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Tag Archives: Caroline Lucas
Are Early Day Motions a waste of money & time or a vital facility?
Back at the end of last year I wrote a piece about a couple of EDM’s that had been submitted into the Parliamentary arrangements within a few minutes of the New Government being set up. However there must be a … Continue reading
A vital role for all Sussex, Surrey and Kent MPs to take
On the same day as this most recent Queens Speech Caroline Lucas who is my MP submitted an Early Day Motion (EDM #1) to call on the Government to seriously address the climate change which over the last 3 days … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Environment, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Caroline Lucas
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Many thanks Caroline, Peter, Lloyd and Rosie
It is very difficult to ignore the damage that our departure from the European Union will make to our economy and social needs. However if we are to leave the EU as 52% of the electorate in 2016 determined, it … Continue reading
One way to achieve national unity is through proportional representation
The political profile of most of our nation has changed rather dramatically since last Thursday and many residents here in Sussex are now feeling very concerned about it as it will clearly have a significant impact on us all, irrespective … Continue reading
The complex nature of election results
So according to the headlines and some of the people being invited onto the TV and Radio it would appear as if the whole country has endorsed the Tory Party, rejected Labour and the Lib Dems and that Brexit is … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Journalism, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Caroline Lucas, Dominic Raab, Michael Gove, Rosie Duffield
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Purdah rules from local government mean the NATO summit must be postponed
It is nearly two weeks since Parliament closed down to enable its workforce, or perhaps I should describe it as our workforce, to clear their desks and return to constituents to promote themselves and their parties to those of us … Continue reading
2019 General Election follows European Election which followed Local Elections!
It appears as though the election scheduled to take place a month from tomorrow will be a great deal more uncertain than the previous events that most people have ever experienced. The number of well-known existing MPs who have either … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged Amber Rudd, Caroline Lucas, Hastings, Referendum
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Two Sussex MPs make good strong arguments for avoiding an imminent General Election
Because I don’t want to depart from the EU I am partly delighted that the Conservatives broke their latest promise to do so by last Thursday. Given the number of promises they have made since early 2016 to get us … Continue reading
Democracy is a process, not a single event unlike the great British Bake-Off
Over the last few days our Parliament has been grappling with some challenging issues relating to our proposed departure from the European Union, most of which appear to be caused by Parliament or the Government. We keep on hearing or … Continue reading
Is our next General Election a way for existing MPs to depart?
As these two images demonstrate, some of the highest profile right wing campaigners appear to want to refresh our Parliament completely. Given that until the 3rd of September the Tories had a minor majority this could argue for an increase … Continue reading
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