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

Caroline Lucas raises COP28 for the UK Government


On Wednesday 29th November there was a session in Parliament organised by Caroline Lucas which is entitled “COP28” and her initial comment is “(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if she will provide an … Continue reading

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Organised Crime discussion included Sussex


On Monday there was a discussion entitled “Organised Crime” that was arranged by three Conservative MPs from Devon, Buckingham and Burnley and they initially each asked the question “What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of organised crime.” and … Continue reading

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Leaving aside the newsrooms in Worthing, Sussex and ..


The Worthing West MP, Peter Bottomley contributed in the Media Bill discussion On Tuesday 21st November and his second comment explains on his comment that “I had a large number of them in my constituency. Three of them made contact with … Continue reading

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MPs tackle dangerous dogs and food poverty


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 27th November 2023) The plans for Parliament this week based on the “TheyWorkForYou” website which last week did not seem very significant but this week include one session this afternoon … Continue reading

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Lets ask our MP’s about FareShare requirements


A number of years ago in 1989 the Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Labour colleagues created the Early Day Motions (EDM) which are intended to enable MPs who are not members of the Government to be able to proposed … Continue reading

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Mental Health: Children and Young People in Brighton


On Thursday this session took place in the House of Lords and one of the members of the Government who contributed was Nick Markham who was born in the Haywards Heath area. He raised his comments and one of the … Continue reading

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Caroline Ansell spoked about International people’s Day


On Tuesday this week a group of MPs contributed in a International Men’s Day discussion that was organised by Nicholas Fletcher who is the Conservative MP for Don Valley. He began with “I beg to move, That this House has considered … Continue reading

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Debates ahead are key for student nurses


(This article was published in the Brighton Argus today – 20th November 2023) This afternoon Parliament will debate several e-petitions organised by a number of people during last year entitled ‘Relating to pay and financial support for healthcare students’ organised … Continue reading

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Welsh Government Social Justice referred to FareShare


Jane Hutt is a Labour Member of Senedd for the Welsh Parliament and on Monday and also on Wednesday she was involved in Foodbanks discussion for Wales. The Monday session began from Heledd Fychan who is the Plaid Cymru who … Continue reading

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The Nottingham MP Nadia Whittome is aware of YMCA


On Thursday in Parliament there was a session entitled Topical Questions and a wide range of MPs contributed which included Nadia Whittome who is the Nottingham East representative. Her question began with the reference to a YMCA report that reports … Continue reading

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