The Government should introduce legislation to make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence. This would mean that all MPs, including Ministers, would face a serious penalty for knowingly making false statements in the House of Commons, as is the case in a court of law.
It’s a release valve; meaningless roleplay that allows people to think they’re doing politics without changing anything, and prevent them from thinking about doing any more radical politics that might.
I’m pretty sure they literally never have.
It’s a release valve; meaningless roleplay that allows people to think they’re doing politics without changing anything, and prevent them from thinking about doing any more radical politics that might.