Was John Mann a ‘fifth-columnist’ for the Conservatives all along?
My first reaction to the defection of John Mann to the Tory government, where he intends to be their ‘anti-Semitism …
Category Archives: Parliament
Why the Supreme Court must support Scottish judges against the end of democracy
Consider this: If the executive can suspend parliament whenever it likes, for purely political reasons (it doesn’t like what parliament …
POLL: Is Commons Speaker John Bercow right to voice his own views on Brexit?
John Bercow, the soon-to-retire Speaker of the House of Commons, is being criticised for voicing his opposition to Boris Johnson’s …
Northern Irish judges rule Boris Johnson prorogation won’t harm the peace process
Was anybody expecting an earth-shattering turnabout as a result of this ruling? I wasn’t. Here’s what we know at the …
Are we heading for the UK’s own ‘Watergate’-scale scandal over Brexit and prorogation?
Boris Johnson tells us that he did not lie to the Queen about his reasons for wanting Parliament prorogued. Do …
Now Johnson risks contempt of Parliament by refusing to release prorogation communications
Boris Johnson’s government is refusing to publish details of communications between Boris Johnson’s aides about the suspension of Parliament. MPs …
Scottish judges rule prorogation unlawful. Is it a bit late for that now?
Appeal court judges in Scotland have ruled that Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament until mid-October is not legal. The decision …
VIDEO – by popular demand: Labour quitter Ian Austin owned by former colleague as he slags off Corbyn
I wasn’t going to give this goon the oxygen of publicity, but it seems a few readers of This Site …
Johnson loses again! His second attempt to have a general election is scorned by MPs
Boris Johnson has lost his sixth Parliamentary vote in a row – and his second attempt to hold an early …
Commons Speaker announces retirement – depriving Tories of propaganda victory
John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, has stopped the Conservative government from claiming a propaganda victory it …