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Should I be worried?
At a recent meeting of the Constitution Committee in the House of Lords, when the Deputy Prime Minister appeared before the Committee, the following exchange took place: ‘Lord Lang of Monckton:… more →
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Enough Is Enough....Time To Call A General Election.........
wrote 2 months ago: [polldaddy poll=6959301] Our government over the last two weeks have been handed the Truth And Lies … more →
Lords Defeat Poses Challenge to Cameron on Peerage Appointments
wrote 2 months ago: 1st March 2013 BY MEG RUSSELL Yesterday (28 February) the coalition suffered a massive defeat in the … more →
Should I be worried?
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wrote 4 months ago: At a recent meeting of the Constitution Committee in the House of Lords, when the Deputy Prime Mini … more →
We've tried a House of Lords - please can we try a House of 'Ladies'?
wrote 4 months ago: It’s now widely accepted that our ‘male, pale & stale’ model of governance nee … more →
Nick Clegg Pledges to Stand in 2015
wrote 4 months ago: Nick Clegg has announced that he intends to stand for election in the 2015 General Election and will … more →
Rejection of female bishops: A reminder of the need for secularism in government
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wrote 5 months ago: This week the established Church of England narrowly voted to reject women from becoming bishops. I … more →
Mike Gordon: Time for a Citizens’ Assembly on Lords Reform?
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wrote 7 months ago: After the collapse of the coalition government’s House of Lords Reform Bill in August, the UK Parlia … more →
Dawn Oliver: Response to Gavin Phillipson on Lords Reform
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wrote 7 months ago: I feel as bit as if I have been run over by a bulldozer after reading Gavin Phillipson’s blog about … more →
Gavin Phillipson: Lords Reform: why opponents of the Government Bill were wrong
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wrote 7 months ago: So the attempt to bring long-overdue comprehensive reform to our second chamber has failed. The plan … more →
Not Bovvered
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wrote 8 months ago: Saturday, 25th August Pouring. Stayed in and read Lunch with the FT. Ian McEwan has brought out a … more →
You can't make it up
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wrote 9 months ago: The Liberal Democrats are to debate the issue of House of Lords reform at their party conference. … more →
Why do the Lib Dems stay in the coalition?
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wrote 9 months ago: Why the LDs are not desperate (regardless of electoral prospects) to get out of the Coalition mystif … more →
House of Lords reform and the coalition's house of cards
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wrote 9 months ago: A Broken Marriage? Cameron and Clegg In years to come, when Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg sits do … more →
What the agreement actually says
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wrote 9 months ago: I return to the subject of what is in the Coalition Agreement. There has been a lot of talk in rece … more →
The House Of Lords Reform Kicks The Bucket. And Nick Says It's All Dave's Fault
wrote 9 months ago: Nick Cleggis getting stroppy with the Prime Minister. He wants to get his own back after fail … more →
A democracy in the spotlight: Mensch and petulance
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wrote 9 months ago: I have campaigned in many elections over the years, in every one hoping for a Labour victory. In man … more →
House of Lords Reform
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wrote 9 months ago: Great news that the House of Lords Reform Bill appears to be dead in the water. I can well understan … more →
A respite from reform?
wrote 9 months ago: With David Cameron looking increasingly likely to finally give up on the Coalition’s already moribun … more →
Not a priority
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wrote 10 months ago: A friend of mine commented that the Norton View appeared to have become a one-subject blog recently … more →
