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August 21, 2004
Westminster: Debate on Iraq, 20 July
One of the best political websites in Britain is TheyWorkForYou at:
www.theyworkforyou.com
This site has detailed information about MPs, their speeches and past votes, as well as complete texts of Westminster debates. What is impressive is the ability to add your own comments right next to speeches made by MPs.
A debate on Iraq was on held on 20 July 2004. My own comments, juxtaposed with the words of the Prime Minister, are at:
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2004-07-20.195.0
Alex Salmond gave a fine, impassioned speech at that debate. I would quote it here, except for the question of copyright. (The speech is about three-quarters of the way down the page. He spoke at 5.37pm after Helen Liddell.)
It is worth noting Alex Salmond's record at Westminster, details at:
www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10525
Salmond spoke in parliament 249 times in the last year: 29th out of 658 MPs. No mean achievement by a member of a minor party. He replied to 87% of messages sent via FaxYourMP.com within 14 days: 88th out of 585 MPs.
Posted by Simon Holledge at August 21, 2004 09:22 PM