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John Bercow lecture on Parliamentary reform at the University of Bedfordshire
No comments on John Bercow lecture on Parliamentary reform at the University of BedfordshireThis year the University of Bedfordshire has begun a series of public policy lectures with prominent invited speakers. I presume that driving this is the influence of the newish vice chancellor former Labour MP and government minister Bill Rammell. Last month the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, spoke about parliamentary reform. He talked about how the House of Commons had seen a revival in recent years and highlighted the importance of the…
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Beith versus Heath: A fight sexier than that over Twitter?
Or, while the Commons decides it can use iPads, nobody notices the Government blocking strengthened powers for Select Committees. Unusually a Parliamentary debate on House of Commons procedures got a high level of interest and press coverage last week. This was of course because MPs were debating whether or not they should be allowed to use Twitter, or more accurately “hand-held electronic devices”, in the chamber. I followed the debate via BBC Parliament and it…
