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The balance of power

Lord Norton 02/07/2008 – 8:37 pm

When I spoke at Chingford Foundation School last week, I asked the pupils how many members they thought there were in the Lords and which party had a majority.   Most underestimated the number and tended to the view that the Conservatives had a majority.   This is a not uncommon response.  Audiences tend to be surprised when I explain that there are three groupings of roughly equal size - Lab […]