Last Wednesday, as part of ‘Parliament Week’, the Hansard Society organised a panel on ‘Parliament and the public: what difference does the Lords make?’ The picture shows the participants (left to right) Lord Soley, Baroness Scott of Needham Market, Peter Riddell (in the chair), Mark D’Arcy of BBC Parliament, Baroness Young of Hornsey, and me. …
As a member of this committee I occasionally get asked about its role. It is very difficult to explain it in a short and simple way. So after some thought I am posting the links below for those who wish to know more but the following short extracts might help people understand its importance and its role.…
Each week a stack of papers lands on my desk – the regulations published by government that week. Today we considered 90 of them – a pile 6 inches thick. Doubtless I’ll find the chance to comment in more detail later. For today just two thoughts: Inflation is running at 10% plus if SIs are…
