Having grown up watching and listening to the familiar jousting and debating of PMQs, I am throwing my support behind the cross party group campaigning to introduce a similar system here.

Parliamentary debate is a hugely effective way to engage all sides of the political spectrum in rigorous dialog, and is an intensely public way of  holding political leaders in check.  There’s no better BS detector for us than to see our leaders dodge, fluff or fumble when being questioned.  Of course, the system has its downsides, discussions can be reduced to a series of theatrical quips and jabs, but overall, the system is a highly effective method of enabling debate between politicians and their keeping their overall accountability to the electorate firmly in the public view.

Since the petition was launched two days ago, it has hauled in over 12,000 signatures, and on Wednesday, was discussed Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton during the White House daily briefing.  Despite him saying that at the moment, a regular Question Time was not in the offing, the fact that the issue is being address seriously by the White House is a great step.  David Corn, the man who asked the question about Question Time to Bill Burton has more here.  Spontaneous rallying calls such as this one are refreshing to see.  Keep up the good work.

Details of Demand Question Time and the petition here.

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