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23 Jan 2007, 5:01 am
Perhaps it is something which the next MP to win the ballot to bring a Private Member's Bill before Parliament could put forward, possibly even with cross-party support. [read post]
6 May 2007, 5:24 pm
I saw this front-page Toronto Star story on Thursday (on how the Ontario government is blocking access to Facebook on work computers - affecting many, including some MPs who use Facebook as a political tool!)). [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 7:43 pm by SO Issues
ALL Canadians contact your MP here via phone or email by postal code, and visit our web site: http://stopspying.ca/. [read post]
5 Apr 2011, 3:12 am
The government's position is set out in this article in the Law Society Gazette by the Minister for Work and Pensions, Maria Miller MP. [read post]
11 Dec 2024, 2:27 am by Anita Edwards and Simon Lovegrove (UK)
  The letters include: A set of letters from the chair of the Treasury Committee, Dame Meg Hillier MP, asking for updates on progress made against the recommendations set out in the Sexism in the City report. [read post]
9 Nov 2009, 7:01 am
A memorandum submitted to MPs on behalf of several media organizations, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and MacMillan Publishers, warns that foreign newspapers may abandon the nominal sale of 200-plus copies of their publications in London, rather than risk exposure to "libel tourism," or forum-shopping by plaintiffs who seek out jurisdictions, such as the U.K., where defamation actions may be brought based on speech that would be protected in less… [read post]
21 Apr 2010, 3:32 pm by Jon Penney
  Eventually, with opposition Liberal MP Derek Lee leading the charge, a contempt motion was tabled in Parliament, and now the House Speaker will soon decide if the Harper Government is in "contempt" of Parliament by refusing to hand over the documents. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 7:59 am by Steven
Although some of the UKs library authorities do offer ebook lending, many do not, and many publishers have been wary of making their digital titles available for lending, meaning the range of ebooks in libraries is often restricted.With potential solutions ranging from the suggestion from Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon and chair of the all-party parliamentary committee on libraries, that “a small charge for an ebook should be applicable, with the money shared between the… [read post]
5 Jun 2008, 10:42 am
UPDATE: I have just been reminded in comments that it was that other corrupt Tory MP Jonathan Aitken who wielded the sword of truth... [read post]
7 Jun 2008, 11:00 am
This heralds the start of a powerful WI campaign which will see ministers, MPs, courts, health and prison authorities called upon to introduce far-reaching reforms.It is difficult to think of anywhere more likely to make the mentally ill worse and drive some people to despair than the bleak, impersonal environment of an overcrowded prison. [read post]
30 Oct 2016, 10:45 am by Kelly Fiveash
Enlarge (credit: The Courage Foundation) Culture minister Matt Hancock and more than 100 fellow MPs have signed a letter calling on president Barack Obama to block Lauri Love's extradition to the US to face trial over the alleged hacking of the country's missile defence agency, the FBI, and America's central bank. [read post]
11 Aug 2011, 11:57 pm by Adam Wagner
The podcast also featured regulars CharonQC, David Allen Green and Carl Gardner, alongside guests former Lib-Dem MP Dr Evan Harris, David Wales, a criminal lawyer and blogger. [read post]
1 Feb 2007, 5:29 am
"The Guardian - commment is free - Maurice Frankel - Less is not more"MPs have extraordinary control over freedom of information disclosures - they must not become exempt from the legislation via an undebated bill. [read post]
9 Jul 2008, 6:15 am
Criticizing the decision, Socialist MP Gergely Bárándy said that it opens the door to verbal attacks on Jews and Gypsies. [read post]
2 Feb 2014, 10:00 am by WIRED UK
Two days after Internet porn-blocking campaigner MP Claire Perry announced ISP filters were not overblocking content, the government has announced it is. [read post]
21 Aug 2009, 4:00 am
This tragedy shows the dangers of i Pods, other MP 3 players, and mobile phones while driving. [read post]
24 Jun 2010, 5:16 am
A couple of days ago, Mr Jimmy Schulz, a MP from the parliamentary group of the Liberal Democrats, was due to deliver a speech. [read post]
20 May 2008, 2:11 pm
Conservative MPs attending the hearings were unreceptive to the recommendations of these groups, suggesting that their own modifications to the current system are a preferable way to reduce the backlogs and tackle shortages which exist in Canada's Labour Market. [read post]
6 May 2010, 1:14 am by Adam Wagner
We may end up with a Bill of Rights, somewhere in the UK at least, but in any event we have an old one to protect MPs. [read post]