What’s going on  

We’ve just had the whip through for the next fortnight. (The whip is a piece of paper sent out by the whips telling you what the whip is… In other words, it’s to let MPs know what business is coming up and whether their presence is absolutely required or simply requested.) I’ve already blogged about the big pieces of legislation coming up, such as the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill on Monday. Jack Straw will open for Labour on this, and interestingly Peter Hain is closing the debate, rather than a junior MOJ shadow minister as would normally be the case. Perhaps just because Welsh constituencies are affected? After that’s finished/ voted on at 10pm, Dianne Abbott has an adjournment debate on “The Effect on Women of Reductions in Public Expenditure”, which should be interesting. The adjournment debate on Tuesday is on “Step-free...