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

A Rye College: Teachers comment in House of Lords


On Tuesday Lord Bencathra who is a Conservative member of the House of Lords asked a question with the headline of Rye College: Teachers and the response came from Baroness Barran who is the Conservative Minister in the Education Department. … Continue reading

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Audio Visual referred in the Holocaust Memorial Bill


On Wednesday last week Parliament was discussing the Holocaust Memorial Bill for the second reading and this is the debate that took place. One of the people who spoke was Bob Blackman who is the MP for Harrow East and … Continue reading

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Emily O’Brien will be a great Brighton Pavilion MP


A few weeks ago we were announced that Caroline Lucas is stepping down as our MP at the next General Election. I had the privilege of meeting Caroline on a number of occasions and she has been a very significant … Continue reading

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There were some recent fascinating votes in Parliament


Last week there were many events that arose in Parliament which involved several Sussex MPs and a range of many other MPs. There were some bizarre vote decisions which included Sussex votes and there was also an intriguing debate on … Continue reading

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A great call of STEM & YMCA from Stoke on Trent MP


On Thursday in Parliament there was this debate under the headline of Artificial Intelligence and a number of MPs took part. The MP who started the event was Matt Warman who is the Conservative MP for Boston and Skegness and … Continue reading

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UK: Violence Against Women and Girls – House of Lords


On Thursday lunchtime Diane Warwick, the Labour member of the House of Lords opened a debate that was entitled “UK: Violence Against Women and Girls – Motion to Take Note“ and her opening comment was “Moved by Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe … Continue reading

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“Local Radio: BBC Proposals” discussion in Parliament


Last Thursday the Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead, Mike Penning opened a discussion about the BBC and his opening comment is below. There were a significant number of MPs who took part but sadly none from Sussex. However one of … Continue reading

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SS Ormonde in Liverpool, SS Almanzora in Southampton


On Thursday during the Business of the House session in Parliament the MP for Worthing West, Peter Bottomley who is also the Father of the House introduced about these two ships with this comment “We should not forget SS Ormonde, which landed … Continue reading

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Some strange votes for the Conduct of Boris Johnson


This week in Parliament there is only one event that has published that involves a Sussex MP. It is taking place on Wednesday under the headline of “Environmental impacts of Rosebank oilfield” and the contributor is Caroline Lucas who is … Continue reading

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Caroline Lucas is being endorsed by Labour Party


On Wednesday in Parliament there was a debate taking place called “Tackling Loneliness and Connecting Communities” and there were several MPs who took part and one of them was Beth Winter who is the Labour MP for Cynon Valley in … Continue reading

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