Syria airstrike vote 2015: Here’s how your MP voted December 3, 2015 Last night MPs voted in favour of the UK beginning airstrikes against Islamic State (Isis) with an overwhelming majority of 397 votes to 223, following a gruelling 10-hour debate in the House of Commons. The move was controversial, with huge numbers of people protesting against military intervention. Some Labour MPs claimed they were being intimidated to [...]
UK parliament approves air strikes in Iraq, but how did the parties vote? September 27, 2014 On Friday, the UK parliament voted in favour of conducting air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq. The extremist group has been taking over large parts of Syria and northern Iraq in recent months, and is notorious for the brutal methods it uses at it attempts to establish a religious state in [...]
Bow, Tower Hamlets: All you need to know about London’s new eastern hotspot October 30, 2014 Everyone knows how well Hackney is doing in the property stakes, with house price increases outstripping any other borough in London over the last 12 months. But how about its neighbour Tower Hamlets? As a borough, it’s building more new homes than any other in the country. Bromley-by-Bow, in particular, has been popular with [...]
MPs spent more than 115 days tweeting last year – but who sent the most? August 22, 2014 Our publicly elected leaders have spent more than 115 days tweeting in the last year – a total of 2,774 hours – with nearly three-quarters of all MPs now on the social media platform. A report published by Westminster Public Affairs shows that parliamentarians sent a total of 718,431 Tweets for the 12 months [...]
MPs welcome recall of parliament to vote on Syria response August 27, 2013 Many MPs have taken to Twitter to welcome the recall of parliament. We've got some of their tweets below. Very pleased there will be a debate and vote in Commons on #Syria — Nick de Bois MP (@nickdebois) August 27, 2013 Pleased to see Parliament recalled to discuss Syria. Right thing to do. Regret need [...]
What the Eastleigh result tells us about the future of British politics March 7, 2013 THE Eastleigh by-election gave us a clear indication of what is likely to happen in 2015. True, the politicians and pundits have made some confusing noise – inevitable since Thursday’s result provided triumph for no party, but genuine comfort for them all. The Conservatives did not fall to crisis levels, and could theoretically recover enough [...]
Is George Galloway’s victory a sign that the major parties are out of touch with voters? April 1, 2012 YES Nigel Farage The Bradford West result has given the system a bit of a kick up the backside. George Galloway is a seasoned and clever performer and knows which buttons to press. It’s hard to ignore his bandwagon when it rolls into town. Respect and Ukip were the only parties to increase their votes [...]
Labour loses seat to Galloway March 30, 2012 The Labour party lost one of its safest parliamentary seats after a by-election in northern England, in the strongest sign yet that new leader Ed Miliband is failing to cash in on disenchantment with the Conservative government. George Galloway, an anti-war campaigner in the small, left-wing Respect party, beat Labour’s Imran Hussain in a result [...]
Labour loses seat to Galloway March 30, 2012 The Labour party lost one of its safest parliamentary seats after a by-election in northern England, in the strongest sign yet that new leader Ed Miliband is failing to cash in on disenchantment with the Conservative government. George Galloway, an anti-war campaigner in the small, left-wing Respect party, beat Labour’s Imran Hussain in a result [...]
RAPID RESPONSES April 2, 2012 Hot property [Re: UK’s overtaxed public is running out of patience, yesterday] Re: the airline passenger duty (APD). The problem is global warming. There’s a limit to how much CO2 we can pump into the high atmosphere (where it has about four times the impact as at sea level) without cooking the planet, and we’ve [...]