While the judges' woolsack struggled to fit some of the more generous noble behinds, there were a few empty spaces on the benches. |
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By Friday, the hyper-crony was seated on the Woolsack, smirking like a small boy who had been allowed to drive his father's car. |
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The Lord Chancellor was not on the Woolsack to hear the debate, which Lord Goodhart insisted was not directed at him personally. |
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Other evidence includes the statue in Stratford-upon-Avon in which the Bard is portrayed as sitting on the Woolsack, the prerogative of the Lord Chancellor in Parliament. |
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The House's mace, which represents royal authority, is placed on the back of the Woolsack. |
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Thus Lord Falconer duly appeared the following day in the House of Lords to carry out his duties from the Woolsack. |
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The Speaker or Deputy Speaker sits on the Woolsack, a large red seat stuffed with wool, at the front of the Lords Chamber. |
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The Mace is placed on the Woolsack, where the Lord Speaker sits after a bishop has led the House in prayers. |
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Lord Speaker thus elected then replaced the Lord Chancellor on the Woolsack. |
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Crossbenchers, sit on the benches immediately opposite the Woolsack. |
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The Lords Commissioners, as the monarch's representatives are known, wear scarlet parliamentary robes and sit on a bench between the throne and the Woolsack. |
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When presiding over debates, the Lord Speaker sits on the Woolsack. |
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