Simon’s Sketch: United in Horror, the House Finds Much to Divide Them
The House of Commons held a session to pay tribute to the deceased, with members reflecting on the tragedy and expressing their condolences. The session was marked by a sense of unity and respect, with members putting aside their differences to honor the dead. The language and tone used during the session were somber and reflective, with members acknowledging the difficulty of coping with such losses.
- ▪The House of Commons held a session to pay tribute to the deceased, with around two dozen deaths and three suicides mentioned.
- ▪The session began with a tribute from Tory Alan Haselhurst and spanned fifty years of history.
- ▪The members of the House reflected on the tragedy and expressed their concern for the families of the deceased.
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It was an obituarial session. The body count came in at around two dozen plus three suicides a week and a helicopter crash. It began with nice, cricket-loving Tory Alan Haselhurst, went back fifty years to 1972 and bounced forward to today’s necropolis. The House is happy with the dead. Everyone knows how to behave. The language is ready-made. The mourning attractively packaged. They reflect on the impossibility of knowing how the parents must be feeling; express their concern for their own children; rise to the occasion by learning the lessons of the tragedy and bask in the sacred silence when any death is on the floor of the House.
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