Labour could have stopped the Illegal Migration Bill in the House of Lords. They chose not show up.
The Illegal Migration Bill finally got through the Lords yesterday as the Conservatives turned up to vote and 40% of the Labour peers didn’t. For me this shows the flawed…
The UK is sliding towards Russian-style authoritarianism
A few years back, I was the first person to raise a debate on facial recognition in Parliament. I recognised it as one part of a wider package of changes…
A battle over the right to protest is being fought in parliament this week
The sheer number of amendments and likely votes on the Public Order Bill has led to the Lords taking an extra day for Report Stage, next Monday. The opposition last…
The EU Retention Bill is an attack on parliamentary democracy
The Public Order Bill is an attack on democracy on the streets; the EU Retention Bill is an attack on democracy within Parliament. Rather than 'taking back control' the government…
What would life at two degrees of warming look like?
COP27 failed to make progress on reducing emissions and the awful reality is that our current economic and political system can’t deliver the necessary change, quickly enough. So have you…
The rich should be paying for energy efficiency, not the poor
It’s time to challenge the political consensus about energy customers paying for all the green measures that are needed to deal with the climate emergency. The big problem with these…
To stop the Tories, Labour has to embrace proportional representation
Image credit: Ryan Hodnett - Creative Commons The case for proportional representation (PR) has never been stronger. The Conservatives have won a huge Parliamentary majority on of the vote. This…
The problem with policing isn’t just funding – it’s priorities
I’m always fascinated when I watch a modern crime drama by the clever ways in which forensic crime scene investigation can bring people to justice. The technology has progressed so…