Cameron proposes power changes

David Cameron has called for changes so that power flows from Parliament rather than then the office of the Prime Minister. The proposals include increasing the power of Select Committees and reducing the power of the whips.

"In a number of important areas - going to war, agreeing international treaties - there is no formal mechanism for consulting Parliament, the nation's elected representatives... In other areas like making senior appointments, reorganising government departments, the Prime Minister is able to do exactly as he likes without consulting Parliament at all."

Personally, anything that increases the power and more importantly the relevance of Parliament is always a good thing, otherwise iy really is little more than an expensive talking shop.