All articles written by Lord Wallace on PoliticsHome.com

26 Dec 2023 Parliament

Running repairs: How can we restore trust in our institutions?

Few watching the Covid inquiry would dispute that the country’s institutions are in need of renewal. Lord Wallace reviews a major report on what might be done

11 Nov 2021 Defence

Is Remembrance Sunday set in stone?

The Cenotaph service and parade in Whitehall on the Sunday closest to 11 November is the UK’s most important annual symbolic ceremony. It evokes the image of Britain standing alone in two world wars. High commissioners from Commonwealth countries play a marginal role, and a scattering of veterans from other countries participate in the concluding march past. But by and large this is a purely British event, with rituals and music passed down over the last century.

30 Jul 2021 Culture

Inside Westminster's history of contested monuments

Oliver Cromwell as a regicide was originally absent from the line of statues of former rulers within the Palace. Walking around Parliament should remind us that arguments about our country’s history have a long history themselves.

31 Mar 2020 Brexit

The reality of ‘sovereignty’ post-Brexit is more complex than the Government lets on

Absolutist language masks whether negotiating true economic and political independence is even possible.

04 Feb 2020 Home affairs

Successful transition to digital gov't requires ministers to carry Parliament and public with them

Parliament should push for the widest possible involvement of opposition parties and non-governmental organizations as plans move forward on a national data strategy, writes Lord Wallace.

10 Jul 2018 Brexit

Aggressive language from political extremes and the media will spark violence against MPs

Intelligent political leadership would call for all sides to lower their aggressive tone, and in particular tell the right-wing media that they are encouraging the nastier elements of British society, says Lord Wallace.

18 Dec 2015

House of Lords must not become 'an impotent debating society'

Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords and former Minister Lord Wallace, writes following the publication of the 'hastily-established' Review by Lord Strathclyde into the power of the second chamber.