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Televising the House of Commons - and Lords
It is twenty years since the television cameras were admitted to the House of Commons. Be ready to take issue with stories reporting that it is twenty years since ‘parliamentary broadcasting… more →
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Televising the House of Commons - and Lords
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lordnorton wrote 2 days ago: It is twenty years since the television cameras were admitted to the House of Commons. Be ready to … more →
The weekly quiz - long-serving peers
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lordnorton wrote 2 days ago: The use of hereditary peerages meant that some peers entered the House at a very young age. Indeed, … more →
A missing Bill?
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lordnorton wrote 4 days ago: As I sat listening to the aspirational measures contained in the Queen’s Speech yesterday, the … more →
Debating the Queen's Speech
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lordnorton wrote 4 days ago: The House has begun five days of debate on the Queen’s Speech. I have been sat in the chamber … more →
The new Justices
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lordnorton wrote 4 days ago: One change in the ceremony for the Queen’s Speech yesterday was the arrival of the Justices of … more →
State Opening of the British Parliament
franksummers3ba wrote 5 days ago: This is one of the days that my body reminds me of my varied interests. Yesterday, I awoke earlier t … more →
The weekly quiz - women in the Lords
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lordnorton wrote 1 week ago: For this week’s quiz, I thought I would focus on women in the House. Various attempts were m … more →
Influence and an absence of ping pong
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lordnorton wrote 1 week ago: Parliament was prorogued at 4.30 p.m. today. It was a quiet end end to a tumultuous session. There … more →
Update on prostitution and the Policing and Crime Bill
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lordnorton wrote 1 week ago: In commenting on the responses to my post on prostitution and the Policing and Crime Bill, McDuff ha … more →
Emergency legislation
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lordnorton wrote 1 week ago: Earlier this year, the Constitution Committee published a report on emergency, or fast track, legisl … more →
The weekly quiz
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lordnorton wrote 2 weeks ago: During the course of the Second World War, there were fourteen occasions when the Palace of Westmins … more →
The Buxton Memorial
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lordnorton wrote 2 weeks ago: Picture: Jacqueline Banerjee I have a number of prints of the Palace of Westminster from the period … more →
Recognising bad legislation
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lordnorton wrote 2 weeks ago: A colleague came up with an interesting observation the other evening: “The longer the title, … more →
Prize-winner at the Lords
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lordnorton wrote 2 weeks ago: Last week, our first grand prize-winner, Chris K. - the first reader to win three of the quizzes … more →
Lord Irvine on the decision to abolish the post of Lord Chancellor
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lordnorton wrote 3 weeks ago: In the course of its inquiry into the Cabinet Office, the Constitution Committee of the Lords took e … more →
Quiz - the new Supreme Court
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lordnorton wrote 3 weeks ago: The new Supreme Court came into existence on 1st October and was officially opened by the Queen on 1 … more →
Prostitution and the Policing and Crime Bill
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lordnorton wrote 3 weeks ago: Next week, on Report stage of the Policing and Crime Bill, the House will return to the provisions r … more →
Lap dancing update
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lordnorton wrote 3 weeks ago: My earlier post on the licensing of lap dancing clubs continues to receive comments and is the first … more →
The weekend quiz
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lordnorton wrote 1 month ago: The last Prime Minister to be drawn from the Lords and to remain in the House was the Third Marquess … more →
