Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton

Who was Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton?

Kenneth William Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, QC, was a British politician and member of the House of Lords, affiliated with the Labour Party. He briefly became a crossbench member, citing his dislike of Blairism and 'the smell' of cash for questions. He re-took the Labour Party whip in 2007. He worked at the University of Cambridge and then the London School of Economics as the Cassell Professor of Commercial Law.

After graduating in law from Queens' College, Cambridge, he served in the RAF for two years. He had a long career in labour law, and in 1977 was created a life peer with the title Baron Wedderburn of Charlton from Greater London.

He was an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association.