Why is the site called i spy strangers?
Until recently, an MP could cause the House of Commons to sit in private by crying “I spy strangers,” strangers being visitors to the House. The public galleries would be cleared and no verbatim, sound or television record of that session would be made. Since 1998 MPs have to vote on whether or not to sit in private. The site is called i spy strangers because it is meant to represent strangers, to report what goes on from their point of view. Who is involved? i spy strangers was set up by Tony Grew, until recently the editor of PinkNews.co.uk, one of the most respected gay news sites in the world. Tony has been reporting on politics for more than three years, and has interviewed many senior Cabinet members, MPs and Lords. A number of journalists, some still students, have signed up to work on i spy strangers. They will perform a range of duties, from producing engaging, concise reports of Parliamentary debates to interviewing leading politicians and others who work in Parliament, produ
