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Post by timrollpickering on Oct 23, 2020 0:25:32 GMT
I'm not sure if we are talking about the same man, but I have come across (in my legal studies) a judge named Lord Judge! The same - former Lord Chief Justice and now Convenor of the Cross-Bench peers. For surprising judge names I think the US beats that. The most quoted lower court judge was Learned Hand. However contrary to myth his cousin, also a judge (who overlapped on the same courts), was not actually called "August Hand". He was Augustus Noble Hand.
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Post by tonygreaves on Oct 23, 2020 19:20:00 GMT
Good question. I think the answer is yes and yes. Will find out on Thurday! The Archbishop of York was supported on his introduction by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London.
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Post by tonygreaves on Oct 23, 2020 19:21:53 GMT
There is Baroness Barran (not part of the Government).
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Post by finsobruce on Oct 23, 2020 19:26:31 GMT
Good question. I think the answer is yes and yes. Will find out on Thurday! The Archbishop of York was supported on his introduction by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London. It's like the Synod of Whitby never happened!
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Post by neilm on Oct 23, 2020 22:01:43 GMT
A great, brave and brilliant man, who loved the fact his name was so iconically ironic. Lies. He was a killer, who caused thousands of people to die from AIDS. I strongly suggest you acquaint yourself with the modern history of the Philippines. As CatholicLeft has pointed out, his achievements outweigh his religious views and actions. I'm aware of this because I've lived and worked in the Philippines, but as with your snide comments on Tory voters and Shaun Bailey this is clearly something you have no idea about.
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Post by CatholicLeft on Oct 23, 2020 22:09:05 GMT
Lies. He was a killer, who caused thousands of people to die from AIDS. I strongly suggest you acquaint yourself with the modern history of the Philippines. As CatholicLeft has pointed out, his achievements outweigh his religious views and actions. I'm aware of this because I've lived and worked in the Philippines, but as with your snide comments on Tory voters and Shaun Bailey this is clearly something you have no idea about. Thank you neilm, but, to be fair, his religious views led him to his actions and achievements.
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Post by neilm on Oct 23, 2020 22:16:53 GMT
I strongly suggest you acquaint yourself with the modern history of the Philippines. As CatholicLeft has pointed out, his achievements outweigh his religious views and actions. I'm aware of this because I've lived and worked in the Philippines, but as with your snide comments on Tory voters and Shaun Bailey this is clearly something you have no idea about. Thank you neilm, but, to be fair, his religious views led him to his actions and achievements. Yes, I should have been clearer on this: he was very clear that his faith led him down the anti-Marcos path. I have to say it's a very colonialist position for maxque to take: that he knows better than millions of Filipinos about their own country.
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Post by tonygreaves on Oct 27, 2020 18:41:41 GMT
Keith Stewart QC is coming in on 9th November.
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Post by tonygreaves on Oct 31, 2020 22:22:07 GMT
I am very upset to have to report that Lord Shutt of Greetland (David Shutt) has died, after a short but devastating illness. (Not Covid). He was a close friend and political colleague over very many years and my closest friend in the Lords.
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Post by CatholicLeft on Oct 31, 2020 22:45:57 GMT
I am very upset to have to report that Lord Shutt of Greetland (David Shutt) has died, after a short but devastating illness. (Not Covid). He was a close friend and political colleague over very many years and my closest friend in the Lords. I offer you my deepest condolences; the loss of a friend is so hard. May he rest in peace.
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Post by timmullen1 on Oct 31, 2020 23:00:06 GMT
Condolences Tony
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Post by hullenedge on Oct 31, 2020 23:07:54 GMT
I am very upset to have to report that Lord Shutt of Greetland (David Shutt) has died, after a short but devastating illness. (Not Covid). He was a close friend and political colleague over very many years and my closest friend in the Lords. Sad news. Lord Shutt was a very good champion for this area. He will be much missed.
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Post by robert1 on Nov 1, 2020 15:52:08 GMT
I had not heard. Lord Shutt has only just finished chairing a committee on the Electoral Registration & Administration Act. A very good chairman with a very pleasant sense of humour. Was with him only the other day.
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Post by tonygreaves on Nov 1, 2020 22:50:18 GMT
Lord Elton, a Conservative hereditary peer and former Minister, has resigned from the Lords. He has been a member for 47 years. He is about four months from his 90th birthday.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 2, 2020 12:34:25 GMT
Tony Woodley, ex GS of TGWU and Unite the Union, is not going to take up the Peerage he had been awarded in the Working Peers List. After having second thoughts, he's had third thoughts and today the letters patent creating him Baron Woodley were passed. members.parliament.uk/member/4897/contact
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Post by tonygreaves on Nov 4, 2020 2:08:06 GMT
Lord (Christopher) Haskins (XB) has given notice of retirement on 1st December. He was appointed as Blair's "rural czar" and a Labour peer and played a prominent part in the Lords on farming and food matters - he was boss of Northern Foods. He was kicked out of the Labour Party for making a camp[aign donation to Danny Alexander (not something I would have done!) and removed to the Crossbenches. He's ecently retired as Chair of Humber LEP but I don't think he's played much part in the Lords in recent years.
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Post by tonygreaves on Nov 6, 2020 14:55:47 GMT
It has not been widely noticed, perhaps even among some members of their Lordships' House, but the Lords have had half term this week. It consisted of yesterday.
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Post by neilm on Nov 6, 2020 17:34:00 GMT
It has not been widely noticed, perhaps even among some members of their Lordships' House, but the Lords have had half term this week. It consisted of yesterday. Tony, how many days a year do you and the average lord attend? Obviously some go more than others and some barely turn up.
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Post by tonygreaves on Nov 7, 2020 16:03:05 GMT
The average number of sitting days in a year is about 130+. (It obviously varies if there is a General Election and whether we sit in September, the number of sitting Fridays etc.)
I don't think there is an "average" Lord. The average attendance is not a figure easy to access but in normal (non-Covid) times I think it is about 50-60%. The number taking part in votes is obviously known from the figures and has gone up hugely under Covid since all votes are remote (even if you are sat in the Chamber at the time); you can sit at home and take part; and you get paid half the daily allowance for a remote "attendance" - even just taking part in a vote.
Before Covid I think my attendance was about 40% plus. I would typically go down for three days (Tuesday-Thursday unless specific business I wanted to go to on a Monday), and miss out some weeks altogether or just rush down for a day for a key vote. You can tell how many days peers have claimed for, but some peers don't claim at all.
At the money my tendency is to go down alternate weeks - if I am speaking a bit in a week I like to be there, hate talking into my laptop! I've been at home this week, am going this next week (not least to collect stuff to work on at home since I have lots of files, books etc of an old-fashioned kind) then at present expect to be at home for the next two weeks.
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Post by tonygreaves on Nov 9, 2020 21:41:31 GMT
We should record that Lord Sacks died on 7th November. He sat on the Crossbenches.
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