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Parliament Tag Archive

The House of Lords needs reform

by • 26th October 2020

Imogen Birkett on why the House of Lords needs to adapt to the 21st Century...

Why you should vote for… the Brexit Party

by • 20th November 2019

Max Habib argues that your general election vote ought to go to Nigel Farage's Brexit Party. ...

Out of Order – John Bercow

by • 12th November 2019

On 31 October, one promise to leave was kept. John Bercow stood down. The news was met by a mixture of delight and despair, as is the new normal when anything is announced in UK...

Why another Brexit extension is a bad idea

by • 30th October 2019

There has been yet another day and yet another time where the Brexit date has been postponed by a few more months. Just when you think the world’s longest running soap opera...

Why another Brexit extension is a good idea

by • 27th October 2019

Whilst the process of Brexit seems neverending, an eternal Brexit is infinitely preferable to crashing out of the EU with no deal. Having yet another extension to our leave,...

Does Bo Jo Stand for Botched Job?

by • 14th October 2019

With fresh talks in the works, the question of Boris Johnson’s intention when it comes to Brexit is becoming increasingly confused. It seemed apparent: the Prime Minister would...

Prorogation ruled “unlawful” by the Supreme Court, so what is it still doing in the rulebook?

by • 7th October 2019

Ella Bending debates Boris Johnson's decision to prorogue parliament. ...

If the government doesn’t think it should abide by the law, then why should any of us?

by • 27th September 2019

At 5.30am on Tuesday morning in New York, Boris Johnson awoke to find the Supreme Court’s damning verdict that he had encouraged the Queen to act in an unlawful manner and...

Boris’ pesky parliament prorogation

by • 23rd September 2019

Boris Johnson has prorogued Parliament, or shut it down, without calling a general election. The building usually used to give Britons everywhere a voice and to make major...

Is this what democracy looks like? Parliament prorogation and “the will of the people”

by • 6th September 2019

The years since the Brexit referendum have taught me that if you ask any number of people what democracy means you will get as many answers back.   I could try to give my own...