Barbara Castle was a formidable and feisty politician, both when she served in the Commons and also when she joined the Lords. (She was elevated to the peerage in 1990 when she was 80.) She was not afraid to speak her mind and that included when taking on her own Government. She also came out with…
Although I wasn’t involved in Lord Tyler’s question I found it a fascinating exchange and more than a little bit humorous at times! In the end we were rescued by one of the medical/scientific experts in the shape of Lord Winston – who you often see on television talking about children and health matters. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldhansrd/text/80521-0001.htm#08052171000007
