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Stop using the word "tables." I shouldn't have to know the layout of the council chambers to understand if this legislation is or is not being considered.
I’m probably responding seriously to a joke, but I’d just note that “tables” almost always means “put on the back burner” or “cancelled lite” afaik
No. It mean the literally opposite depending on context.
Parliament houses usually have a big table in the middle of the room. When legislation is brought fourth for discussion it is placed on the table in the middle of the room. In this case tabling legislation means discussing it.
In other assembly buildings legislators sit at personal tables, so tabling the legislation means removing it from discussion at the front of the room and placing it on the private table, removing it from discussion.
If you read the news and it said that kier starmer tabled some legislation, and another article said that Pramila Jayapal tabled legislation that would mean the literal opposite.
Its an bad word that should be replaced with something more clear.
this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2025
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