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Ian Bradshaw

@ianbradshaw.bsky.social

Exiled Lancastrian, House of Commons Clerk, slow cyclist, & long suffering Harlequins fan. I'm not allowed to have opinions, except on books and rugby.

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#Good in these troubled and uncertain times Ireland and France women both sticking rigidly to national rugby stereotypes by heartbrakely losing in a QF and perpetrating random acts of barbarism respectively.

15.09.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the hill I will die on. Although Secretary X for a SoS has been used in the Journals since at least 1948 (oldest I have within reach), but Minister X is just wrong.

01.04.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tom Curry is the player of the Six Nations so far. Utterly unbelievable today, how anyone else got Man of the Match I've no idea.

08.02.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 2

So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/

24.12.2024 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2374    πŸ” 1038    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 270

Her name being next to it means she tabled it. The first name against a motion is the member who tabled it, other names can only be added with the member concerned consent.

29.11.2024 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Order Paper for 29 November 2024

There is a motion to do so on the Order Paper commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/904...

29.11.2024 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that because parties are (somewhat) ideologically cohesive, or a desire to follow the leadership even on a free vote?

Or, it depends…

29.11.2024 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Brave" in the Whitehall sense?

26.11.2024 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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