Letter from Westminster 31.07.09
The result of last week’s by-election in Norwich North was not everything that I would have wished for as far as the Liberal Democrat candidate
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Letter from Westminster 26.06.09
It is a little known fact that the House of Commons starts its business every day with prayers.
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The question on everyone’s lips at Westminster this week was how much longer will Gordon Brown last as leader of the Labour Party and Prime
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It is not a popular view in Westminster at the moment, but it is possible that the maelstrom engulfing the House of Commons over ex-penses…
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It is possible that there has been a worse week for the House of Commons, but even allowing for the burning down of the palace…
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Budget day has always been something of an occasion in the House of Commons. The House is always full and the atmosphere can be electric….
READ FULL STORYLetter from Westminster 17.04.09
Politics can sometimes make a habit of throwing the very best in with the very worst in one week and leaving you scratching your head,…
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“What have the Romans ever done for us?” – The question that was famously posed by the Judeans in the Monty Python film Life of…
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Of my various parliamentary commitments, my role as the Liberal Democrat front bench spokesman on Northern Ireland is one which in normal circumstances does not…
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Visitors to my office in the House of Commons can see framed copies of the ballot papers from the general elections of 2001 and 2005….
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In general terms I think that laws to prevent the exploitation of workers by employers are a good thing. It must be wrong, for example,…
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Invitations to show your support for this cause, that one or the other drop into my mailbag on a fairly regular basis. Most of them…
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There was no politics on Tuesday of this week. Sure, the House of Commons sat as usual, the House of Lords were there and the…
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THE SMALL town of Sderot lies just inside Israel on the border with Gaza. From it you can see Gaza City and every day the…
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