Mercury Article: Suspending Parliament sounds terrible, right? Errrr not really.

Suspending Parliament sounds terrible, right? The sort of thing that only happens in banana republics and dictatorships? Errrr not really. Most years, Parliament is suspended for several days in the Autumn, while men in tights polish everything furiously before Her Majesty arrives to give the Queen’s Speech. Plus the place…

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Weston’s MP hails fairer funding victory for local schools

Weston’s MP, John Penrose, has welcomed this week’s announcement that local schools will get the fairer funding he’s been demanding for years, as the National Funding Formula is backed up with a record £14 billion extra cash. The money means every secondary school in Weston will get at least £5,000…

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