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    10 Reasons Why Prime Minister's Questions Needs Fixing

    On the day Ed Miliband calls for a 'public question time' in an interview with Andrew Marr, let's take a look at the evidence for why the current system of Prime Minister's Questions isn't working.

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    1. Having to stand up to get the Speaker's attention

    Screenshot from UK Parliament / Via youtube.com

    2. Stand up routines

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    3. A Mace? Seriously?

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    4. Jeering, braying and heckling

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    5. Cross bench jibes

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    6. Pat-on-the-back questions

    UK Parliament youtube.com / Via publications.parliament.uk

    Michael Ellis, Conservative MP: "It is thanks to our long-term economic plan that £200 million has been allocated to fighting potholes...Does not that...show that it is only the Conservatives who have a plan that puts Britain on the road to recovery, whereas the Labour party would drive the country's economy off a cliff?"

    7. Poor humour

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    David Cameron in response to the then-79 year old MP Dennis Skinner's question:

    "I often say to my children 'No need to go to the Natural History Museum to see a dinosaur, come to the House of Commons at about half past twelve'."

    8. Nodding

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    9. Overseen by a rather powerless Speaker

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    10. But at least it's not this bad...

    Via bbc.co.uk
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