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Tag Archives: Member of Parliament
The need for integrity
As MPs assemble in Westminster to the apparent fury of Nigel Farage who would have no role in such a discussion in any case we all need to call for holistic thinking from our elected representatives. The decisions they will be … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Government, Iraq, Member of Parliament, Nigel Farage, Palace of Westminster, Parliament, Syria
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Happy Birthday Flo
194 Years ago today Florence Nightingale was born. Today as well as celebrating her Birthday, we can also acknowledge International Nurses Day. One way of doing something practical is to register your own opposition to a proposal to raise the cost of … Continue reading
Charities know our limits!
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
Party Political Donations
Given the frequency with which some Politicians refer to the things that they are told on the doorsteps they visit, one would assume that most of them would be keen to respond to our views on matters of significance, even recognising that our democracy … Continue reading
Why do things come in threes?
To be returning to Parliament from the Easter break just as three public disgraces or difficulties surface must be incredibly difficult for the large proportion of MPs who are reliable and hard working representatives of their local constituency. I have personally … Continue reading
A mockery of proper democratic practice
The words of William Hague following yesterdays predictable referendum in Ukraine who said “Nothing in the way that the referendum has been conducted should convince anyone that it is a legitimate exercise. The referendum has taken place at 10 days’ notice, … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Crimea, Government, Member of Parliament, NHS, Referendum, Ukraine, William Hague
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Send in the engineers?
In the last few days the tension between religious leaders and the Government has peaked over welfare reforms. The immediate catalyst for this was an interview in the Daily Telegraph last week with Archbishop Vincent Nichols in anticipation of his … Continue reading
A brief moment of sanity
I wrote in September with a suggestion that Parliament meets in a building where MPs are seated in a circular fashion. My proposal was in part based on the fact that the Palace of Westminster needs to be thoroughly refurbished … Continue reading
Donkeys pretending to be Lions
On the day the Queen held a Christmas lunch for her extended family and MPs received an advertisement from Fortnum & Mason for a range of Christmas Hampers, you and I could have gone online to witness the obscenity of our Parliament pretending to debate … Continue reading
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