Richard's Kingdom

The United Kingdom has a hung Parliament. The 2010 general election left the Conservatives as the largest party however they are 20 seats short of an overall majority. Therefore a coalition Government must be arranged.
The prospect of a government of national unity* – a coalition including both the Conservatives and Labour – is conspicuous by [...]

Despite massive public opposition the Digital Economy Bill was voted into law last night. Here’s how Sheffield MPs behaved:

Constituency
MP
Party
At 2nd reading?
At 3rd reading?
How they voted

Attercliffe
Clive Betts
Labour
No
No
FOR the Bill

Brightside
David Blunkett
Labour
No
No
ABSENT

Central
Richard Caborn
Labour
No
No
FOR the Bill

Hallam
Nick Clegg
Lib Dem
No
No
ABSENT

Heeley
Meg Munn
Labour
No
No
FOR the Bill

Hillsborough
Angela Smith
Labour
No
No
FOR the Bill

Frankly, I’m appalled. Any illusions I had about Britain being a representative democracy have been shattered. [...]

The Gagged Geeks protest against the Digital Economy Bill in Sheffield yesterday exceeded all my expectations. Around thirty protesters handed out 300 leaflets – our entire stock – in less than 20 minutes. We were joined by Paul Scriven, leader of Sheffield Council and Lib Dem PPC for Sheffield Central, who handed out leaflets and [...]

Dear Lords and Ladies of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee
I’m writing to ask you to represent the voice of UK citizens during the passage through the House of Lords of the Government’s Digital Economy Bill.
I am deeply concerned by the measures this Bill would introduce, and given that my MP seems unwilling [...]