Tag Archives: House of Commons

Time for rationalisation

Posted on August 5, 2014 by ianchisnall

By the end of this week, unless something challenges the actions of our 3 Party leaders the number of people entitled to sit in the House of Lords will have risen by around 20 people, bringing the total number to around 850 people. This … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Police Officers

Posted on July 20, 2014 by ianchisnall

Its easy to be superficially grateful for the hard work carried out by our emergency services when we go to sleep or wake up, particularly if we can hear sirens off into the distance. No matter how irritating the noise … Continue reading →

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House of Shame

Posted on July 16, 2014 by ianchisnall

During 9 hours in the House of Commons yesterday a small number of MPs debated a Bill that the Government claims is a vital piece of emergency legislation, which is needed to keep you and I safe. By the end … Continue reading →

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We need credible electoral systems

Posted on May 25, 2014 by ianchisnall

There is no such thing as a perfect electoral system. Our various elected representatives are currently elected under three different mechanisms. The dominant first past the post arrangement in use in local government and British Parliamentary elections, is at variance from the … Continue reading →

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Charities know our limits!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ianchisnall

One of my frustrations is the disconnect between our lawmakers and the world into which their laws are intended to work. We are all entitled to have opinions that are out of touch with reality, to think out loud and perhaps … Continue reading →

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A day in the smoke

Posted on March 16, 2014 by ianchisnall

Westminster was bathed in sunshine yesterday for the “God and Government” conference arranged by the Theos thinktank at St Matthews Church a mere 600 metres from the House of Commons. To a large extent  the focus both geographically and in … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Ukraine?

Posted on March 11, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in the House of Commons Edward Leigh made the following admission “We have had an interesting statement and questions on Ukraine, but such issues are complex, and it is hard to express difficult economic and historical arguments in a 30-second … Continue reading →

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Of-sted with her head

Posted on February 2, 2014 by ianchisnall

The outgoing Chair of Ofsted has some professional experience of education, which is more than can be said for any of the Ministers in the Department for Education who will appoint her successor. According to her Wikipedia entry Baroness Morgan of … Continue reading →

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A sorry process

Posted on December 20, 2013 by ianchisnall

On Monday and Wednesday of this week, the Lords debated the “Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill” which I have covered many times on this blog. After 6 weeks ‘consultation’ the bill returned to the Lords, for … Continue reading →

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Some privilege!

Posted on November 13, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to a report on the Daily Telegraph website for Monday, ‘The 300-year-old law of Parliamentary Privilege is being threatened by a libel case being brought by a Thai football executive, the Speaker of the House of Commons has said. … Continue reading →

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