Sunday, July 15, 2007

[name change] good lord, bad lord

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Stoddart of Swindon voted on key issues since 2001:

Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches

Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches

Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches

  • Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • The Lord Stoddart of Swindon—To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any Ministers attended the Bilderberg Conference in Ottawa between 8th and 11th June; if so, whether they attended in a Ministerial or private capacity; whether they made contributions to debates; and, if so, on which subjects. [CO] (HL7569)

A Bad Lord?

Says Bill Cameron:

... yes, I speak of 'Lord' Black of Crossharbour who has today been convicted on three counts of fraud and one of obstructing justice by a jury in Chicago. He was found not guilty of nine other charges of 'racketeering, wire fraud and tax evasion', so comparisons with Scarface are entirely inappropriate even if the locations of their convictions are similar.

It is reported that the Conservative Party has 'withdrawn the whip' as a result of his conviction as he sat as a Conservative in the House of Lords. From all I have ever heard about him his downfall couldn't have happened to a nicer person.

2 comments:

  1. I wrote to him about MPs being exempt from Freedom of Information legislation and he graced me with a brief reply in my favour.

    He's the former MP of the town where I live and an all-round good egg.

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  2. Well, if you have that to say about him [presume you mean Lord Stoddard], then he goes even further up in my estimation, Tim.

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