on the Economy?

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Last Thursday in the Lords I led a debate on the the Impact of Government policy on Family Budgets. It was a good debate although it would have been nice to hear from some other benches than the Labour ones, but second debates on a Thursday afternoon are often not popular. When I was winding…

Talking into the night

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The last line in the Hansard for yesterday in the Lords reads: House adjourned at 11.43 pm We had a late one because 46 Lords wanted to speak in a debate on the Comprehensive Spending Review that started at 3.39pm. We had a lots to say and I was lucky to be number 11 rather…