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Tag Archives: Theresa May
The Government plans to send MPs home early!
The idea that Parliament is a conventional working environment for MPs and Peers is of course completely ridiculous. Whilst some of them work very hard on behalf of their constituents or the nation as a whole, others use this role … Continue reading
A short list of very limited priorities
In the light of the NATO summit which Trump and May have just attended it is perhaps understandable that they are going to extend the focus of that event on the Armed Forces by spending time visiting a secret place … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Chequers, Donald Trump, The Queen, Theresa May
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Exaggerating or underestimating, that is the question
On Monday Afternoon as many people across the country prepared to leave work a group of privileged people assembled to discuss a matter that impacts all of us and may lead to massive job losses and a major reduction in … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Brexit, Business, Cabinet, Huw Merriman, Theresa May
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A scary headline – that speaks of a double disaster!
The image shown here with the headline is from yesterdays Telegraph posting on Facebook. It would be a silly mistake to assume that one headline on any newspaper is reliable, however taken in two parts and then read together this … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Brexit, Daily Telegraph, EU Referendum, European Union, Theresa May
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The tension between accountability and leadership
Responding to the opinion of the taxpayers who fund the whole of a very costly Parliament is something that all Politicians should take seriously. Equally responding to powerful members of your political party makes sense to those who support tribal … Continue reading
Theresa and Donald degrade democracy
Early this morning a brief period of military action took place, commissioned from the safety of three western democratic national government headquarters designed to try to destroy some of the chemical warfare facilities in Syria. In the case of both … Continue reading
Looser use of language
“We’re all familiar that Boris has a looser use of language, this is not the first time this has happened” said Malcolm Rifkind on last nights Newsnight. The fact that a predecessor of Boris believes this is acceptable behaviour, questions … Continue reading
Watch her lips and listen to what she says
This image comes from a fantastically useful website called ‘They Work for You’ which takes the transcripts from Parliament and presents them in a way that assists people to follow the words or the speakers in a very simple manner. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged Apprenticeships, Emma Reynolds, Gillian Keegan, Theresa May
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The seeds of social breakdown?
The fact that whenever someone speaks legitimately in our Parliament, that their words are recorded and often captured in sound or on video for broadcast purposes is for ‘good’ reason. These men and women are the democratic ‘leaders’ of our … Continue reading
A disturbing gap in Governmental understanding
The purpose of having Ministers in our Government is so they can focus on their departments responsibilities and then their understanding and ideas can be brought together as close as possible in an agreed solution by the Prime Minister in … Continue reading
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