A Masterclass on Politics and Parliament with Jacob Rees-Mogg
Let's Talk with Mo Hasan
English - September 29, 2021 21:58 - 40 minutes - 73.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSociety & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
I interview Jacob Rees-Mogg, Leader of the House of Commons, for Civil Service Live; the topic of discussion was: Why Parliament Matters?
Mogg eloquently explained the function and role of our Parliament. He also shared his view on a range of issues such as the importance of our constitutional democracy, how COVID-19 has impacted our democracy and personal anecdotes from his time in politics.
You can find the video of this interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Ob_Hc7vPM&t=1112s
You can find out more here: https://linktr.ee/MoHasan92
Time Stamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:20) Icebreaker questions
(04:45)Why should Civil Servants Care about Parliament?
(06:23)Power of a backbench MPs
(08:20)Impact of COVID-19 on parliamentary scrutiny.
(10:18)Dark Matter
(12:08)Relationship between politicians outside Parliament
(14:22)Leader of the House and President of the council
(15:30)Working with the Queen
(17:10)Constitutional Monarchy vs. a Presidential system
(18:56)Making Parliament more diverse.
(20:50)Making Parliament more meritocratic
(23:18)Funny remote-working stories
(25:04)Lessons from other democracies
(26:26)Rainbow coalitions in Europe
(27:25)Voting in Parliament
(28:50)Parliament’s rules and procedures
(30:38)Advice for new MPs
(32:55)Lessons learned from remote-working(COVID-19)
(34:00)The House of Lords
(35:40)Should the UK adopt a codified (written) constitution?
(36:45)Closing remarks