Tag Archives: Retirement

Full House

Baroness Deech 23/08/2010 – 4:18 pm

I am glad that Baroness Murphy has taken on the issue of reducing the numbers sitting in the Lords.  I have already made a submission to the committee reviewing this, and, like her, have great respect for Lord Hunt.  He has worked in my own field, regulation of lawyers, and produced a very sensible report on how best to regulate solicitors, whose profession encompasses a wide range, from one-per […]

Leaving the Lords permanently

Baroness Murphy 23/08/2010 – 2:10 pm

No, not me, well not yet… Lady Deech mentioned the rumours that are flying around in one of her blogs so I thought I’d keep you up to date about what’s happening. During a debate on reform of the House of Lords, on Tuesday 29 June, Lord Strathclyde announced he would be setting up a Leaders' Group to investigate the options for Members to permanently leave the House of Lords. A Leader’s G […]