Tag archives for House of Lords
What will happen with the EU Withdrawal Bill in the House of Lords?
Next week the House of Lords will be debating the EU Withdrawal Bill – what will become the law determining crucial events in the UK in 2020 and beyond. Should…
Abolishing Brexit and the House of Lords – UK Green news round up week 42
Natalie Bennett starts time in House of Lords as she means to go on Creative Commons: Global Justice Now This week, Natalie Bennett formally joined Jenny Jones in the House…
Former Green leader Natalie Bennett to enter House of Lords
Creative Commons: Global Justice Now Theresa May's resignation honours list was released today. And among the people who are being made members of the House of Lords is ex-leader of…
Johnson’s shut down of parliament is the tip of the democratic crisis iceberg
On Wednesday we learnt that Boris Johnson intends to shut down Parliament for five weeks in order to force through a disastrous no-deal Brexit. This week opposition parties met to…
To truly change politics, the House of Lords has got to go
Creative Commons: vgm8383 There is “one practical question: where does power lie…how can it be attained by the workers?” Nye Bevan, 1952, ‘In Place of Fear’ For too long, Westminster’s…
Political engagement: what have we learnt?
Democracy- by flicker user Sara: Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series For the last few weeks Bright Green has been publishing a series of articles on political…
Only by citizens “taking back control” can public confidence be restored in politics
Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series British politics in 2016 is in a peculiar state. Our society is recovering from the recent EU referendum in which the…