Errata, observations and working notes
from Parliament Hill reporter David Akin
View Article  Review: Conrad Black's cherished Telegraph reviews the new gossipy bio of him

Nicholas Shakespeare is assigned the task of reviewing Tom Bowers’ take on Lord and Lady Black and has this anecdote to start:

I never met this newspaper's previous proprietor, although I worked as his literary editor on the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs. He once tried to stop me employing a ...   more »

View Article  The Same Sex Vote

I was in the Press Gallery for today’s same-sex vote and was madly trying to keep score. I hope I have this right but, of course, the Hansard record out late tonight will be the official result.

The motion failed: There were was 123 Yeas; 175 Nays; and 8 MPs ...   more »

View Article  More clarity on dual citizenship

Since I put up that list of MPs who were born in other countries and made the assumption that most, ...   more »

View Article  Finance Committee's Pre-Budget report

After hearing hundreds of submissions during a series of hearings across the country, the House of Commons Standing Committee on ...   more »

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