Monthly Archives: November 2010
Constitutional change
I promised I would provide summaries of the forthcoming publications I listed in my earlier post. As I explained, I am editing a special issue of the journal Parliamentary History on the subject of ‘A century of constitutional change’, examining … Continue reading
Keeping to time
There was a long speakers’ list on Tuesday for the Second Reading of the Public Bodies Bill. Over 55 peers took part. There is no time limit on Second Reading debates. Each back-bench speech should not last more than 15 … Continue reading
How old do I look?
At the moment, I travel to London whenever possible by Hull Trains in order to avail myself of the Club 55 deal, which lasts until the end of this month. It means I can get a first class return ticket for … Continue reading
Another of those days
Wednesdays tend to be my busiest days – though given some upcoming parliamentary business that may change. Yesterday was a fairly typical day in that it was full and varied. I was in shortly after 8.30 a.m. and left at … Continue reading
New masthead
As readers will see, we now have a new masthead for the blog. This was designed by one of our regular readers – and website designer – Carl.H. He produced it in response to a comment on one of the … Continue reading
