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  • The Commons Weekly #10

    The Commons Weekly #10

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    With the Clock of Prorogation ticking down to the End of Term and with no route to any effective form of Parliamentary challenge to the Prime Minister’s Reign of Avoidance, LoTO moved off the Mandelson Agenda for PMQs. Nevertheless, the Force of Evasion is strong with this one and, true to form, the Prime Minister…

  • The Commons Weekly #2

    The Commons Weekly #2

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    What a consequential week it was! Winding down to the weekend (who works Fridays after all?) and with the PM kow-towing having bi-lats with President Xi in Peking Bejing, Pat McFadden made a statement to the House on Thursday 29th January setting out the government’s totally unsurprising decision not to pay the WASPI women compensation…

  • The Week in UK Politics #38

    The Week in UK Politics #38

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    Screens, Soldiers and Superpowers (in no particular order.) Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s On 10th December 2025, Australia’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act came into force, making it illegal for under-16s to hold accounts on major social platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Snapchat, YouTube unless the platforms can prove…