Many MPs were afraid that bringing the Commons into the living room of every constituent in the land would surely encourage serious scenes of disorder, both among MPs and from members of the public who were allowed to watch from the Strangers Gallery. Readers may be surprised to find out that the "mother of parliaments" has in fact not been so bashful as to shy away from her own brand of publicity stunts.
很多議員恐怕國會進入家庭後，選民將會在電視上看到時而零落可憐的出席率、議員們偶發的失態場面，以及旁聽席或恐發生的「意外加演」… …。辯論的焦點於是又回到了電視攝影機改變人類行為的威力。