By Jonathan IsabyFollow Jonathan on Twitter I picked out the highlights of the first day's debate on the Government's plans for the second chamber on Wednesday. Here are extracts from some of the speeches from the Tory benches during the second and final day's debate on the topic (for now)… The Marquess of Lothian (Michael […]
There were some noteworthy questions in the House of Lords yesterday. If Lord Tebbit gets the memos from modernisers at Conservative Campaign Headquarters, I’m not sure he reads them: "Lord Tebbit: My Lords, will the noble Baroness say whether her legislation and her policies will do anything to rectify the gross imbalance of the sexes […]
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean is a former Secretary of State for Scotland. Speaking in the House of Lords yesterday, he asked the Government about the taxation of small businesses: "Lord Forsyth of Drumlean asked Her Majesty’s Government: Whether their proposals to help small businesses maintain employment will include retaining after 1 April 2009 the staff […]