John Leonard, an IT Consultant, sets out why he believes there should be no reduction in the number of MPs at Westminster. Last week David Cameron made proposals to reduce the number of MPs by 10% by 2020. In a supporting article, Tim Montgomerie, I believe, prematurely, justified this proposal in three ways, whilst Philip […]
In the recent thread – Ken Clarke To Recommend That MPs from Scotland and Wales Should retain the final say on English Laws which discusses the purported recommendations of the latest Democracy Task Force Report, this assertion amongst other similar ones was made: "In the long run, regional government is the best way to save […]
John Leonard, an IT Consultant, looks at the potentially damaging effects on democracy of reducing the number of MPs. Recently, Nick Clegg proclaimed that he wants to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 500. Here are a few thoughts why this is such a bad idea and why Clegg is so badly out […]
John Leonard, an IT Management Consultant, gives his take on the devolution debate and proposes that constitutional affairs and the interpretation of the law should be separated from the political legislature. Through decades of mismanagement by successive governments, our democracy seems no longer fit for purpose and is now more a vehicle for political machinations […]
John Leonard, an IT consultant, argues here that those wanting to reduce the size of the House of Commons will only be punishing the electorate for MPs' misdeeds. Parliamentary reform can only take place, he asserts, when the power to control Parliament and the political system is taken away from MPs. I have previously written […]