Tag Archives: The Times
Constitutional norms and strengthening parliamentary scrutiny.. my letter to The Times
On Wednesday, The Times carried a powerful article by Daniel Finkelstein on the failure to uphold constitutional norms and the need for Parliament to be strengthened as a body of scrutiny. He likened it to the physical decay of Westminster, … Continue reading
You read it here first…
Yesterday (Wednesday), both The Times Red Box and Daily Telegraph carried articles by me explaining who stands in for the Prime Minister when the occupant of No. 10 is temporarily unavailable and what happens if there is a vacancy in … Continue reading
Yet more on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act…
The saga of media misunderstanding of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act continues…. Recently, The Times carried a report asserting that, if the Government was defeated on a Queen’s Speech, both main parties would have 14-days within which to form a government … Continue reading
A labour of love…
Or a trip down memory lane… In an earlier post, I said how pleased I was to see that it was now possible to obtain copies of my first book, Dissension in the House of Commons 1945-74, in a softcover … Continue reading
Joint Committee on the House of Lords Reform Draft Bill
Lord Richard As some readers have noticed, The Times on Friday carried a report identifying some of the peers who are to be nominated to serve on the Joint Committee on the House of Lords Reform Draft Bill. It reported that I … Continue reading
Letter to The Times
For those who don’t read The Times, it carried a letter of mine in today’s edition: Sir, William Waldegrave (“Why I refused to sign the ‘no to AV’ letter”, Opinion, Mar 31) makes the point that under AV one’s vote … Continue reading
Keeping up with The Times
Another feature of The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2010 – not found in its predecessor volumes – is reference to MPs’ sexuality and relationships other than marriage. Whereas one used to find reference in previous volumes to, … Continue reading
A new guide
After every general election, The Times publishes its guide to the new House of Commons. I have a complete set from 1945 onwards as well as copies (reprinted by Politico’s) for the 1910, 1911, 1919, 1929, 1931 and 1935 Houses. … Continue reading
Business leaders and the Lords
On Monday The Times held a forum of business leaders at County Hall and invited their views on policies that the coalition government should be pursuing. The results of the forum were reported on Thursday. The participants’ main priorities related to the … Continue reading
Missing the point
We seem to be going through a phase where people write to The Times detailing their pet schemes for the composition of the House of Lords. We are told that members should be appointed on the basis of nomination by professional bodies, … Continue reading
The Norton View 