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Tag Archives: Parliament
You think this lot are bad: errant MPs and a word on punishment
There is a widespread, and not entirely unjustified, impression that most parliamentarians are venal, self-serving individuals whose sole motivation is self aggrandisement and personal gain. While this is a view with which many, including myself, would disagree it can at times be frustratingly difficult to maintain … Continue reading
Tracking the payroll vote
Democratic Audit have been kind enough to run my post on the ISC this week and I’m happy to return the favour by drawing attention to their post about growth in the payroll vote, which is becoming something of a preoccupation of the … Continue reading
Getting their ducks in a row: a small step forward in intelligence agency accountability
The significance of last week’s appearance of intelligence agency heads before the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), far outweighed anything that actually emerged from the evidence session itself. The ISC, which was established in 1994, has until this point … Continue reading
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Watching the watchers: a serious test for the Intelligence and Security Committee
Recent months have seen a diverse cast of characters including newspaper proprietors, senior police officers and BBC executives being grilled by Parliamentary select committees. Today’s appearance of intelligence agency heads before the Intelligence and Security Committee is not likely to … Continue reading
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They really do work for you: Parliament, MPs and Prime Ministerial neglect
In a series of papers for the right-wing Centre for Policy Studies the Conservative MP, Andrew Tyrie, highlighted the problem of Prime Ministerial neglect of Parliament under Tony Blair, characterising Parliament as, Mr Blair’s Poodle. The data presented by Tyrie … Continue reading