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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Royal Upbringing | 10/18/2011 | Harry Hayfield |
| Q: The Question I'm Asking You is regarding the Education, Training, and Grooming of a Crown Prince for ... A: The Prince of Wales is the first born son of the current Monarch (in the future the Duke of ... | ||
| General information on British politics | 2/27/2011 | Harry Hayfield |
| Q: I am an American who has just graduated university in America with a B.A in Applied ... A: I am of the opinion that to understand British politics there is nothing better than watching a ... | ||
| taxes | 9/1/2009 | Harry Hayfield |
| Q: Harry, I am from the USA. How does the taxing structure in the UK compare to here in the US? I ... A: The UK has two layers of taxation. Federal Taxation (for instance income tax and sales tax) and ... | ||
| Contra Preferentum | 11/18/2008 | Harry Hayfield |
| Q: Could you please give me a detailed outline of what the Contra Preferentum is? A: Contra proferentem is a rule of contractual interpretation which provides that an ambiguous term ... | ||
| Prime Minister's Questions | 1/9/2008 | Harry Hayfield |
| Q: Just finished watching PMQ's and something that has intrigued me for quite a time is this: When the ... A: The procedure is that anyone who wants to ask a question at PMQ's gives it to the Speaker before ... | ||
| Prime Minister's Questions | 1/9/2008 | Harry Hayfield |
| Q: Just finished watching PMQ's and something that has intrigued me for quite a time is this: When the ... A: Well, they are not playing musical chairs (perhaps I shouldn't have said that with the BBC comedy ... | ||
| who will choose the prime minister | 9/11/2006 | Harry Hayfield |
| Q: n a ministerial form of government .WHO WILL CHOOSE THE PRIME MINISTER AND WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF ... A: In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the leader of the largest party in the House of ... | ||
| resignation. | 8/19/2005 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: Helo again, Phil. I've been reading Francis Wheens, "How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered The World" (harper, ... A: I realise I'm not going to score highly on the 'prompt reply'. I'm actually going to give up ... | ||
| anti-blair protests rumoured | 2/22/2005 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I heard that there are more anti-blair protests rumoured to take place just wondered if you had any ... A: If you're talking about large-scale demos, I think it's unlikely. The only thing that brought ... | ||
| British Constitution | 11/30/2004 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: As they say: "You've been reading my mail!" More specificWould you agree or disagree with the ... A: I think there's no doubt you would get a wide range of weird and wonderful answers from MPs on this ... | ||
| British Constitution | 11/30/2004 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: Phil. We've talked before. Right now, I would like to know something that has been bugging me for ... A: Ah, yes. The great unwritten British constitution. Personally, I favour written constitutions. ... | ||
| Parliamentary form of government | 8/10/2004 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I'm from the Philippines. I'm not good with government procedures or something. I just wanna know ... A: Please forgive my ignorance of politics in the Philippines. I'm not aware of the detail of the kind ... | ||
| police and discrimination | 6/11/2004 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: how have the police service taken steps to avoid discriminating against elements in britain.not the ... A: This is not an area in which I claim any specialist knowledge, but following the Macpherson Report ... | ||
| UK & the Schengen Agreement | 6/2/2004 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: Are you able to inform me as to why the UK has declined to join the "Schengen Agreement" along with ... A: The bottom line is that Schengen is hugely controversial for two reasons. First, it symbolises ... | ||
| UK Constitution | 3/1/2004 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: i know the uk does not have a written constitution but does this mean the uk is not constitutional? ... A: I think this is quite a philosophical question and there are probably many people who would give a ... | ||
| Advice | 11/26/2002 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I would be very grateful if you could help me please. I've never really taken much interest in ... A: Traditionally, it's the Conservatives who are thought to be right-wing and Labour left-wing, ... | ||
| Great Britain Parliament Act | 4/12/2002 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: Phil, I'm a student from Lithuania. There is a question I'd like to ask about the Parliament of the ... A: You're right of course about the lack of written constitution. This means that a surprising amount ... | ||
| robin cook vs gordon brown | 11/20/2001 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: Is there a feud that exists between robin cook and gordon brown that goes back to the 70s? cheers A: I believe this is indeed the case, but only because I have read it in the media - probably in the ... | ||
| Socio-economic groups | 6/25/2001 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I wonder if you could possibly shed any light on the socio-economic group system which classifies ... A: The ABC system of measuring social class broadly reflects the way that the British government has ... | ||
| careers | 6/19/2001 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I am 16, and would like to know how old you have to be in order to join a political party. I am very ... A: There is no minimum age set by law for joining a political party, but parties may have their own ... | ||
| Political Parties & Views | 3/22/2001 | Wesley Ball |
| Q: What are currently the two major political parties in Parliament. What are their views on the North ... A: Northern Irish policy is not really my specialism, but I will give you as clear an idea as possible. ... | ||
| TAXES | 3/22/2001 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I have a couple of questions to ask you. Do uo believe that the british tax system is fair and ... A: The first thing I should say is that I'm not an expert on tax by any stretch of the imagination, but ... | ||
| UK parliamentary voting system | 3/21/2001 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I just came across the term "blanket vote" and there seems to be no information about it on the ... A: The only context in which I've actually come across this phrase is American primaries. In many ... | ||
| Blair and PR | 3/11/2001 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I am an A-level student in the middle of writing a project on Tony Blair and his use of Spin ... A: James Blair's approval ratings are of course high again at the moment. There just seemed to be a ... | ||
| Blair and PR. | 3/11/2001 | Wesley Ball |
| Q: I am an A-level student in the middle of writing a project on Tony Blair and his use of Spin ... A: This sounds like a fascinating question and I wish you well with it. Before I get round to answering ... | ||
| Government | 2/22/2001 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I am a teeanger from America, and I was wondering what power the queen has in the government and in ... A: You're more correct than your parents, although I don't want to start any family feuds! ... | ||
| European Convention | 12/29/2000 | Wesley Ball |
| Q: Will the incorporation of the european convention on human rights into British law as the Human ... A: I am sorry that I could not help with the other one, but my specialisms is most definately on the ... | ||
| Electoral Roll | 12/6/2000 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I don't know whether or not you'll be able to answer my question, but here goes... I moved in late ... A: Michael I'm not an expert on electoral law, although as a former candidate for Parliament I think I ... | ||
| Publishers | 10/9/2000 | Wesley Ball |
| Q: I know this may be abit out of your field but hope you can help. Where can I find a list or ... A: There is a directory that you can get hold of at most local libraries called the UK Media Directory ... | ||
| Britain and Europe | 4/16/2000 | Wesley Ball |
| Q: Is it realistic for any British government to claim that it intends to play a central and ... A: This is a bit of a difficult question to answer without ambiguity because it ultimately relies upon ... | ||
| Britain and Europe | 4/16/2000 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I`m a politics student at Birmingham University and I`m a bit stuck for ideas for the ... A: Oliver My opinion is that it's unrealistic for Britain to be a leader in Europe whilst remaining ... | ||
| The Schengen Agreement | 3/29/2000 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: I am an offshore British student from Gibraltar, I am currently studying in Northampton University. ... A: Given your academic interest, I am sure you know a great deal more about the Schengen Accord than I ... | ||
| Politics | 3/21/2000 | Phil Woodford |
| Q: What is the process for passing legislation in England and what power does parliament have in ... A: David A good general answer to your question can be found at ... | ||
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Harry Hayfield
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Expertise
Any questions relating to the composition of parliament, the workings of parliament and national, special, local and regional elections
Experience
Stood in the local elections of June 2004 and have data going back to 1950 for the UK parliament and 1832 for Welsh constituencies
Organizations
Liberal Democrats
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