Tag Archives: Louise Haigh

The Government must follow up the P&O issues


Last Thursday in the House of Commons a series of questions from a range of MPs took place on the theme of P&O. The title was P&O Ferries: Staff Rosters which can be found here. It seemed very clear that … Continue reading

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Two great themes occurred last week in Parliament


It is always fascinating to read the comments and actions that take place in the House of Commons involving MPs which have themes that impact our communities directly or indirectly. Last week there were two significant elements that I spotted … Continue reading

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Will Boris release his £20bn to Scotland and N. Ireland


Back in February 2020 there was a discussion in the House of Commons on the theme of Transport Infrastructure. One of the elements that was included was the reaction to the call from Boris Johnson for a 20 mile bridge … Continue reading

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Liar, Liar, is Nick Hurd setting himself on fire?


The idea that MPs, Peers or in the worst case scenario, Government Ministers can tell lies and get away with it is surely one of the reasons why our Democracy has so little support from people in the UK. A … Continue reading

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Public sector workers getting strangely mixed messages


Last Friday in Parliament this question and answer (only the first few lines are shown here, the rest of the answer can be seen on this website) took place and on the face of things, there is no reason for … Continue reading

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Police Officer Numbers – the Home Office clearly doesn’t care!


On Monday four MPs and a Government Minister took part in a short debate on the theme of Police Officer numbers. The failure of the Government Minister to respond in a meaningful way to any of the questions shows how … Continue reading

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