VOTE: How should Labour MPs vote on Syria?
Update: There will no longer be a vote on military action this week, but we still want to…
MPs
The case for better pay for MPs
The leaders of all three major political parties, and most of their parliamentary followers, have responded with predictable…
Let’s end the farce over MPs’ wages once and for all
Today IPSA are going to propose a pay rise for MPs of around £6500. At a time when…
Say No to the recall of MPs!
I have been surprised by the extent of media and other support, including editorially by the Guardian, for…
The case for part-time MPs
Earlier this week, Mark Ferguson espoused an entirely sensible – and extremely popular – viewpoint: “If you’re doing a second job,…
MPs should be banned from having second jobs – but it’s not about the money…
Imagine you had a job where you were paid nearly three times the UK’s national average full-time salary.…
Working Class MPs – the end of a era?
It is interesting to see that the Labour Party is returning to the vexed issue of its parliamentary…
In the future only emotionless, flawless, bloodless automatons will become MPs
Arriving back in London from Eastleigh on Friday afternoon with a stinking cold and the inevitable disappointment of…
When does a politician’s personal life become our business?
Chris Huhne has broken the law and – quite rightly – will likely be going to jail. His…
The inexorable rise of Stella Creasy – LabourList’s MP of the Year
Stella Creasy is undoubtedly one of the most impressive members of the 2010 intake of MPs (from any…
