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Who are the Parliamentary Private Secretaries?

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Andrew Defty

I have written before about Parliamentary Private Secretaries. In 2013 I observed that these unpaid Ministerial aides have perhaps the least glamorous job in parliament. Theirs’ is also perhaps the most elusive job in parliament. Although they are unpaid and therefore … Continue reading →

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Tracking the payroll vote

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Andrew Defty

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 →

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More on the payroll vote

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Andrew Defty

Sarah Wollaston is one of the more interesting of the 2010 intake of Conservative MPs. She was selected to stand for the Conservatives in the Devon seat of Totnes through  an open primary, in which all voters in the constituency were … Continue reading →

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The rise in the payroll vote

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Andrew Defty

The recent Cabinet reshuffle once again raised concerns about the size of the Government, and in particular its impact on the Executive’s power to control parliament through what has become known as the payroll vote. The payroll vote refers to … Continue reading →

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