Chapter 3 Archive

3. Backbenchpressing

Having won a landslide victory in the 2010 General Election, Emily Westwood finds being an MP is mostly about having no real power, and nothing to do.
May 10, 2010When we get old
May 12, 2010Sounds good
May 14, 2010Mis-marketing
May 17, 2010How people change
May 19, 2010First impressions
May 21, 2010Government expenditure
May 24, 2010Holiday disasters
May 26, 2010U-Suck
May 28, 2010The invention of chips
May 31, 2010Know your market
Jun 02, 2010Rocket man
Jun 04, 2010Kilroy
Jun 07, 2010Parental Relations
Jun 09, 2010Avoiding family
Jun 11, 2010The only option
Jun 14, 2010With a little help
Jun 21, 2010Sleep pattern
Jun 23, 2010Misdirection
Jun 25, 2010Caffeine emergency
Jun 28, 2010Summer drivers
Jun 30, 2010When card readers rebel
Jul 02, 2010Cheerleading
Jul 05, 2010One size fits all
Jul 07, 2010Bad advice
Jul 09, 2010Car improvements
Jul 12, 2010The three stages of Internet withdrawal
Jul 14, 2010Legal Latin
Jul 19, 2010Can't live
Jul 20, 2010Tutorial
Jul 21, 2010Snottleby's Comeback (mk. I)
Jul 22, 2010Aliens
Jul 23, 2010Launch
Jul 26, 2010Self-employment
Jul 28, 2010Third tap
Jul 30, 2010Number One Fan
Aug 02, 2010Forum Litignum
Aug 04, 2010The Parrot
Aug 06, 2010Caffeine resuscitation
Aug 09, 2010Ultimate Justice
Aug 11, 2010Cruise
Aug 13, 2010The Condimenter
Aug 20, 2010The simplest solution
Aug 23, 2010No alibi
Aug 25, 2010Gormless
Aug 27, 2010Stocking up
Aug 30, 2010Dating Woes, part 1
Aug 31, 2010Dating Woes, part 2
Sep 01, 2010Dating Woes, part 3
Sep 02, 2010Dating Woes, part 4
Sep 03, 2010Dating Woes, part 5
Sep 06, 2010Sailing Trip, part 1
Sep 07, 2010Sailing Trip, part 2
Sep 08, 2010Sailing Trip, part 3
Sep 09, 2010Sailing Trip, part 4
Sep 10, 2010Sailing Trip, part 5
Sep 13, 2010Focus on the equipment
Sep 14, 2010No accounting for taste
Sep 15, 2010Morning after apologiser
Sep 16, 2010The scales of truth
Sep 17, 2010Dance, Dance, Ambulance
Sep 20, 2010Fancy dress
Sep 21, 2010Where the fun's at
Sep 22, 2010Cream
Sep 23, 2010Detail creep
Sep 24, 2010Swatch
Sep 27, 2010No sense of direction
Sep 28, 2010For my first wish...
Sep 29, 2010One of those dreams
Sep 30, 2010Splish splash!
Oct 01, 2010The need for clarity
Oct 04, 2010Parental tech support
Oct 05, 2010iHouse
Oct 06, 2010The winds of change
Oct 07, 2010Keen senses
Oct 08, 2010Signs of impending doom
Oct 11, 2010Diversionary tactics
Oct 12, 2010We can rebuild it
Oct 13, 2010Spare parts
Oct 14, 2010Unbelievable
Oct 15, 2010Alternative assessment
Oct 18, 2010One letter wrong
Oct 19, 2010Trekked to court
Oct 20, 2010Zombies
Oct 21, 2010Type "E" for "Exit"
Oct 22, 2010Duckleton
Oct 25, 2010Non-standard settings
Oct 26, 2010What else don't we know?
Oct 27, 2010Les Miserables
Oct 28, 2010Whatever you can handle
Oct 29, 2010It happens to us all
Nov 01, 2010The perils of ironing
Nov 02, 2010More is not better
Nov 03, 2010Monster trousers
Nov 04, 2010The lyrics of solos
Nov 05, 2010Planet Tetley
Nov 08, 2010Reporter on scene
Nov 09, 2010Stop! Police!
Nov 10, 2010Front page news
Nov 11, 2010On the record
Nov 12, 2010The press' pound of flesh
Nov 15, 2010Interview
Nov 16, 2010Incriminating phone call
Nov 17, 2010On the case
Nov 18, 2010Calling in assistance
Nov 19, 2010Hitting the paperwork
Nov 22, 2010All rise
Nov 23, 2010I used to be with it
Nov 24, 2010Calling in
Nov 25, 2010The defence rests
Nov 26, 2010The result
Nov 29, 2010Doing a deal
Nov 30, 2010Career upgrade
Dec 01, 2010The news just in