House of Commons

kj · 1st March 2003, 11:16 PM

was watching highlights on the BBC news channel on cable and i cant believe how informal it is. The damn torries kept interrupting Jack Straw and it was funny to see how he handled it, but i thought it was going to be boring but i actually found it pretty interesting seeing how the whole thing works in Parliament.

khay · 2nd March 2003, 02:20 AM

the reason for the red carpet being in the middle of the floor seperating them is because it is the length of a sword distance. So if they where to draw there swords in the olden days it would just fall short. This could not be true as it could of been my history teacher winding us up

But i think it is true. He told us over a year ago.

AlanG · 2nd March 2003, 08:57 AM

na, thats the purpose of the table between the prime minister and the opposition leader, its wide with all the book stacked between them so that they cant lunge at each other with swords. When you think about it hows a carpet gonna stop them

njw · 2nd March 2003, 05:51 PM

to me the commons parliament is just an example of how things should NOT be done...

its informal, and by creating 2 opposing sides with the table inbetween, a competitive atmosphere is created, which modern politics doesnt need...

kj · 2nd March 2003, 06:06 PM

i noticed a lot of heckling going on too. People interrupting Jack Straw and then others shouting back in his defence tell them to be quiet. I watched it before and it was perfect, they were taking their turns in speaking like they are supposed to, but today its almost a free for all with people refusing to adhere to the rules of the house of commons. Even the speaker can't control it. The woman who did it before did a good job right until the day she retired.

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kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 14,227 Band: A band of merry men	House of Commons was watching highlights on the BBC news channel on cable and i cant believe how informal it is. The damn torries kept interrupting Jack Straw and it was funny to see how he handled it, but i thought it was going to be boring but i actually found it pretty interesting seeing how the whole thing works in Parliament. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

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AlanG ModSword +5 of Editing Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,429	na, thats the purpose of the table between the prime minister and the opposition leader, its wide with all the book stacked between them so that they cant lunge at each other with swords. When you think about it hows a carpet gonna stop them __________________ Ernie Ross - "I'm not a rent-a-quote MP" 10 Sep 04 Ernie Ross being a rent-a-quote MP 23 Jul 04

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njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,234	to me the commons parliament is just an example of how things should NOT be done... its informal, and by creating 2 opposing sides with the table inbetween, a competitive atmosphere is created, which modern politics doesnt need... __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

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kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 14,227 Band: A band of merry men	i noticed a lot of heckling going on too. People interrupting Jack Straw and then others shouting back in his defence tell them to be quiet. I watched it before and it was perfect, they were taking their turns in speaking like they are supposed to, but today its almost a free for all with people refusing to adhere to the rules of the house of commons. Even the speaker can't control it. The woman who did it before did a good job right until the day she retired. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

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2nd March 2003, 02:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
khay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 36	the reason for the red carpet being in the middle of the floor seperating them is because it is the length of a sword distance. So if they where to draw there swords in the olden days it would just fall short. This could not be true as it could of been my history teacher winding us up But i think it is true. He told us over a year ago.