As is Transport…
Worried he’ll get fleas off big dog.I believe Spotty Dog has handed in his resignation.
Ideally, yes, but it does show the power of Committees. Another revealing thing is that there are actually some astute Conservative brains in Parliament, it’s just that the ideological divide has kept them out of Government and that has been to the country’s detriment.This is what PMQs should be every week, not the bear pit of pre-selected questions and back slapping.
Totally. These are the people marginalised by their parties, to varying degrees, showing their ability to ask pertinent questions and raise valid points.Ideally, yes, but it does show the power of Committees. Another revealing thing is that there are actually some astute Conservative brains in Parliament, it’s just that the ideological divide has kept them out of Government and that has been to the country’s detriment.
There were some rotten boroughs around in those days.That's right, a great way to say "Carry on lads, you're doing a great job."
They could take it as a sign that you don't deserve a vote, as in the golden era dreamed of by Rees-Mogg. By the time of the 1831 general election, out of 406 elected members, 152 were chosen by fewer than 100 voters each, and 88 by fewer than fifty voters.
The Reform Act 1832 was brought in to give voting rights to more people on a more representative basis - Manchester didn't even have its own MP before then and was part of the Lancashire constituency represented by 2 members known as Knights of the Shire.
The Peterloo Massacre happened in response to people demanding reform in 1819.