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Most recent annotations on things by Lord Falconer of Thoroton

  • Richard Tobin: It was Mr Blair who called for an urgent inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly. It was the findings of this inquiry which ultimately supplanted the process of the coroners inquest, whilst... (22 October 2007)
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  • Pauline Campbell: Britain's prisons reek of a wretchedly backward nation yet, regrettably, Lord Falconer talks about having more of these outdated, failed institutions (prisons). Prison doesn't work (two-thirds... (20 June 2007)
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  • Patrick Harris: Back to Scotland Falconer, I bet you couldn't even get elected there. (26 January 2007)
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  • Mark Bestford: "If we had English votes for English laws, a UK Government elected on a UK mandate might find themselves unable to deliver key policies on which they had been elected." How about the situation... (26 January 2007)
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  • Della Petch: Perhaps Falconer isn't aware that London is in England and MPs elected in London will also sit in an English Parliament? Does he think Edinburgh should be an independent body to the Scottish... (26 January 2007)
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  • Chris Turner: When they say "at the Bar" in this case, they mean at the Bar of the House of Lords, Gerard. It is not a pub, but a physical line of demarcation in the house. The speaker and MPs stood behind... (10 November 2006)
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  • Paul Mitchell: Awww, c'mon Gerard! It's not like there were any drinks at the bar, and like pantomime, it's all good fun - I certainly enjoyed watching the ceremony on BBC Parliament. The repeated doffing of... (10 November 2006)
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  • Gerard Mulholland: "the Commons being at the Bar". Very sensible of them instead of wasting time watching this archaic nonesense! Really, what a load of rubbish this is! All that should happen should be... (9 November 2006)
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  • Pauline Campbell: "Rape victim rounds on peer who named her as liar" The Guardian, 21.10.06 http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/ 0,,1928117,00.html - campaigners are appalled by Lord Campbell-Savours' use... (5 November 2006)
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