Agenda 26.6.23 - Legislative Council has come in for a fair bit of stick recently so MLCs Tanya August Hanson and Bill Henderson are fighting back.

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Legislative Council has come in for a fair bit of stick recently for its very short sittings, just twenty one sittings each year outside of Tynwald and the relatively passive if not silent public face of Leg Co members. On Agenda MLCs Tanya August Hanson and Bill Henderson fight back. Is legislative scrutiny more than just passing comment in LegCo. Is the lack of legislation coming through the branches the fault of government and limited availability of legislative drafters? Does government have far more important stuff to be getting on with than creating new law, or is new law essential to fixing the problems we face?

Agenda 26.6.23 - Legislative Council has come in for a fair bit of stick recently so MLCs Tanya August Hanson and Bill Henderson are fighting back.

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