Seeing red over Lords reform

Monday, April 23, 2012 Lords Briefing: What's All The Fuss About? David Cameron was on the radio this morning ahead of the long awaited report from the joint committee on Lords reform. Around 100 Tory backbenchers as well as several cabinet ministers are said to be opposed to the creation of an elected second chamber, while Labour are pressing for a referendum on the matter. The prime minister said the only way Lords reform would get through would be if parties agree to "work together rationally, reasonably and sensibly". That's the end of that then. Also today we are digesting the outcome of the first round of the French presidential election which saw Nicolas Sarkozy knocked into second place behind socialist Francois Hollonde. The shocking, if not totally unexpected, result of the night was far right candidate Marine Le Pen securing 20% of the vote. No sooner than MPs returned from their Easter break it was announced that they're going to have another week off, starting from next Monday. It can't be long before there are endless media reports on how the Commons never appears to be at work. SO LONG SARKOZY? Is Cameron Green Enough? Crisis Confidence Among Immigration Staff, Former UKBA Head Claims Coalition Expected To Be Battered By Murdoch At Leveson.. UK At Risk From Sarko's Taxes, Claims Tory Think-Tank BLOG POSTS Violet Donohoe: A Ban on Wild Animals in Circuses? Don't Be So Sure... People all over the country punched the air in delight when in March, the long overdue ban on wild animals in circuses in England was announced by the Westminster government... Yet as the days and weeks go by and more details become clear, coupled with the Westminster government's refusal to commit to a deadline for a ban, our delight has rapidly turned to confusion as we cling to the tiny shred of hope that the government really do mean what they say. When the facts are presented to you, it's difficult to remain optimistic. Raheem Kassam: It's Time to Crash the High-Tax, Non-Growth, Pseudo-Green Party - Who's Coming With Me? I thought you'd be interested in this party because you'll actually be footing a lot of the bill. Not just now, or at the event, but for the foreseeable future too. You and the world's poor that is (the 99%, if you will), funding a jaunt for European paper producers to talk shop on protectionism and how they'll continue to racketeer from developing nations. Brian Binley: Choke off Tehran's support for Assad With the latest news that the Syrian Government has resumed its attack on the city of Homs - almost a month to the day after the UN Security Council endorsed former secretary-general Kofi Annan's Syria peace plan - the Syrian "cease-fire" could at best be described as ineffective. Dominic Taylor: The Drama of Stop and Search, From the Street to the Stage Stop and search - stopping and or searching an individual in a public space on suspicion of a crime or potential crime - remains one of the most tangible signs that in Britain today, we are all far from equal. Phil Shanks: Don't Look Back: Financial Post Mortem Is Done, Now Let's Move On Who cares whose fault it is? I sense that I'm with the majority when I feel a deep irritation that the people whom we rely on to get us on the road to recovery continually conduct a post mortem over what went wrong.

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