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Lord Pearson resigns as leader 18 Aug 2010 | 08:34 am
This is not news exactly but here is the link to Lord Pearson's statement in which he explains his course of action. One might ask whether this blog will carry on functioning and the answer to that is...
UKIP wins appeal 30 Jul 2010 | 12:06 pm
As the BBC reports quite fairly UKIP has won its appeal against the Electoral Commission's appeal against the original judgement. The UK Independence Party does not have to forfeit all of a £367,697 "...
It must be deliberate 28 Jul 2010 | 11:19 pm
To clarify the government's position and the possibilities of any reform of the Common Agricultural and Common Fisheries Policies, Lord Pearson asked the following question: To ask Her Majesty's Gover...
A new Bill 21 Jul 2010 | 02:30 am
Lord Pearson introduced a new Bill to the House of Lords, which was read for the first time yesterday. This is a formality that enables the Bill to be published and laid before the House properly. A ...
When is a loan not a commitment? 21 Jul 2010 | 02:15 am
When it is made by EU member states in contradiction of the EU's own rules. Or so it would appear from the reply made to Lord Pearson's Starred Question yesterday: To ask Her Majesty's Government what...
Not too late 13 Jul 2010 | 11:47 pm
At a short notice Lord Pearson has been asked to be interviewed on today's World at One on the subject of the proposed French ban on the burqua in public.
All responses seem to be woolly 9 Jul 2010 | 10:43 pm
Presumably, the reason for the continuing woolliness of answers in the House is that it is the same civil servants who write them. But one would hope that occasionally Ministers would look at them and...
The coalition does not agree with UKIP on everything 7 Jul 2010 | 12:50 am
We have been told before that there is no real difference between the Coalition Government's stance on certain issue and that of UKIP. Apparently, this does not apply to all issues. For example the Co...
Two more written questions 3 Jul 2010 | 05:00 am
Lord Pearson has put down two more written questions [scroll down] to follow up certain inconsistencies in the information given out by the government. Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Gov...
Some figures 30 Jun 2010 | 12:51 pm
There was a reply from the Government on June 28 to Lord Pearson's question about the allocation of resources. To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the United Kingdom's gross financial contributio...
