Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 May 2016 Queen’s Speech
"My Lords, I follow the noble Lord, Lord McFall, and my noble friend Lord Oates in concentrating on some developments in contemporary capitalism in the UK. It may be recalled that in 1932 the two eminent American economists, Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means, argued that there had been a paradigm …..." Lord Smith of Clifton - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market for introducing this debate and for his consistent and exemplary chairing of the committee. I also join with him in thanking our clerk, Mr Bill Sinton, and our special adviser, Professor Michael Devereux.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy regarding the growing gap between the rich and the poor in the United Kingdom...." Lord Smith of Clifton - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for that Answer in so far as it goes. This gap has been growing for three decades. When does the Minister think that the gap will be so great that it constitutes a threat to the social fabric? Will he also give us a progress …..." Lord Smith of Clifton - View Speech