INDIA'S parliament marked its 60th birthday, on May 13th, with an apparently nonsensical row.
Elections in March 2008 for the National Assembly, the lower house of the new parliament, marked the completion of the change to a democratic system.
After a parliament marked by times of austerity and falling living standards, trust in executives to do anything but look after their own selfish interests is at a low ebb.
It follows claims that the appointment of Balls – who has advocated a slower deficit reduction than Labour's plan to halve it over the course of this parliament – marked a split in the shadow cabinet.
In October, Tunisia saw a new constitution introduced and elected a full parliament, marking its transition towards democracy.
The move by Parliament marks the first time that the government has conceded the need to engage British society more broadly regarding what is being done in the name of keeping them safe.
1.02pm: Over in the Dutch parliament, Mark Rutte is preparing to address MPs about the resignation of his government yesterday, and the crisis over the 2013 budget.
SDLP leader and Foyle member of parliament Mark Durkan described Sarah as "a true heroine of our age" and "shining example to us all", saying that she had the "patience of a saint" and "huge reserves of faith, fortitude and remarkable forgiveness", and that "her story is an inspiration of faith, hope and love".
It doesn't put up anything inside parliament to mark the contribution of a particular politician until he's dead.
And just last December, the cheery, comfortably-sized Yorkshireman presented a giant After Eight to parliament to mark the great mint's 50th anniversary.
Meanwhile, campaigners gathered in parliament to mark the anniversary on Thursday of the first female MP taking her seat and encourage others to follow in Nancy Astor's footsteps.
