PMQ’S.

One of the main benefits of being single is being able to spend so much time watching the Parliament Channel and get away with it (another victory for the vow there…see what I did?) and I’ve always enjoyed Prime Ministers Questions the most.
As a spectacle of democracy in action its impressive but as a lively theatre in which careers are made or broken it reminds me of stories about the Roman Senate.
If there is any one good thing to say about democracy, and in my humble opinion there is quite a wide choice of good things to say about democracy, I would choose the ability to debate matters and argue them through, even at the very top level as being the defining characteristic of a liberal democracy.
Anyhow, I have included a link to the weekly BBC podcast site that provides analysis, excerpts and additionaly material centered around mid-week Prime Ministers Questions so that anyone who is interested can take a look at what is going on.

If I’ve anything to say about the current performances in Parliament then it would have to be about the repeated clashes between Gordon Brown and David Cameron.
Its impossible to deny that Mr Cameron is a smooth operator, quick witted and well prepared but I find myself agreeing with the Prime Minister that the Tory leader is all style and no substance. It remains an awkward fact for the Tories that whilst their leader snaps at the heels of the Prime Minister, he does so with very little solid policy to back him up.
However I digress click here to get your fill of politicians for the day or find the link in under ‘places to go’.