House of Lords

02.03.2017 Brexit

On rights of EU citizens in the UK post-Brexit, detail matters – so the House of Lords is right to fight

So the House of Lords, with a pretty solid majority, voted to unilaterally protect the rights of EU citizens resident in the UK post-Brexit, passing an amendment to the Article 50 notification bill with a majority of 102. Even a

14.12.2016 Brexit

Residence for EU citizens in the UK post-Brexit, and healthcare

Another day and another “that can’t possibly be true, can it?” Brexit moment. This morning I read this in The Guardian, quoting Helena Kennedy and the House of Lords work on the rights of EU citizens to stay in the

06.05.2012 UK Politics

Whatever your thoughts on House of Lords reform, ‘the economy is more important’ is a lousy excuse

There are all kinds of legitimate positions about reform of the House of Lords. All elected, all appointed, some combination of both, even the abolishment of the house altogether. But saying that the issue is not important is not a

12.05.2010 UK Politics

6 days is all it takes to tear up an unwritten constitution

So we have a Tory-Lib Dem coalition. Masses has been written about all the pros and cons of this, and I may return to some more themes in a later post. But for the moment I want to focus on

13.01.2009 EU Politics / UK Politics

Mandelson cannot resign a life peerage (even if Prentis and Dizzy want him to)

A post at Dizzy Thinks caught my eye. Gordon Prentice MP, never one to beat about the bush – has said stated this in a Commons motion: That this House believes that individuals who are given peerages to enable them