Monthly Archives: December 2019
The start of a new decade?
The BBC, as they did ten years ago, are offering reviews of the past decade, believing 1 January 2020 is the start of a new decade. The new decade starts on 1 January 2021, just as the new millennium started … Continue reading
And the winner is…..
No, not the general election – we know who won that – but the caption competition. The competition, unlike the election, has been a close-run thing. There were several very inventive and amusing entries, all meeting the ‘laugh out loud’ … Continue reading
What makes for an effective parliamentarian?
Contributing to a panel at the recent Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) 68th Westminster Seminar, on effective parliaments, I identified what I see as the five essential elements for parliamentarians to be effective in carrying out their jobs. 1) Powers. The … Continue reading
The Norton View 