Prime Minister's Questions
In the House of Commons on Wednesday for the first Prime Minister's Question time. I was No. 12 on the list, but the questions didn't move very quickly, so I didn't get called. I'll try again next week, as I'm wanting to raise a question about fuel poverty strategy.
I was interested to see the press reaction to the questions from David Cameron. I can honestly say that I thought Gordon Brown seemed well on top of the questions, and I certainly didn't think that it was a "Cameron win on points" as the media suggested. Of course, as a Labour MP, I suppose I'm expected to say that - but that really was the case, in my view.
The most significant event of the week, I think, was the announcement that the Prime Minister made on Tuesday about introducing measures to bring about greater Parliamentary control of the Executive, and democratic accountability over both Parliament and government. I'm pleased at such a clear expression of the new administration's commitment to the reform agenda.
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So, in the interests of "democratic accountability", what're the odds of the government deigning to make the positive case for the EU Treaty as negotiated by Tony Blair and call a referendum - if it's as good a deal as we've been told, it should be pretty easy to win?
Or will we see more Labour cowardice in the face of a vote they expect they'd lose?
And before it's pointed out that the Tories didn't hold referendums for the likes of Maastricht, well, those weren't exactly model governments reflecting the will of the people either, were they? Or is "Well we're no worse than the Tories used to be" really the best Labour can offer us now?
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