This week’s quiz focuses on Liberal Democrat peers. There are currently 72 Liberal Democrats in the House, led by Lord McNally. The picture includes one of their most prominent members, former Cabinet minister Baroness Williams of Crosby. As usual, the first two readers to provide the correct answers will be the winners. I have tried…
I’m posting the quiz slightly ahead of time again this week. I am in the middle of two days of intense interviewing for Thouron Scholarships, so it is a choice between posting the quiz this evening or tomorrow night. I thought I would make use of the Thouron scholarship as the basis for one of the…
As I am in Oxford this weekend at the annual meeting of the Study of Parliament Group, and may not have access to a PC, I am posting this week’s quiz earlier than usual. I will not be back until Sunday, so this gives readers plenty of time to research and provide the answers. As I mentioned in…
As we begin a new year, I thought I would pose a few historical questions for this week’s quiz. I know some readers don’t attempt the quiz, but do find it interesting and, indeed, educative. I try to select questions that reflect the history as well as the nature of the membership of the House. As…
Merry Christmas to all our readers. I had planned to do some posts earlier in the week, but at rather short notice I had to prepare the index for one of my forthcoming books. I fear the excitement of it all rather engrossed me. Anyway, watch this space for posts on peers’ expenses and the…
