by Archive | Jan 13, 2014
Today (13 January 2014) the House of Lords is discussing Part 1 of the controversial Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill. Today (13 January 2014) the House of Lords is discussing Part 1 of the controversial Transparency...
by Archive | Jan 13, 2014
Lord Paul Tyler, Liberal Democrat spokesman in the Lords on constitutional reform issues, and Baroness Shirley Williams, former leader of Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords have attacked Caroline Lucas MP as “misguided and wrong” in her concerns about...
by Archive | Jan 12, 2014
There is a new but rather unwieldy political buzzword: “differentiation”. This is the process by which the Liberal Democrats are attempting to distance themselves from their Coalition partners prior to the next General Election. It is a delicate business,...
by Archive | Jan 10, 2014
A few days ago, peers voted by 306 to 178 against government plans to criminalise being a nuisance or annoyance in public. A few days ago, peers voted by 306 to 178 against government plans to criminalise being a nuisance or annoyance in public. An Anti-Social...
by Archive | Jan 10, 2014
This morning, I received an email from a polite and friendly public relations manager at the Royal Mint. This follows my petition calling on the Mint to withdraw a £2 commemorative coin featuring Horatio Kitchener and his recruitment slogan “Your country needs you”....
