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Lord Giddens

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Became a Lord on 29 June 2004
Positions held at time of appointment: Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. (from Number 10 press release)

How Lord Giddens voted on key issues since 2001:

Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
Voted for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Companies' Remuneration Reports Bill [HL]: Second Reading (24 Apr 2009): “My Lords, I also congratulate my noble friend Lord Gavron, and other noble Lords involved, on proposing the Bill. Like others who have spoken, I strongly endorse it. When I knew that I was going to speak in this debate, I looked at the writings of the guru of all management gurus, Peter Drucker, to see what he said about this, writing in the mid-1970s. It is pretty interesting. He said that...”
Women: Economic Crisis — Debate (12 Mar 2009): “My Lords, I also begin by congratulating my noble friend Lady Gould of Potternewton on having instituted the debate. She will remember that on at least two previous occasions I was the only man speaking in this parallel debate, so I am pleased that this tradition has at least been broken. Every event, even such an event as a global recession, has a bright side. The noble Baroness, Lady Hogg,...”
Postal Services Bill [HL]: Second Reading (10 Mar 2009): “My Lords, I begin by joining other noble Lords in paying tribute to the memory of Lord Dearing, of whom it was said by a colleague in an obituary that he was the man least changed by high office of anyone he had met. That was certainly my experience of him. As someone who has spent his life working in universities, I remember Lord Dearing for his massive contribution to the restructuring of...”

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Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
Has voted in 39% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 67 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)