House of Lords Articles

Last year the government slipped in an amendment on the third reading of the enterprise and regulatory reform bill removing civil liability for breaches of all health and safety legislation. Labour peer Muriel Turner of Camden, supported by colleagues on her side of...

The flooding across England and Wales this week has caused widespread chaos and, sadly, a number of deaths. In parliament I paid tribute to the work of the emergency services and all those involved in providing assistance to those affected. I also said that the...

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat government’s open attack on the legal rights of workers has taken many forms, from watering down the law on unfair dismissal, to offering shares in exchange for rights, to introducing tribunal fees to act as a deterrent to workers...

Despite events in parliament this year, reform of the House of Lords must not fall off the political agenda. Reform is still required but we need to carefully rethink how it proceeds and what form it takes. We should not assume that the only option is a quick fix of...