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More pantomime than pub quiz

We played a game of ‘Who said what’ today in parliament. It is more like a pantomime than a pub quiz because the answer is always obvious. And members of parliament can and do shout the equivalent of ‘He is over there!’ The subject under discussion, televised leaders...

A strange PMQs

It was a strange prime minister’s questions. The shadow of the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris this morning seemed to be the obvious thing to talk about. It was mentioned by both leaders at the beginning of the session, but there were no questions at all...

Christmas crackers

It was the last prime minister’s questions of the year and there was no sign of festive cheer. David Cameron’s team had been using Christmas to think up cheap jibes. The best they could come up with is that it would be like ‘Silent Night’ for Labour members of...

Cameron in full horrid public school mode – again

Ed Miliband rather effectively made the argument at prime minister’s questions about why David Cameron should be kicked out of office. Cameron breaks his promises. By the standards Cameron set himself he has failed. He has not eliminated the deficit, raised living...
Wars of attrition

Wars of attrition

It was the Iraq war that dominated prime minister’s questions today. Diane Abbott appeared regal in the House to ask a...

PMQs fever

PMQs fever

Death stalked prime minister’s questions today with serious illness and cancers the rather gloomy themes. Not that Ed...

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