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MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT
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FAIRTRADE WINE & SMOOTHIE NIGHT
After the local election there will be a wine and smoothie tasting night.All the wine will be fairtrade as will the fruit for the smoothies. If you want to come along the tickets cost £8. - Grab one now by emailing us at wearside.younglabour@gmail.com
EAT AND TALK NIGHT
This will be taking place at Joe rigs in Sunderland. The date and time are as yet to be confimed, but we are hoping to have a couple of guest speakers talking about environment policy in local and national government.Ticket prices will be between £10 and £15 and this will include a choice from two pizza's and pasta's a dessert.and tea or coffee. Watch this space for updates !!!
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Hi ! welcome to YOUR site to have YOUR say !
This site has been especially created for YOU to keep you connected with the reality of what is actually happening in the north east with regards to The Labour Party !
These are exciting times and there are exciting times to be grabbed.... if we just let allow them..... there are alot of events that we can sink our teeth into and be heard .. all we have to do is SAY IT !!
What are YOUR views ?
TELL US !!!!
We need to demonstrate to young people that if they believe in progressive politics and have a sincere desire to effect change in the world around them, then they can find a home in the labour party.
The leadership of our party needs to work closely with Young Labour to increase political involvement amongst young people.
Ten years ago Labour promised to do more to help Britains hard working families meet the many challenges of every day life.
While there is more to do, a lot has changed for the better with Labour.A strong economy has meant more jobs and rising living standards. There are more teachers in fast improving schools, more doctors and nurses in new hospitals. Families are getting extra financial help - and so are pensioners. Communities have been given new powers and extra police to curb anti social behaviour.
In all these areas and in new priorities like tackling climate change, we want to see more progress. But meeting these challenges successfully also needs the involvement of every community and every family. By working together we can come up with the practical solutions we need.
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BASIC INTRODUCTION TO PARLIAMENT
The palace of westminster is one of the most famous buildings in London, It was where our Kings and Queens once lived.
Today it is the home of our two houses of Parliament: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
The main road leading to Parliament is called Whitehall. This is the home of our Government.
The Government is like the management of the country and it decides how things should be run. One of Parliament's most important tasks is that the Government id doing its job properly.
The Government is led by the Prime Minister who chooses about 100 members of the House of Commons and House of Lords to be ministers.
The most important ministers form a group called the Cabinet, which decides what the Government is going to do.
The work of the Government is devided between departments. Each one looks after a subject such as money (the treasury) and health (the Department of health).
Ministers are helped in their work by staff known as civil servants.
Just off Whitehall is downing Street. The Prime Minister lives at number 10.He is chosen by members of his political to be its leader.
The leader of the party which wins the most seats in the House of Commons at a general election becomes Prime Minister and forms a Government.
As head of Government, the Prime Minister is involved in all of the important decisions about what happens in the country. Every week the Prime Minister goes to the House of Commons to answer questions about what the Government is doing.
The country is devided up into 659 areas called constituencies. Each constituency has about 90,000 people living in it. Every 4-5 years there is a general election. This is when most people aged 18 or over have the chance to vote for the person who they want to represent their constitency in the House of Commons.
Most political parties choose someone to be their candidate in each constitency. All candidates must be aged over 21 or over. The person who gains the most votes becomes the Member of Parliament (MP) for that constituency.
In this way everyone in the country has someone who is elected to represent them in Parliament: this is called democracy.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
The word 'Parliament' comes from the french word 'parler' which means to speak. In the house of Commonschamber MP's meet to talk, and sometimes to argue, about important issues. This is called 'debating'.
MP's will debate all types of subjects including world issues such as wars and famine, national issues which can effect us all like transport and schools and local issues which might only concern one area or group of people like the closing of a hospital.
With so many MP's all wanting to speak it can become very noisy. The speaker who sits in the large chair in the middle, keeps MP's in order and decides who should speak next.
At the end of a debate MP's will often vote to decide what should happen next. This is called a division.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
MP's also have to keep a check on what the Government is doing and how it is running the country. They do this by asking ministers questions at Question Time about what is happening in their departments.
Once a week MP's have the chance to ask the Prime Minister questions.
MAKING LAWS
Laws are like school rules, except that they apply to everyone in the country. We need laws so that we all know how the countryis run and what we should and should not do.
Most of our laws are made in Parliament. An idea for a new law is written down in a document called a Bill. Both houses of Parliament have the chance to talk about the bill and make changes to it. At various stages called readings, members can vote on whether they agree or not with the bill.
Once both Houses have agreed the Queen has to sign the bill. It then becomes an Act of Parliament and a new law which we all have to obey.
HOUSE OF LORDS
There are nearly 700 members of the House of Lords (often called peers). unlike MP's members are appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister for the work they have done for the country, so they bring a wide range of knowledge to Parliament. They are Lords for the rest of their lives and are known as 'life peers'.
Members of the House of Lords have a very important job in helping the Commons with their work. They spend two thirds of their time disscussing bills and making suggestions as to how they might be improved.
Peers also talk about (debate) important issues. As there is likely to be at least one Peer with expert knowledge about a subject their debates and contributions are usually very well informed.
Peers also keep a check on what the Government is doing. A number of Ministers are members of the House of Lords so they can answer questions each day and explain the work of the Government. The Lords also has special committees which look at subjects like science and technology and Europe.
Many years ago kings and queens were very powerful and ruled the country. Gradually the people wanted to have a say in how the country was run, so, over hundreds of years, more and more power was transferred to parliament.
Today most of the powers that the Monarch still retains are in practice carried out by the Prime Minister and the Government!
i hope this introduction to Parliament has helped you understand politics a bit better cos it can be confusing !!??
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If you would like to learn more about us or want to know about more in your area please contact the following;
YOUTH OFFICERS
Philippa Taylor
(Houghton & Sunderland South CLP)
youthofficer.hss@gmail.com
Michael Mordey
(Sunderland Labour Students)
michael.mordey@sunderland.ac.uk
Georgia Elliott
(Sunderland Central CLP)
youthofficer.sunderlandcentral@gmail.com
Bridget Phillipson
(Washington & Sunderland West CLP)
bridget_phillipson@hotmail.com
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