I try to avoid politics on this blog and in some ways, what I write in this posting is not party political. It seems very strange that when the government is making such consequential decisions, it is so desperate to avoid scrutiny from MPs or the public.
Scrutiny from "critical friends" and perhaps even critiques from people who are not so friendly can help develop better ideas and avoid mistakes. I have, for example, written materials and been given feedback on these. This feedback has often pushed me to develop better work as well as simply pointing out mistakes, mistypings etc. Similarly group discussions can ideally lead to exploratory talk where ideas and solutions are produced that are better than any one person can produce.
MPs are not being given time to read the Bill in detail and this is simply bad practice for effective decision making. This coincides with a period when many students are writing their first assignments of the academic year (if they are on J presentations). I and many other tutors are advising them to make sure that they read carefully and consider what they are reading from different angles and in a critical way.