Peer Review

S2E9: Lord Kerr of Kinlochard GCMG

During his career as diplomat and civil servant, John Kerr held many influential positions at home and abroad. He was Ambassador to both the EU and then Washington at some of the most fascinating times in recent history, with his last role being Permanent Undersecretary at the Foreign Office & Head of the Diplomatic Service from 1997 to 2002. On leaving Government he became Secretary General of the European Convention becoming a Life Peer in 2004. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2E8: Rt Hon The Lord Udny-Lister

As politician and special adviser, Edward Lister has been involved in British politics for the past 45 years. He was first elected to Wandsworth Council in 1979. He was Boris Johnson’s Chief of Staff to when he was Mayor of London, becoming his Strategic Adviser when he was Prime Minister notably during the Covid Pandemic in 2020. He was made a life peer in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2E7: Lord Adebowale of Thornes CBE

Victor Adebowale is the former Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point and currently Chairs the NHS Confederation. He was one of the first individuals to become a People’s Peer in 2001 and has dedicated his career to exploring how to address and improve social care, housing, homelessness, addiction and mental health support. He has sat on numerous Government Task Forces to try to bring change to bear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2E6: Rt Hon The Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Charles Falconer is a Labour peer and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 2003 to 2007. Having been a close personal friend of Blair’s when both were barristers in London, Charles was to become a key figure in the Labour Party’s reforms to the justice system, famously abolishing the position of Lord Chancellor ending 1,400 years of tradition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2E5: Rt Hon The Lord Howell of Guildford

David Howell has had a long and illustrious career as a politician, journalist and economic consultant. A Conservative MP between 1966 to 1997, he held positions in Government under Sir Edward Heath and then Margaret Thatcher as Secretary of State for Energy and then Transport, and more recently in the Cameron Coalition Government as a Foreign Office Minister sitting in the Lords. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.