Tag Archives: Lords

Allegations against members

Lord Soley 29/01/2009 – 11:23 am

I am not going to comment on the allegations against the four Members named in the press as they have yet to state their defence but already immense damage has been done to the reputation of the House. So while we wait for further reform of the Lords (which in my view ought to be incremental) we must act to clarify the rules on lobbying. The key for me is transparency. If everybody knows what yo […]

The Lords they are a blogging!

Lord Soley 15/03/2008 – 11:43 am

After many trials and tribulations the Lords have got a blog site - thanks to the Hansard Society and the Lords Library and Information Department (and me!) The following will appear on the Guardian 'Comment is free' site on Monday: In 2003 I started a blog as an MP. I regarded it as a success and it certainly attracted some interesting debates. It was important for me because it enabled me to […]

Lords keeping up with events

Lord Tyler 17/01/2008 – 12:49 pm

The House of Lords has a fusty reputation, always behind the times. But we can move quite quickly if we want to. There is a new item for our business today: we will be interrupted for an hour or so for the Government to tell us what is happening in the row with the Russians. After the assassination in London of a Russian refugee British detectives wanted to interview a suspect from Moscow. T […]