Monthly Archives: May 2018
Lords reform: 1911 all over again….
Every so often, the issue of reforming the Lords comes to the fore. In recent weeks, we have witnessed calls for reform or even abolition. When I was interviewed for the BBC Week in Parliament programme last week, I made … Continue reading
The importance of citizenship education
Each session, the House of Lords appoints four ad hoc select committees to undertake inquiries on specific topics. In the first part of the current two-year session, one has been on citizenship and civic engagement. Its report, The Ties that Bind: … Continue reading
The EU (Withdrawal) Bill – not our finest hour
The House of Lords has completed Report stage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. We have Third Reading next week. The House has not exactly wrapped itself in glory in dealing with the Bill, at least in the chamber. In my speech … Continue reading
Another myth… Michael Martin and the Speakership
The death of Lord Martin led to the media quite pervasively repeating the myth that was propagated at the time that he resigned the Speakership of the House of Commons, namely that, to quote one newspaper, he was ‘the first … Continue reading
The Norton View 