House Magazine

December 11, 2000
The House Magazine
Issue No.926 | Vol.26
December 11, 2000
Issue No.926 | Vol.26
The House Magazine
Contents
Cobbett's corner

Food for nought
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Chris Moncrieff

Santa's summit
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Chris Moncrieff

Cash for votes
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Chris Moncrieff

Committee corridor

Off the rails or right on track?
Joe Kimble reports on rail regulator Tom Winsor's evidence to the Transport Committee
Joe Kimble

Commons diary

The rail line lottery
After by-election duty Caroline Spelman returns to Westminster for 'National Guillotine Week'
Caroline Spelman

Commons gallery

Crime crackdown in run up to election
Peter Willoughby reports on the week's developments in the Commons chamber
Peter Willoughby

Record 11 bills pass into law
Peter Willoughby reports on the week's developments in the Commons chamber
Peter Willoughby

Low turnouts? Pay voters, says MP
Peter Willoughby reports on the week's developments in the Commons chamber
Peter Willoughby

Lords diary

Shining light into the Lords
Lord Hodgson gives his first impressions after five months in the Upper House
Lord Hodgson

Lords gallery

The grit in the oyster
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans

Mr Straw clutches at Parliament Acts
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans

New move on Weds/Thurs swap
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans

Profile

Laurence Robertson profile
Laurence Robertson talks to Anne Perkins
Anne Perkins

Queen's Speech analysis

All spin and no delivery
Angela Browning says the Queen's Speech shows that Labour is out of touch with the priorities of the people
Angela Browning

Labour suffers Tory timidity
The government's light legislative programme does not go to the heart of the problems facing Britain today, writes Paul Tyler
Paul Tyler

A significant parliamentary event?
Lord Norton of Louth puts this year's Queen's Speech in historical context
Lord Norton of Louth

Election fever spreading
New peer Baroness Gibson assesses her first Queen's Speech as a member of the House of Lords
Baroness Gibson

Electorate's choice becomes clearer
The Queen's Speech demonstrates Labour's determination to continue rebuilding Britain after 18 years of Tory underinvestment, says Margaret Beckett
Margaret Beckett

Week in Westminster

Let battle commence
The Queen's Speech represented the start of a prolonged election campaign, says Colin Brown
Colin Brown