Welcome to Demotix!

News Hub

houses of parliament

491 Stories - 4288 Images - 253 Contributors

Politics

Lobby at Parliament over Welfare Reform Bill

Single Mothers’ Self-Defence, WinVisible, Zacchaeus 2000 Trust and other groups lobbied Parliament over Welfare Reform Bill plans to cut support...

by Peter Marshall in United Kingdom on 17/01/2012

Politics

Artist Kaya Mar shows new work lampooning Austerity Britain - London

Political artist Kaya Mar unveiled his latest oil-on-canvas caricature outside the House of Lords as the Lords were giving the final reading to the...

by Pete Riches in United Kingdom on 11/01/2012

Politics

Russians in UK protest Putin election victory

Russians have protest in solidarity with mass protests taking place in Moscow against Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party. London, United...

by Rob Pinney in United Kingdom on 10/12/2011

Latest News

Knesset Celebrates 63 Years in an Open House Event - Jerusalem
Thousands of Israelis visit the Knesset for an Open House event on the occasion of the parliament’s 63rd birthday. Knesset Speaker Reuven Rubi Rivlin: ”I promise the public an exception...
Disabled activists protest against Welfare Reform Bill in London
Disabled activists and single mothers hold a protest, in Old Palace Yard opposite Parliament, demanding to stop the Welfare Reform Bill. UK. 1st February 2012
Vigil outside Parliament on Welfare Reform Bill
People with disabilities, single mothers, claimants and other activists held a vigil outside Parliament on Welfare Reform Bill. London, United Kingdom, 1st February 2012.
Unbiased Affordable Housing Demanded - Jerusalem
Protest opposite Knesset as Economic Affairs Committee discusses a proposal by Housing Minister Ariel Atias (Shas). “Government is lathering us with soap” targets proposal that will all...
Protest for housing rights in Italy - Rome
Italians protest for housing rights. The group is demonstrating against the housing plans of the Mayor Alemanno, in Campidoglio. 30th January 2012
First stage of voting for Egypt's upper house of parliament
First stage of voting for Egypt's upper house of parliament, the Shura Council. Cairo, Egypt. 29th January 2012
Think tank for supporting austerity measures - Athens
An event with speeches of support for austerity measures was organized in the capital with the participation of politicians and professors under the title 'For Greece now!' Gr...
Lobby at Parliament over Welfare Reform Bill
Single Mothers’ Self-Defence, WinVisible, Zacchaeus 2000 Trust and other groups lobbied Parliament over Welfare Reform Bill plans to cut support which lets 700,000 disabled people live ...
Welfare Reform Bill demonstration - House of Lords
Various campaign groups held a demonstration outside Parliament as The House of Lords debated the abolition of the lower rate of Disability Living Allowance. London, United Kingdom. 17t...
Artist Kaya Mar shows off his new work of art - London
Artist Kaya Mar showed of his latest work of art opposite the Houses of Parliament, an impressed policewoman praised him for his skills using oil paints. The three days he took to finis...
Welfare rights vigil opposite Houses of Parliament - London
As parliament debates the welfare bill, single mothers, disabled and vulnerable people and the Zacchaeus trust all gather together and give speeches. A reverent and a bishop also attend...
Welfare rights vigil and lobby as Lords debates Welfare Bill - London
Welfare rights campaigners held a vigil and lobby outside Parliament as the House of Lords gave the Welfare Reform Bill its final reading before becoming law next month. London, UK. 11t...
Artist Kaya Mar shows new work lampooning Austerity Britain - London
Political artist Kaya Mar unveiled his latest oil-on-canvas caricature outside the House of Lords as the Lords were giving the final reading to the government's Welfare Reform Bill...
Cake festival in honor of British MP Nigel Martin Evans
British parliament House of Commons deputy Speaker Nigel Evans MP visits Old Dhaka's Lalbagh Fort along with his delegates, on a cultural visit. Dhaka, 9th January 2011
Old Street Magistrates Court London Occupied
Old Street Magistrates Court Occupied where symbolic trials of the economic and powerful elite 1% are to be held under the name." Occupied Justice" London, UK. 30th December 2...
Demonstration in Madrid against Spain's electoral law
Real Democracy now propose Democracy 4.0 , an initiative of Spanish lawyer Juan Ignacio Moreno that proposes direct voting by citizens via the internet on any matters debated in either...
Antiwar protest oustide Parliament House and Cabinet Office
Protesters gather to voice their opinion against a possible strike against Iran. They are also demanding withdrawal from Afghanistan. London, UK. 18th December 2011
Bios Vincent displays his exhibition 'The Wall Sounds'
It is an exhibition to see and hear on display until February 3rd, 2012 at the Palazzo Reale in Palermo, the Sicilian Parliament building. Bios Vincent is a young artist from Trapani, w...
Russians protest outside the houses of Parliament
Russians protest outside the Houses of Parliament against what they believe has been a fraudulent election process. London, United Kingdom. 10th December 2011
Russians in UK protest Putin election victory
Russians have protest in solidarity with mass protests taking place in Moscow against Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party. London, United Kingdom. 10th December 2011