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

The Government decide without consulting Parliament.


At the end of last week in Parliament there was a debate about BBC Funding and one of the first people to comment was Peter Bottomley who is the MP for Worthing West and is also the Father of the … Continue reading

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MPs vote to rebel on infected blood scandal


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 11th December 2023) On Monday last week there were five votes in Parliament for two Bills under discussion. Four were relating to the clause aspects for the “Victims and Prisoners … Continue reading

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A Minister on “Pupils: Breakfast Clubs” states FareShare


On Friday a Labour MP for York, Rachael Maskell submitted a written question and the title of the question is “Pupils: Breakfast Clubs” and her question which is relatively short is “To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has … Continue reading

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Dr John Inge asked about Children Seeking Asylum


The Bishop of Worcester Rt Revd Dr John Inge is one of the very constructive members of the House of Lords and on Tuesday there was a session called “Children Seeking Asylum” which was opened up by Paul Scriven who … Continue reading

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Water Companies: Executive Bonuses for Eastbourne


On Tuesday in Parliament there was a significant discussion on the theme of “Water Companies: Executive Bonuses” that took place here and none of the Sussex MPs took part. However towards the end of the session one of the MPs … Continue reading

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We need to have good Town Centre Safety


On Tuesday there was a session in Parliament which was entitled “Town Centre Safety” that involved a number of MPs which can be found from here. As it happens there were no Sussex MPs involved but one of the MPs … Continue reading

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AI has rise to deepfake video & audio of political leaders


On Monday 4th December in the House of Lords there was a session called Artificial Intelligence and it was opened by Desmond Browne, a Labour representative from Scotland. He stated “To ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Bletchley Declaration, what timescale … Continue reading

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Tories reject motions on the Renters Reform Bill


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 4th December 2023) Over the last two weeks in Parliament there has been a significant number of discussions for the “Renters (Reform) Bill” organised by a Commons General Committee which … Continue reading

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Criminal Justice Bill, Second Team from Eastbourne MP


On Tuesday in Parliament the Second Reading of the Criminal Justice Bill took place and the Minister who corresponded it was James Cleverly and his initial words are below. A wide range of MPs corresponded with it and there was … Continue reading

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Two voting cases that both included one of the Bishops


Last week on 27th November 2023 there were two voting items that took place in the House of Lords location and both of them included the Bishop of London, The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE. It … Continue reading

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