Equal Marriage – How Labour’s peers voted
Last night the Equal Marriage Bill passed through its Second Reading in the Lords. The major challenge faced…
Lords
Steering a safe passage for Equal Marriage
Glenys Thornton on the importance for Labour Peers of ensuring the Same Sex Marriage Bill becomes law Last…
In the Midnight Hour
On Monday night, the House of Lords sat until 1.30 am pressing the government on its ‘emergency’ Jobseekers…
Mandelson suggests Balls is living in the past – Media and Blog round up: March 22nd 2013
Mandelson suggests Balls is living in the past “Lord Mandelson has launched a damaging critique of Ed Balls…
Budget reactions – and Lords block “shares for rights” plan: Media and Blog round-up, March 21st 2013
Budget reactions from Darling, Blanchflower and Balls “We are now more than halfway through this parliament. Wednesday was…
Cameron promotes minister who tried to resign into the Cabinet
The Tory Leader in the Lords, Lord Strathclyde, has resigned today – which considering today is “relaunch day”…
How I used Twitter and Storify to write a parliamentary speech
Yesterday was the first day back in the Lords for over two months and we were debating improving…
The Great Lords Reform Sideshow
In the current global fiddling-while-Rome-burns free-for-all , there can be little more fiddly or scorched than the recent…
An open letter to a Lib Dem whip
An open message from Lord Bassam to Lord Newby, the LibDems new Chief Whip in the Lords Dear…
New Labour Lords Front Bench revealed
* indicates shadow cabinet member Department Spokespersons Whip Opposition Leader Jan Royall * – Opposition Deputy Leader Philip…
