House of Commons — Local services in London

People inside this building make absurd laws. Privatisation of education is one of them. I have taken biology and chemistry exams twice, with different exam boards, because it was my intention to study biomedical science. I studied hard for many hours a day every day to obtain excellent grades and performed well in every exam but I was awarded no grades (Us). Two months after taking exams, students are all awarded Us. Exam boards state that the person who viewed the answers made a mistake. They say that another person must view the answers to award them the right grades. They steal students’ money by stating that answers must be viewed many times. The word “review” is used to hide the fact that grades are awarded in exchange of money. Exam boards sell grades because they are private commercial companies. The more money they receive, the better students’ grades will be. Despite their huge profits, they are registered as charities to dodge taxes. Grades should have been included in the expensive fees I had paid to sit exams. Students have to pay expensive exam fees to take exams because further education is monopolized by private commercial companies. I was awarded two Us because I did not buy grades. Although I proved universities that grades are sold, they adamantly refused to accept me. It is evidence that universities’ admission departments and exam boards work together. If students do not buy grades, they are not accepted. A few people study biology and chemistry at A-Level because it is very expensive to buy grades in these subjects. As a result, the NHS has a chronic shortage of personnel. Poaching doctors from poor nations is unethical and it is not the solution to this problem. The government privatized education to save money but it pays for students’ tuition fees. This is a paradox. If the government owned sixth form colleges and universities, it would save a lot of money. Additionally, the NHS would not have a chronic shortage of medical staff because studious people, indigenous and foreigners, would attend British medical schools. Moreover, doctors would not misdiagnose diseases. Universities are private institutions (de facto). A university degree costs £9,250 because the government does not own universities. They are considered public institutions (de jure) because the government pays for students’ university fees. Medicine and dentistry are the most expensive courses. For this reason, the government limits places in medical schools (numerus clausus). If the government owned universities, numerus clausus would be useless. If there were no numerus clausus in medical schools, the NHS would not have a chronic shortage of doctors. Rich people only can buy 3 As in order to enroll in medical schools. UCAT exams are managed by private commercial companies. Admission to medical school is based on money only, not on knowledge and mental skills. Unfortunately, private education has a detrimental effect on people’s health and lives. The NHS has to pay billions of pounds every year in compensation because private education produces incompetent doctors. If education were nationalized, the NHS would save billions of pounds as doctors would not misdiagnose diseases. Furthermore, “mickey mouse degrees” would disappear. I think that European universities do not accept British A-Levels because they are issued by private commercial companies. In the other European nations, there are no exam boards because academic certificates are awarded by sixth form colleges themselves on behalf of governments. If A-Levels were public qualifications, the logo of the government (Dieu et mon droit) would appear on certificates. I am not the only person complaining about the fact that education is monopolized by private entities. There is no meritocracy if education is private. Meritocracy is in public...

A historic building that represents many things to many people. To me it represents the old way of doing things which does not represent or benefit the population as it should. I would like to see this building opened up as a museum when alternative modern means which require less individual control and more control given to the population using technology are applied to politics. This building will hopefully become like Buckingham Palace... a historic relic we the people tolerate. Remember it came to be because the people forced out those loyal to the royal family by force. A new era of governing ourselves is on the horizon within the next 100 years probably less. The evidence for this is obvious when you look at statistics from petitions on various things to the UK's vote to leave the European Union which was given begrudgingly and only because it was a campaign promise to give the people the vote on this matter. This event were David Cameron blackmailed the people into giving him a term in exchange for a vote on something important that clearly a majority wanted, will go down in the history books right next to Tony Blair and Bushes fiasco. This will become a museum to the current political establishment that uses...

The House of Commons is a truly awe-inspiring place. Steeped in history and tradition, it stands as the symbolic heart of British democracy. The architecture is magnificent, a testament to the grandeur and enduring legacy of the institution.

Unfortunately, my recent experience of trying to follow the budget proceedings on television was severely hampered by the unruly behavior of certain MPs. Their constant shouting and disruptive antics made it incredibly difficult to hear the Chancellor's speech, let alone understand the complex financial details being discussed. While I appreciate the passionate nature of political debate, it's a shame that some members seem more interested in grandstanding and interrupting than in engaging in respectful and productive discourse. This childish behavior undermines the seriousness of the issues at hand and does a disservice to the British public.

Despite this disappointing display, I still hold the House of Commons in high regard. It's a remarkable building and an essential part of our democratic system. However, I urge those within its walls to remember their responsibilities and conduct themselves in a manner befitting the gravity of...