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We were just brewing up to have a very satisfactory little argument about the Glass-Steagall Act. The important thing about it is how long it lasted; it was passed by the Senate in the 1930s and ultimately repealed by President Carter, who had been persuaded to do so by Wall...

We were just brewing up to have a very satisfactory little argument about the Glass-Steagall Act. The important thing about it is how long it lasted; it was passed by the Senate in the 1930s and ultimately repealed by President Carter, who had been persuaded to do so by Wall...

I am not an independent director of the Times and have no business connection with the Times other than writing a column.

I am not an independent director of the Times and have no business connection with the Times other than writing a column.

I should like to take up the very kind invitation of the noble Lord, Lord Lester, to join in this debate, purely from the point of view of someone with experience in newspapers. I also associate myself with the arguments put very clearly by the noble Lords, Lord Borrie and...

I should like to take up the very kind invitation of the noble Lord, Lord Lester, to join in this debate, purely from the point of view of someone with experience in newspapers. I also associate myself with the arguments put very clearly by the noble Lords, Lord Borrie and...

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My Lords, it is very late and I shall not detain you very long. I want to discuss two linked subjects, one of which was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. I refer to the Laeken declaration and Europe’s democratic deficit. The Lisbon treaty is the fruit of the...

My Lords, it is very late and I shall not detain you very long. I want to discuss two linked subjects, one of which was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. I refer to the Laeken declaration and Europe’s democratic deficit. The Lisbon treaty is the fruit of the...

I support the amendment on grounds raised by the Prime Minister in the other place last week but which have not been raised here. It relates to whether extradition to the United States under present circumstances reasonably guarantees a fair trial in that country. The real difficulty arises partly out...

I support the amendment on grounds raised by the Prime Minister in the other place last week but which have not been raised here. It relates to whether extradition to the United States under present circumstances reasonably guarantees a fair trial in that country. The real difficulty arises partly out...

Would the Minister not agree that the standards of justice and the standards of prisons, which are very important in this case, vary enormously from state to state? Generalisations cannot safely be made about the quality of justice in the United States. Some of it is as good as justice...

Would the Minister not agree that the standards of justice and the standards of prisons, which are very important in this case, vary enormously from state to state? Generalisations cannot safely be made about the quality of justice in the United States. Some of it is as good as justice...

My Lords, will the noble Lord explain something to us which I find quite obscure? Although it is an issue for the House, does his party have a Whip on it or not?

My Lords, will the noble Lord explain something to us which I find quite obscure? Although it is an issue for the House, does his party have a Whip on it or not?

My Lords, I am not a lawyer, and am not clear about the difference between subjective and objective recklessness; or, indeed, about the difference between the two amendments from either side. I may well be, however, the only Member of this House who would clearly have been at risk of...

My Lords, I am not a lawyer, and am not clear about the difference between subjective and objective recklessness; or, indeed, about the difference between the two amendments from either side. I may well be, however, the only Member of this House who would clearly have been at risk of...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady McDonagh, on a distinguished maiden speech. She was careful in managing to avoid undue controversy. She   quite properly paid tribute to her past work for the Labour Party, which has been a devotion of...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady McDonagh, on a distinguished maiden speech. She was careful in managing to avoid undue controversy. She   quite properly paid tribute to her past work for the Labour Party, which has been a devotion of...

My Lords, the noble Baroness also had a distinguished career in Fleet Street, and there perhaps I feel rather closer to her. I notice that the lawyers in this House often hang together, and I   think that the newspaper people ought to hang together as well. At any rate, we look...

My Lords, the noble Baroness also had a distinguished career in Fleet Street, and there perhaps I feel rather closer to her. I notice that the lawyers in this House often hang together, and I   think that the newspaper people ought to hang together as well. At any rate, we look...

Prevention of Terrorism Bill. Lords Committee stage second day.

Prevention of Terrorism Bill. Lords Committee stage second day.

Constitution for Europe (Referendum) Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate.

Constitution for Europe (Referendum) Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate.

Constitutional Reform Bill (HL). Lords debate on motion to appoint select committee with proposed membership, powers and date of first meeting (24 March).

Constitutional Reform Bill (HL). Lords debate on motion to appoint select committee with proposed membership, powers and date of first meeting (24 March).

Constitutional Reform Bill (HL). Queens consent signified. Lords second reading debate.

Constitutional Reform Bill (HL). Queens consent signified. Lords second reading debate.

Lords debate on motion to take note of Her Majesty's Government's proposals for a United Kingdom Supreme Court, an independent Judicial Appointments Commission and the abolition of the office of Lord Chancellor.

Lords debate on motion to take note of Her Majesty's Government's proposals for a United Kingdom Supreme Court, an independent Judicial Appointments Commission and the abolition of the office of Lord Chancellor.

Lords debate on motion to take note of the draft constitutional treaty produced by the Convention on the Future of Europe.

Lords debate on motion to take note of the draft constitutional treaty produced by the Convention on the Future of Europe.