Parliament, Government and the Civil Service

By On November 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

My inner government geek is getting nourished at this residential course I am attending at the National School of Government in Sunningdale, near Ascot. The course is designed to give a detailed working orientation into the machinery of Government that is the parliamentary democracy of the United Kingdom. Much of it is taught here in Sunningdale, but we’ll be off to the Cabinet Office on Wednesday as well as a pressure group to see how they can influence Government policy. I will be off to visit the Green Alliance. Next week will include a full day at the Palace of Westminster, including a tour with Jeremy Corbyn MP, a talk with ex-Minister Charles Clarke MP and attending Departmental questions in the Commons and general questions in the Lords.

So far so good – the instructors and knowledgable and great presenters, and the exercises have been fun and thought-provoking. The food is great and the campus is very pretty. If only I could run …

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