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Derry Irvine reveals Blair row over lord chancellor abolition - The Guardian
“The former lord chancellor Derry Irvine has broken a six-year silence to reveal a row with Tony Blair over the abolition of the historic role, which saw Irvine sacked from the cabinet.” F… more →
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Derry Irvine reveals Blair row over lord chancellor abolition - The Guardian
wrote 2 months ago: “The former lord chancellor Derry Irvine has broken a six-year silence to reveal a row with To … more →
Lord Irvine on the decision to abolish the post of Lord Chancellor
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wrote 2 months ago: In the course of its inquiry into the Cabinet Office, the Constitution Committee of the Lords took e … more →
THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III
wrote 2 months ago: THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III by Alan Bennett, at Oxford Playhouse until Saturday 24th October. A theat … more →
Jack Straw proposes the end of hereditary peers in Lords reform bill
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wrote 5 months ago: The election of hereditary peers to the House of Lords will be ended by new legislation proposed by … more →
UK's new Supreme Court will start work on October 1st
wrote 5 months ago: The Supreme Court implementation programme remains on time and within budget, according to a stateme … more →
Peers mourn the loss of "wise and generous" Lord Kingsland
wrote 5 months ago: The Leader of the House of Lords led tributes to Lord Kingsland yesterday. Baroness Royall described … more →
An unnecessary ceremony?
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wrote 6 months ago: When a new Speaker is elected by the Commons, the approbation of the monarch is required. Rather th … more →
Robes and cocked hats: how the Speaker's election is confirmed
wrote 6 months ago: The Prime Minister will send a message to the Queen informing her of the election of John Bercow as … more →
Government abandons plans for secret inquests
wrote 7 months ago: The Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw, has announced that provisions in the Coroners and Ju … more →
I wouldn't have lost the colonies...
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wrote 11 months ago: The Lord Chancellor, Jack Straw, gave evidence to the Constitution Committee in the Lords yesterday. … more →
State Opening of Parliament
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wrote 1 year ago: The State Opening of Parliament is always a grand occasion. We do ceremony extremely well and this … more →
A speech I'd like to have written
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wrote 1 year ago: Regular readers will probably have picked up that my day job is as a civil servant in one of the big … more →
Miliband WRONG: Rumblings In The Jungle?
wrote 2 years ago: Home Brown “too demoralised” to decide … Comment at end [Key: "ppm" = present prim … more →
Lord Falconer ‘plans to sue Gordon Brown for bigger pension’ - The Times
wrote 2 years ago: “Lord Falconer’s pension row deepened last night with reports that he is planning to sue the P … more →
#37 ~ Portrait of an Unknown Woman
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wrote 2 years ago: Portrait of the Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett I just hate it when a good book ends in a hurry. Tha … more →
Legal leaders welcome representatives in new PM's cabinet - The Lawyer
wrote 2 years ago: “The appointments of Jack Straw as secretary of state for justice and Baroness Scotland QC as … more →
Straw and Scotland named in Brown's legal team - The Times
wrote 2 years ago: “Jack Straw becomes the first Lord Chancellor to sit in the Commons; Baroness Scotland takes o … more →
Who will be in Gordon Brown's legal team? - The Times
wrote 2 years ago: “The Times Legal Editor looks at who has the inside running to become Attorney-General and Lor … more →
