Monthly Archives: November 2016

What is the Chancellor’s Autumn statement?

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Andrew Defty

This week the Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver his Autumn Statement. It forms part of three set-piece debates which punctuate the parliamentary year, alongside the debate on the Queen’s Speech and the Budget. It is striking that two of those, the Autumn … Continue reading →

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Irrelevant questions undermine the value of PMQs

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Andrew Defty

This post first appeared on the blog of the Parliaments and Legislatures study group of the UK Political Studies Association. The weekly Prime Minister’s Questions is undoubtedly an important mechanism for holding the government to account. The requirement that the … Continue reading →

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Ed Balls and a defence of sledging at PMQs

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Andrew Defty

Prime Minister’s Questions is one of the most extraordinary Parliamentary spectacles at Westminster, if not the world. Every week, while Parliament is sitting, the Prime Minister must come to Parliament and subject themselves to thirty minutes, (in recent times quite … Continue reading →

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