Policing and criminal justice in Northern Ireland
During questions in the House of Commons yesterday, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Owen Paterson, asked a supplementary… Read more »
Muslim Arbitration Tribunals
Shadow Minister for Local Communities and Government, Paul Goodman, has been raising the issue of Muslim Arbitration Tribunals. Yesterday he… Read more »
MPs might meet in QEII Centre during £350m renovation of Parliament
That’s what this morning’s Telegraph is reporting. The QEII Centre (pictured on the right) sits opposite Westminster Abbey. The renovation… Read more »
Monkeys should be seen and not interred
Mark Pritchard has brought a Bill before the House of Commons. It seeks to ban the breeding, selling, purchasing and… Read more »
Quote of the day
Yesterday afternoon Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, made a statement on National Curriculum Tests. His… Read more »
Greater London Assembly keeps no proper record of how members vote
Peter Cuthbertson writes: ConservativeHome readers keen to know how their Member votes in the London Assembly’s may be as surprised… Read more »
How should we elect MPs?
Daniel Kawczynski is co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Continuation of First Past the Post. All-party it may… Read more »
The indomitable Lord Tebbit
I don’t think it’ll come as a surprise to anyone, or be considered a breach of confidence, if I reveal… Read more »
Human rights debate
Yesterday the House of Commons debated democracy and human rights. A number of Conservative MPs made interesting contributions. Tony Baldry,… Read more »
The House of Lords debates Russia
Last Friday the House of Lords debated a report from its European Union Committee on Russia and the EU. Reading… Read more »
Tom Greeves says hello
Tom Greeves was a researcher at Conservative Central Office between 1999 and 2003, later joining the office of Peter Ainsworth… Read more »
Julian Lewis on underfunding of the armed forces and the need for a defence review
Highlights from a contribution to Thursday’s debate on Defence in the UK follow. Shadow Defence Minister Julian Lewis detailed how… Read more »
Tory MPs expose failure of ministers to answer questions in a timely way
At Business Questions in the Commons yesterday a succession of Conservative MPs exposed the failure of ministers to answer their… Read more »
Chris Grayling on the need to reform welfare and bankrupty laws
Opening Tuesday’s Opposition Day debate, Chris Grayling argued that in the context of the ongoing financial crisis, more attention must… Read more »
Thursday 9th October 2008
8.15pm Local Government: As the total identified of Council money in Icelandic banks tops £760m, is your Council on the… Read more »