The capital of one of the world’s most stable democracies is gripped by growing panic about foreign agents working in elected office. A bombshell report by Canadian lawmakers has unnerved Parliament Hill, alleging that unnamed politicians have been covertly working with foreign governments....
French President Emmanuel #Macron’s call for new legislative #elections after announcing the breakup of the French #Parliament caught members of the National Rally unsuspected, FRANCE 24’s Claire Paccalin said, reporting from party headquarters.
In Britain, former Conservative Member of Parliament Julian Knight, who was suspended from the party over allegations of sexual assault, has announced he will run in the election as an independent. Seems to me he could start and run for the Sexual Assault Party.
Israeli war cabinet minister #BennyGantz's #centrist party has proposed holding a vote to dissolve #parliament in a bid to bring about an early #election, his party said in a statement on Thurs.
💬 "In March 2020 the information system for dealing with Covid was; I would wheel in a whiteboard and grab a marker and Simon Stephens would read out from scraps of paper, faxes that he'd got from the NHS…" - Dominic Cummings interviewed on Helen Lewis has Left the Chat, on BBC Sounds.
#politics#uk#parliament#socialmedia#honeytrap#naked#politicians Every time I read about this honey trap story, I find it hard to believe people so gullible and stupid are actually in parliament. It’s madness!
“two MPs are reported to have responded by sending images of themselves…”
29 Mar 1626: Charles I defends the Duke of Buckingham against #Parliament in a speech written by William Laud #otd#HistParl Almost exactly year earlier on his deathbed, James VI & I had asked Charles to protect Buckingham.
#Tory Ministers James Heappey & Robert Halfon step down from their cabinet posts, with Halfon the #CONservative MP for Harlow also announcing he's to step down as an MP at the next election.
This brings the total to more than 60 Tory MP's who've now confirmed they will not stand at the 2024 #GeneralElection.
Does it surprise anyone? The graphic reminds of the useless wet wipes recent contribution to what they refer to as democracy in England. He was just as despicable then.
"The legal subordination of one sex to another – is wrong in itself, [...] it ought to be replaced by a system of perfect equality, admitting no power and privilege on the one side, nor disability on the other."
~ 'The Subjection of Women' by J. S. Mill (1869)
Did you know that John Stuart Mill was the first person in #British#Parliament to call for allowing #women to vote?
This petition also included the signature of the only #PoC, Sarah Parker Remond.
Banning protest around parliament and MPs homes is anti-democratic, fascistic nonsense.
The idea that the very people who specifically should be the target of protests could be allowed to basically insulate themselves against it simply confirms that the UK is not a democracy. The idea that you can limit free speech to "protect democracy" is Orwellian newspeak to say the least.
If you can't take protest? Don't become a politician. Simple as that!
Canada’s Parliament rocked by allegations of treason (www.politico.com)
The capital of one of the world’s most stable democracies is gripped by growing panic about foreign agents working in elected office. A bombshell report by Canadian lawmakers has unnerved Parliament Hill, alleging that unnamed politicians have been covertly working with foreign governments....