We have recently had an innovation in the House of Lords, and a good one. The Lady Speaker invited a group of peers with experience or knowledge of economic policy, to discuss the present economic crisis. There were four speakers, one of whom was Nigel Lawson, an ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer from the Thatcher years. There was also a group of peers and a group of journalists who joined in the discussion. The House of Lords, like any other House of Parliament…
October 31st, 2008 | William Rees-Mogg | 1 comment | Continued
