- Lord Grenfell
As some readers may have noticed, I was followed in last week’s debate on the Government’s proposals for the House of Lords by Lord Grenfell:
“Lord Grenfell:My Lords, following the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, I am tempted to utter a loud “hear, hear” and resume my seat.
Lord Grenfell nonetheless carried on and went on to make an excellent speech….
The Norton View 
“Brevity is the soul of wit…” However, the Shakespearean context does little to strenghten the aphorism and yet does not avoid giving it some support either. It is a whole part of the art of speechmaking to give speeches connected to and supportive of other recent speeches. I consider it one of the more difficult skills as it sort of goes against the disciplines often used on other occasions. I feel in our Congress it has almost disappeared.
I’m trying to formulate a question around Lords’ reform and Baroness Ashton. Can anyone help, either with the question or the answer?
ladytizzy: Name a peer presently on leave of absence?