#Parliament

Ben Pile

clim8resistance

"Electricity is around four times more expensive than gas because of costs passed onto the consumer from environmental programmes and social measures."False.Electricity is more expensive than gas because policy requires

Gavin Freeguard

GavinFreeguard

Responsibility for 'govt use of data' has transferred from DCMS to Cabinet Office (after moving from CO to DCMS back in 2018).Main thought: Time for shuffling deckchairs is over -

Welfare at a Social Distance

DistantWelfare

Today parliament debates the £20 uprating of #UniversalCredit and Working Tax Credit. Our forthcoming report demonstrates what removing this would mean: a significant increase the risk and depth of poverty

Brexit DD | #CANZUK Fan

BrexitDD

[ Irish Sea Thread ]The EU Withdrawal Agreement 2020 was signed by the #EU and #Brexit Britain.It clearly stipulates « best endeavour and good faith ».1/8 Best endeavours is a phrase commonly

Scribulatora

Scribulatora

The Icelandic parliament first sat in 930. The English parliament convened in 1215, with the signing of the Magna Carta. It's an old institution. Patriarchal. Aristocratic. Built on the notion

Mark Elliott

ProfMarkElliott

The Guardian is reporting that it has seen a letter revealing a rift between Attorney General @SuellaBraverman and Advocate General Lord Keen on the Internal Market Bill. /1https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/10/governments-top-le

RougePatriot

RougePatriotOne

We speak of a fraudulent election and the inability or refusal of both Congress and the courts to act. King George III and Parliament did the same when asked to

Jo Maugham

JolyonMaugham

Before we get too superior, our Prime Minister (chosen by fewer than 160,000 members of the Conservative Party) suspended the elected legislature when it became inconvenient to him. He was

aamir

Inquilabo

The 1950 Presidential Order discriminates on the lines of religion & denies reservation benefits to the Muslim & Christian Dalits.The Committee (Ragnath misra)which submitted it report in May 2007, recommended

Tony Connelly

tconnellyRTE

Now that the UK has ruled out Provisional Application acc to @PippaCrerar, where were things at on the EU side with that? 2/ This morning the European Parliament ruled out

Tom Newton Dunn

tnewtondunn

A Tory grandee rebellion is underway to give Parliament a veto on the Govt's plan to override the Withdrawal Agreement. Sir Bob Neill has just tabled an amendment to the

Matt Chorley

MattChorley

This. Is. Not. Normal.I first used this phrase to describe Jews protesting outside parliament against the leader of the opposition.I used it too many times in the following months +

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scottishlass481

5th of Feb 1705 (thread)The Alien Act declared that Scottish nationals in England were to be treated as aliens and any estates held by Scots would be treated as alien

Sujay Raj

Sujay__Raj

The "Chausath Yogini Temple" Morena Which Inspired the Design Of Indian Parliament. 11th Century Temple Formed By Circular Wall With 64 Chambers Dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Chausath Yogini Temple, Also

Austine

obiMpenaAustine

DEAR KEN OFORI ATTA, YOUR FIGURES ON 1 VILLAGE 1 DAM DOESN’T ADD UP Fact checking thread The NPP 2016 manifesto said if elected, they will build small earth dams

Resolution Foundation

resfoundation

Today we have published the latest Living Standards Outlook – taking a look at what the next few years have in store for household incomes in the UK. A few

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