An idea from the Mother Parliament
Tag Archives: Prime Minister’s Questions
President’s Questions
No Labels, a bipartisan organization pursuing democratic reform in the United States, revives the idea of introducing Question Period into the congressional system.
How they do it in Britain
While the NDP is calling for the Speaker to be more assertive on this side of the Atlantic, there is an interesting development to be noted in the mother parliament.
Shouldn’t he be busy recalibrating and consulting with Americans?
The President of the United States attends a meeting of congressional Republicans and takes questions. American observers are variously thrilled and astonished by the results.
Formally Proposed Parliamentary Reform of the Week
A British committee set up in the wake of all that unpleasantness over MPs’ expenses, comes back with some suggestions.