Tag Archives: Eleanor Laing

An interesting comment on the Retained EU Law Bill


This piece took place on Wednesday 24th May in the week before Parliament was closed down for last week. The headline of the debate was Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and Michael Tomlinson who is the Solicitor-General for … Continue reading

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MPs in Parliament must use appropriate face masks appropriately


Earlier this week a couple of senior Parliamentary people referred to the wearing of face masks in the House of Commons. This followed the call at the beginning of the return to Parliament this year from the Speaker of the … Continue reading

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Western Democrats act in a manner that is deeply embarrassing


The UK news over the last few days understandably is focused on our appalling chaos in the House of Commons over a public vote that took place 30 months ago involving 33.6m people which was called for and prepared amongst … Continue reading

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Our Parliamentary procedures lack credibility


On Friday the MP for Hove, Peter Kyle failed in his attempt to introduce to the House of Commons the second reading of his private members Bill to enable 16 and 17 year olds to be able to vote. The … Continue reading

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A Communications Breakdown


It is becoming clear that a significant number of our MPs do not understand how to fully carry out their role in a world where many of us choose to use social media to communicate with a range of people and organisations as … Continue reading

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