Category Archive for 'Westminster'

Wrong answer too late.

The government has won its vote to have a referendum on a fairer voting system. But the system they have chosen is poor, and delaying so late means that the proposals will probably never become law.

Tory MP to step down

Stratford on Avon’s Tory MP John Maples today announced he is stepping down. His delay in doing so, which he explains in a letter to the Conservative Home website, means that the Tory selection will now be under their by-election rules, with a centrally imposed shortlist.
John Maples has served the community of Stratford on Avon [...]

A software manufacturer has released an iPhone application that lets you check your MP’s expenses. The catch? It costs £3.49 for information which is otherwise free, almost six times the average price of an iPhone app. Do we really need this?