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  • J H Hall: The premise on which this question is based has by no means been established. Like the minister, I would like to know what the policy is of all opposition parties in so-called "free" schools. (21 July 2015)
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  • J H Hall: While it is commendable that some MPs agree that it is "deeply unfair on the next generation" to have a budget deficit, as an ordinary tax payer I do not understand why all parties support and... (14 July 2015)
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  • J H Hall: I am afraid that Mr Carswell is being naive. Experience of US takeovers, such as Kraft of Cadbury, demonstrates without doubt that such acts are aimed at asset stripping and not providing... ( 7 May 2014)
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  • J H Hall: I don't think the UK has the legal authority to punish, at least, not without a UN resolution or International Criminal Court ruling. More to the point, what would an aerial bombardment achieve?... (30 August 2013)
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  • J H Hall: This seems to imply that every statement by a Party in Opposition in the past would require them to act on it if/when they came to power. How far back would Douglas Carswell like to go? In this... (21 February 2012)
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  • J H Hall: This seems to imply that every statement by a Party in Opposition in the past would require them to act on it if/when they came to power. How far back would Douglas Carswell like to go. In this... (21 February 2012)
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  • J H Hall: Touché ! (13 October 2010)
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  • J H Hall: An interesting idea but unfortunately the entrenched interests both of the international bankers and the Treasury will not allow it to proceed. I see this bill falling at the first hurdle. Good... (16 September 2010)
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  • J H Hall: There is a barb contained in the final clause of this question. Douglas Carswell has doubts about the role of the judiciary in what he sees as their effectively determining law. It is... ( 3 June 2010)
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  • J H Hall: Although it is true that Israeli citizens are hard-working and entrepreneurial, what Douglas Carswell failed to mention is that that their efforts have been underpinned by aid from the USA to the... (21 May 2008)
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  • J H Hall: This is the kind of sloppy thinking we are not used to from Douglas Carswell. Perhaps he is allowing his prejudices to over-ride his normal analytical capabilities. The International Court of... (28 February 2008)
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  • J H Hall: I do not understand Douglas Carswell's reference to his party introducing anti-poverty measures in 1911. The Conservative P{arty did not form the government in 1911. Then it was a Liberal... (12 July 2007)
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  • J H Hall: The whole point of having judges is that they apply an impartial judgement. If Parliament does not like the way the interpretation of the law is moving, it has within its power the opportunity... (12 June 2007)
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  • J H Hall: This is the Achilles heel of the proposal. By making central government responsible for the redistribution of monies from certain jurisdictions, the link to locale is undermined. This weakness... ( 8 June 2007)
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  • J H Hall: As Tom Harris, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport said subsequently in the debate, his answer will not be considered satisfactory by non-governmental members of parliament. The key... (12 January 2007)
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  • Mark Bestford: Why stop there, why not have ordinary people have an input to the legislative program? How many good ideas are wasted just because the person who has them happens to not be an MP. For example I... (17 November 2006)
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  • J H Hall: What an innovative idea - that ordinary MPs have an input into the legislative programme! During the 1906 Government, an ordinary MP so demolished the ideas behind a Government (Liberal) Bill... (17 November 2006)
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  • J H Hall: I think most of the electorate are concerned about the erosion of democracy by the ever-increasing power of bureaucrats and Ministers. We are a very long way from true democracy. It is easy to... (10 February 2006)
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