All articles written by Lord Fowler on PoliticsHome.com

17 Nov 2025 Books & culture

"Flowing with stories": Lord Fowler reviews 'Close to Power: A Westminster Life'

Peter Hill has written an excellent memoir of his time reporting from the corridors of power

24 Nov 2022 Health

Courageous political leadership is needed to end AIDS

We have come a long way. In the mid 1980s, when I started to work on the campaigns to respond to AIDS, there were no medicines.

14 Apr 2021 Political parties

Former member of the House of Lords, forward thinker and pioneer – the Duke’s legacy will live on

Prince Philip’s visible presence alongside the Queen for more than seven decades provides a glimpse into the unique role he played in private, supporting Her Majesty and serving the Crown, humbly and selflessly.

18 Jun 2020 Political parties

50 years on - Lord Speaker Norman Fowler on his half century in Parliament

Norman Fowler lost a stone in weight while campaigning to become an MP at the 1970 general election. Fifty-years since the start of his Parliamentary journey, the Lord Speaker looks back with fondness at his initial years in Westminster

27 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

This country has survived crises before. And – if we follow the advice and come together – we will persevere again

This is the third national crisis of my lifetime. It is a time for the nation to come together, rather than be pulled apart.

24 Jan 2020 Home affairs

We do not need an Upper House of 800 members. It’s time for a moratorium on new Peers

We need the whole-hearted cooperation of the Government to reduce the size of the House of Lords, writes Lord Fowler

10 Oct 2019 Home affairs

Membership of the House of Lords brings with it with great responsibility

The Lords is a chamber charged with the serious constitutional duty of checking Government legislation and holding ministers to account. The Prime Minister should show restraint on new appointments, writes the Lord Speaker

26 Oct 2017 Economy

What can Westminster learn from the regeneration of the Canadian Parliament?

Canadian MPs and Senators are preparing to leave their Parliament building as part of a major regeneration plan. But what can their experience teach us about the Palace of Westminster’s own Restoration and Renewal? Norman Fowler, the Lord Speaker, reports back from Ottawa