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With some constituents complaining that they can't get a response from their MP, this seems relevant again: are elected representatives legally obliged to reply to their constituents? medium.com/from-mysociety…

We're reading 👀politico.eu/article/united… "Elon Musk could be summoned for a grilling by British MPs over X’s role in race riots that have rocked the UK over the last week, as well as his own incendiary comments about the violence." What do you think - would that be useful?

Your politicians are there for you - to listen to what you care about, solve problems, feed into debates and ultimately to shape new laws. Make sure you're part of our #democracy - drop them an email with WriteToThem.com.

It's been a few weeks since the #GeneralElection2024 where 335 new MPs were elected to @ukparliament. @mySociety has already updated their WriteToThem tool to reflect this 👏 ✍️ Want to write to your MP? Visit writetothem.com for templates and guidance to make sure your voice has an impact!

What we're reading 👀 theguardian.com/commentisfree/… In 2014, the Taiwanese government’s approval rating was less than 10%. Anything it suggested was automatically distrusted. Then, an uprising [transformed] it into one of the most trusted democratic governments in the world.

What we're reading 👀 demnext.substack.com/p/how-a-perman… "On July 10, for the first time in history, the Paris City Council took up major legislation written by a permanent Citizens’ Assembly, composed of 100 regular people, and passed it directly into law."

Read more about the history of tracking divisions in a blog post @kathrynrix wrote for us last year mysociety.org/2023/09/05/the…

The second division lobby in the House of Commons was constructed after the fire of 1834 - to create accurate official division lists for the first time.

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With the first division of the new Parliament - here's how MPs could improve the way they vote mysociety.org/2023/08/01/it-…

After Parliament's State Opening today, work begins in earnest. Make sure you're signed up to our free alerts so you'll get an email each time your MP speaks or votes: theyworkforyou.com/alert/by-postc…

theguardian.com/politics/artic… This brought up an interesting aspect of the law from 1866.

@UKHouseofLords After the speech, a new parliamentary session starts, with both the @HouseofCommons and @ukhouseoflords debating the content. parliament.uk/business/news/…