Here is the latest in our series of Twenty Questions with members of the Class of 2010… Nick de Bois was elected MP for Enfield North with a majority of 1,692. 1. What is your earliest political memory? Aged 15 – The two general elections of 1974 and the 3 day week. 2. Complete the […]
By Jonathan Isaby Early Day Motions are oft referred to as "parliamentary grafitti": they are effectively petitions which only MPs can sign and are often tabled with the sole intention of allowing an MP to issue a press release to their local paper beginning "Local campaigning MP Joe Bloggs has tabled a motion in Parliament […]
Two MPs who got elected at their third successive attempt emphasised the importance of localism in their maiden speeches last Thursday. The new MP for Enfield North, Nick de Bois, expressed his ambition to become "the No. 1 salesman" for his constituency before touching on his principle theme: "The localism that is evident from the […]