Democracy Bank Holiday

EDM number 8 in 2007-08, proposed by Paul Flynn on 06/11/2007.
Categorised under the topic of Employment.

That this House believes that the pioneering sacrifices of those who sowed the seeds of British democracy should be celebrated with a new Bank Holiday on the Monday nearest to 4th November, the anniversary of the killing of more than 20 Chartist insurgents in Newport in 1839, recalling other significant events in the history of the Suffragettes (1903) and the Putney debates (1647); and calls for a fresh appreciation of the value of the courage and vision of past generations in order to defend, promote and develop Britain's democratic institutions.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.