Category Archives: Parliament

SeattlePI.com: Former UW student shakes up British government

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"If the British tabloids knew about the sex-advice column Heather Brooke wrote for the University of Washington Daily nearly two decades ago they might run with it as a salacious news item. ... But that information hasn't reached them, it seems, and Brooke has proven to an entire nation she is a journalist of another ilk. In doing so, the former Seattleite has shaken up the British parliamentary leadership and perhaps changed forever the relationship between the British press and the House of Commons."

Your Right To Know: The latest ruse from Speaker Martin and his cronies

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Heather Brooke: "I’ve noticed a new excuse being used by Speaker Michael Martin and the House of Commons authorities when dealing with freedom of information requests. They are now using the section 34 exemption of ‘parliamentary privilege’ - which is an absolute exemption against which there is no public interest test."

Parliament: Early Day Motions

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"That this House welcomes the rise in popularity of baseball in the United Kingdom ... ecognises the contribution that televised baseball has made in increasing the popularity of the sport and in particular the contribution of Jonny Gould, Josh Chetwynd and Erik Janssen; expresses disappointment at Five.TV's decision to cease showing Major League Baseball on terrestrial television; expresses concern that the rise in popularity of baseball in Britain may suffer as a result; and therefore calls on Five.TV or another free-to-view channel to show Major League Baseball on television."