Lynne Featherstone

I missed the first Prime Minister's Questions as I had to attend Mayor's Question Time at City Hall a couple of weeks ago - but today I am in situ and waiting for this contest. Tony gets himself into all sorts of trouble over the EU Constitution mess we are in. I think it is probably a very good lesson for politicians not to forget that the people in the end have a way of expressing themselves and whilst I am for a new constitution - I think it is quite good to get a kick up the backside and have to re-examine both guiding principles and practicality of implementation and consequences.

Interesting to me (trying to learn procedure so that I can join in) that in these questions - there is no notification on the Order Paper as to what the question will be and the chosen ones get to ask the Prime Minister the actual question - but don't have a supplementary (unless they are the Leader of the Official Opposition etc). Mere mortals - just get the one go - which in the end means the Prime Minister generally wins. Thus democracy is always stacked in favour of the chosen ones.