Category Archives: Parliament and Democracy

The British Political system is viewed by many as the Mother of all Parliaments. This Grand old lady is also unsteady on her feet and the electorate have considered putting her in a home. We need to find new ways of doing Democracy in England to counter-balance the reforms in the other parts of the UK

MPs who have raised Sussex Wildlife Trust in the past


It is always interesting to observe when MPs raise significant themes in Parliament and here are several existing Sussex MPs that have referred to Sussex Wildlife Trust in Parliament in the past. It will be very interesting to see if … Continue reading

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I wish all the best for Christmas and a peaceful new year?


It was fantastic that several MPs raised Christmas celebrations at the last few days of Parliament. Indeed there is a list of significant comments that can be seen here. On the last day of the public Parliament this year on … Continue reading

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A “Right to Buy Scheme” question from House of Lords


The member of the House of Lords who asked this question was the Bishop of Derby the Rt Revd Libby Lane and the response came from Baroness Joanna Penn, a Government Minister. The two comments which have been received so … Continue reading

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A fascinating discussion for Long-term Plan for Housing


On Tuesday in Parliament at the last day for their Christmas period on 19th December there was a session organised by a Government Minister Lee Rowley who is the MP for North East Derbyshire. Clearly the theme is organised by … Continue reading

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Will extra £50m support University Technical Colleges?


There was a Topical Questions session that took in place in Parliament on Monday 11th December and one of the people who corresponded was Sally-Ann Hart who is the Conservative MP for Hastings and Rye. There was a response from … Continue reading

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Parliament included Israel issues and Auditory Verbal


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 18th December 2023) There have also been a couple of groups of events that have taken place in the last few days focusing on public controlled e-petitions. One of these … Continue reading

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A discussion of “Loot Boxes in Video Games”


In the House of Lord the “Loot Boxes in Video Games” took part on Wednesday 13th December which can be obtained from here and the opening few words were from a Liberal Democrat member Don Foster who is the Lord … Continue reading

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On this “Israel-Hamas War: Diplomacy” Faiths get raised


On Tuesday the House of Lords held a debate of Israel-Hamas War: Diplomacy and several members of the members took part which can all be obtained from here. One of them was the Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler who stated … Continue reading

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The “Arms Export Licences: Israel” includes Brighton


On Tuesday this week there was a session entitled “Arms Export Licences: Israel” and it was opened by Zarah Sultana who is the Labour MP for Coventry South who began with “I beg to move, That this House has considered arms … Continue reading

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On Monday Chi Onwurah asked a STEM question


On Monday in Parliament there was a written question from Chi Onwurah who is the Newcastle upon Tyne Central MP. Her question was focused on STEM and it was interesting that the response came from Andrew Griffith who is a … Continue reading

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