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

Ultra-processed Food – will the Government work on it?


At the last Thursday in the House of Lords there was a session entitled Ultra-processed Food which Natalie Bennett who is a member of the Green Party opened the session with “To ask His Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of … Continue reading

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International Rail Services: Kent and Sussex


Last Wednesday on 25th October 2023 there was a discussion in Parliament which was initially set out with the title International Rail Services: Kent which was initially from Damian Green who is the MP for Ashford. However after he had … Continue reading

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A recall for Audio Visual in Parliament


Robert Wilf Stevenson is a Labour member of the House of Lords from Scotland and on Thursday last week he submitted a written question about Audio Visual for Parliament and his document was responded by a Government Minister John Gardiner. … Continue reading

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Scotland Secondary School Teachers with STEM & IET


Last Thursday there was a discussion in the Scottish Parliament that is entitled of Secondary School Teachers (Action on Numbers). The MSP that began the session is Jamie Green who is a member of the Scottish Conservatives. He opened the … Continue reading

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Some significant and unusual vote patterns


(This piece was published in the Brighton Argus today – 30th October 2023) This week marks the second week of Parliament opening after all of the Party conferences have finished. There was a noticeable reduction in the amount of published … Continue reading

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What the Government help support women in STEM?


This question came from two MPs on Wednesday this week at the beginning of a session entitled Women in STEM Jobs. The responses from the Government Minister is the Lewes MP Maria Caulfield who I have met in the past … Continue reading

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Government claims work with social media companies


On Thursday 19th October the Labour MP for Hove, Peter Kyle submitted a question that focussed on whether the Government has received written responses from all the social media companies and Michelle Donelan who is a Minister and the Conservative … Continue reading

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Israel and Gaza spoke in Parliament yesterday


Last week there were several themes focused in the Parliament that can be seen here in my blog yesterday that was printed in the Brighton Argus yesterday. Along with the items I mentioned yesterday from last week, I have now … Continue reading

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MPs take part in debates on the crisis in Gaza


(This piece was published in the Brighton Argus today – 23rd October 2023 under the headline of “Our MPs in Parliament”) This week, the second in Parliament following the break from the Party Political Conferences contains plans for a number … Continue reading

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The political focus of brownfield lands for Sussex


On Monday last week there was a session that took place in Parliament which is entitled “Brownfield Land: Development – Levelling Up, Housing and Communities” which was organised by Henry Smith who is the Conservative MP for Crawley and the … Continue reading

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