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The commons is the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable Earth. These resources are held in common even when owned privately or publicly. Commons can also be understood as natural resources that groups of people manage for individual and collective benefit. Characteristically, this involves a variety of informal norms and values employed for a governance mechanism.
Commons can also be defined as a social practice of governing a resource not by state or market but by a community of users that self-governs the resource through institutions that it creates.
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What happens now the Rwanda bill is back in the Commons following defeats in the Lords?Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda bill is back in the Commons today, where the government is poised to reject all the amendments tabled by critics in the House of Lords.Sky News - Published | |
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Relief for Rishi Sunak as Rwanda bill passes final Commons hurdleRishi Sunak appears to have seen off a Tory rebellion as his controversial Rwanda bill passed its final hurdle in the Commons.Sky News - Published | |
James Cleverly admits calling MP 's***' - but denies calling Stockton a 's***hole', source saysA source close to James Cleverly has admitted the home secretary called a Labour MP "s***" in the Commons - but denied calling Stockton-on-Tees a "s***hole".Sky News - Published | |
Stamer considers putting Israel-Hamas motion to Commons amid worries over party unitySir Keir Starmer is considering putting a motion to parliament on Wednesday over Labour's position on the Israel-Hamas war.Sky News - Published | |
Ex-Tory MP accused of sexual misconduct and bullying suspended from Commons for six weeksFormer Conservative minister Peter Bone has been suspended from the Commons for six weeks.Sky News - Published | |
Tory MP Chris Pincher resigns after suspension from Commons over groping allegationsTory MP Chris Pincher has resigned after he lost his appeal against an eight-week suspension from the Commons following groping allegations made against him.Sky News - Published | |
Northern Ireland legacy bill approved by MPs - but legal fight could be comingA controversial law that would effectively end prosecutions related to The Troubles has passed its final hurdle in the Commons - despite anger from all sides on the island of Ireland.Sky News - Published | |
Pincher appeal against suspension after groping claims dismissedTory MP Chris Pincher has lost his appeal against an eight-week suspension from the Commons following groping allegations made against him.Sky News - Published | |
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Tory MP and ex-soldier gets round of applause for emotional Afghanistan Commons speech A Conservative MP who served in Afghanistan received a round of applause after delivering an emotional speech in an emergency Commons debate on the crisis there.Sky News - Published | MPs pack Commons for first time in 17 months - but make different choices on face masks The House of Commons has seen packed benches for the first time since COVID gripped the UK - with different choices being made by MPs across the chamber on whether to wear a face mask.Sky News - Published |
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