NEWS

The joy of privilege
Lib Dem peer Lord Oakeshott has finally given the lie to the idea that the upper house is full of dusty old men confused by the modern world. Apparently, he’s been on wikileaks and Twitter, reading all about Barclays’ tax affairs. And he’s used his parliamentary privilege to tell us all about it. OMG!!!
27 Mar 09

Lib Dem peer Lord Oakeshott has finally given the lie to the idea that the upper house is full of dusty old men confused by the modern world. Apparently, he’s been on wikileaks and Twitter, reading all about Barclays’ tax affairs. And he’s used his parliamentary privilege to tell us all about it.

OMG!!!

By Padraig Reidy

Padraig Reidy is the editor of Little Atoms and a columnist for Index on Censorship. He has also written for The Observer, The Guardian, and The Irish Times.

READ MORE

CAMPAIGNS

SUBSCRIBE