diff --git a/classes/AlertView/Simple.php b/classes/AlertView/Simple.php
index ba41c51c61..f25057a966 100644
--- a/classes/AlertView/Simple.php
+++ b/classes/AlertView/Simple.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Simple extends \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\AlertView
 {
     public function display()
     {
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         $data['recent_election'] = false;
         if ($this->user->loggedin()) {
             $data['user_signed_in'] = true;
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ public function display()
 
     private function getPersonFromPostcode($postcode)
     {
-        $args = array(
+        $args = [
             'postcode' => $postcode,
             'house' => 1,
-        );
+        ];
 
         $member = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member($args);
         return $member;
@@ -71,23 +71,23 @@ private function validateDetails($email, $postcode)
     private function createAlertForPostCode($email, $postcode)
     {
         if (!$this->validateDetails($email, $postcode)) {
-            return array('invalid-postcode-or-email' => true);
+            return ['invalid-postcode-or-email' => true];
         }
 
         try {
             $person = $this->getPersonFromPostcode($postcode);
         } catch (\MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\MemberException $e) {
-            return array('bad-constituency' => true);
+            return ['bad-constituency' => true];
         }
 
-        $details = array(
+        $details = [
             'email' => $email,
             'pid' => $person->person_id,
             'pc' => $postcode,
             'confirm_base' => 'https://' . DOMAIN . '/alert/by-postcode?confirmed=',
-        );
+        ];
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         $not_logged_in = $this->user->loggedin ? false : true;
         $result = $this->alert->add($details, $not_logged_in);
 
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ private function replaceAlert($confirmation)
         $existing = $this->alert->fetch_by_token($confirmation);
         preg_match('/speaker:(\d+)/', $existing['criteria'], $matches);
         $old_mp_id = $matches[1];
-        $old_mp = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array( 'person_id' => $old_mp_id ));
-        $new_mp = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array( 'constituency' => $old_mp->constituency, 'house' => 1 ));
+        $old_mp = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member([ 'person_id' => $old_mp_id ]);
+        $new_mp = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member([ 'constituency' => $old_mp->constituency, 'house' => 1 ]);
 
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT alert_id, criteria, registrationtoken FROM alerts
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ private function replaceAlert($confirmation)
              AND criteria LIKE :criteria
              AND confirmed = 1
              AND deleted = 0",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':email' => $existing['email'],
                 ':criteria' => '%speaker:' . $old_mp_id . '%',
-            ),
+            ],
         );
 
         foreach ($q as $row) {
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ private function replaceAlert($confirmation)
             $this->alert->token_checked = null;
             $other_criteria = trim(preg_replace('/speaker:\d+/', '', $row['criteria']));
 
-            $details = array(
+            $details = [
                 'email' => $existing['email'],
                 'pid' => $new_mp->person_id,
                 'pc' => '',
-            );
+            ];
             if ($other_criteria) {
                 $details['keyword'] = $other_criteria;
             }
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ private function replaceAlert($confirmation)
             $this->alert->add($details, false);
         }
 
-        return array(
+        return [
             'signedup_no_confirm' => true,
             'new_mp' => $new_mp->full_name(),
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     private function isEmailSignedUpForPostCode($email, $postcode)
@@ -178,27 +178,27 @@ private function isEmailSignedUpForPostCode($email, $postcode)
     private function getNewMP($confirmation)
     {
         if (!$confirmation) {
-            return array();
+            return [];
         }
 
         $existing = $this->alert->fetch_by_token($confirmation);
         preg_match('/speaker:(\d+)/', $existing['criteria'], $matches);
         $criteria = $matches[1];
 
-        $old_mp = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array( 'person_id' => $criteria ));
-        $new_mp = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array( 'constituency' => $old_mp->constituency, 'house' => 1 ));
+        $old_mp = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member([ 'person_id' => $criteria ]);
+        $new_mp = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member([ 'constituency' => $old_mp->constituency, 'house' => 1 ]);
 
         if ($this->alert->fetch_by_mp($existing['email'], $new_mp->person_id)) {
-            $data = array(
+            $data = [
                 'already_signed_up' => true,
                 'old_mp' => $old_mp->full_name(),
                 'mp_name' => $new_mp->full_name(),
-            );
+            ];
         } else {
-            $data = array(
+            $data = [
                 'old_mp' => $old_mp->full_name(),
                 'new_mp' => $new_mp->full_name(),
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         $data['update'] = true;
diff --git a/classes/AlertView/Standard.php b/classes/AlertView/Standard.php
index 3035f0a028..95bef4de07 100644
--- a/classes/AlertView/Standard.php
+++ b/classes/AlertView/Standard.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Standard extends \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\AlertView
     public function __construct($THEUSER = null)
     {
         parent::__construct($THEUSER);
-        $this->data = array();
+        $this->data = [];
     }
 
     public function display()
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ private function checkInput()
     {
         global $SEARCHENGINE;
 
-        $errors = array();
+        $errors = [];
 
         // Check each of the things the user has input.
         // If there is a problem with any of them, set an entry in the $errors array.
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ private function searchForConstituenciesAndMembers()
         // Do the search
         if ($this->data['alertsearch']) {
             $this->data['members'] = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookupWithNames($this->data['alertsearch'], true);
-            list($this->data['constituencies'], $this->data['valid_postcode']) = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchConstituenciesByQuery($this->data['alertsearch']);
+            [$this->data['constituencies'], $this->data['valid_postcode']] = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchConstituenciesByQuery($this->data['alertsearch']);
         } else {
-            $this->data['members'] = array();
+            $this->data['members'] = [];
         }
 
         # If the above search returned one result for constituency
         # search by postcode, use it immediately
         if (isset($this->data['constituencies']) && count($this->data['constituencies']) == 1 && $this->data['valid_postcode']) {
-            $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(array('constituency' => $this->data['constituencies'][0], 'house' => 1));
+            $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(['constituency' => $this->data['constituencies'][0], 'house' => 1]);
             $this->data['pid'] = $MEMBER->person_id();
             $this->data['pc'] = $this->data['alertsearch'];
             unset($this->data['constituencies']);
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ private function searchForConstituenciesAndMembers()
         }
 
         if (isset($this->data['constituencies'])) {
-            $cons = array();
+            $cons = [];
             foreach ($this->data['constituencies'] as $constituency) {
                 try {
-                    $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(array('constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => 1));
+                    $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(['constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => 1]);
                     $cons[$constituency] = $MEMBER;
                 } catch (\MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\MemberException $e) {
                     // do nothing
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ private function formatSearchTerms()
 
     private function checkForCommonMistakes()
     {
-        $mistakes = array();
+        $mistakes = [];
         if (strstr($this->data['alertsearch'], ',') > -1) {
             $mistakes['multiple'] = 1;
         }
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ private function formatSearchMemberData()
             try {
                 $postcode = $this->data['postcode'];
 
-                $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(array('postcode' => $postcode));
+                $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(['postcode' => $postcode]);
                 // move the postcode to the front just to be tidy
                 $tidy_alertsearch = $postcode . " " . trim(str_replace("$postcode", "", $this->data['alertsearch']));
                 $alertsearch_display = str_replace("$postcode ", "", $tidy_alertsearch);
@@ -289,11 +289,11 @@ private function formatSearchMemberData()
                 if (isset($this->data['mistakes']['postcode_and'])) {
                     $constituencies = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Postcode::postcodeToConstituencies($postcode);
                     if (isset($constituencies['SPC'])) {
-                        $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(array('constituency' => $constituencies['SPC'], 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND));
+                        $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(['constituency' => $constituencies['SPC'], 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND]);
                         $this->data['scottish_alertsearch'] = str_replace("$postcode", "speaker:" . $MEMBER->person_id, $tidy_alertsearch);
                         $this->data['scottish_member'] = $MEMBER;
                     } elseif (isset($constituencies['WAC'])) {
-                        $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(array('constituency' => $constituencies['WAC'], 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_WALES));
+                        $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(['constituency' => $constituencies['WAC'], 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_WALES]);
                         $this->data['welsh_alertsearch'] = str_replace("$postcode", "speaker:" . $MEMBER->person_id, $tidy_alertsearch);
                         $this->data['welsh_member'] = $MEMBER;
                     }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ private function formatSearchMemberData()
         }
 
         if ($this->data['pid']) {
-            $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(array('person_id' => $this->data['pid']));
+            $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(['person_id' => $this->data['pid']]);
             $this->data['pid_member'] = $MEMBER;
         }
 
@@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ private function formatSearchMemberData()
     private function setUserData()
     {
         $this->data['current_mp'] = false;
-        $this->data['alerts'] = array();
+        $this->data['alerts'] = [];
         if ($this->data['email_verified']) {
             if ($this->user->postcode()) {
-                $current_mp = new \MEMBER(array('postcode' => $this->user->postcode()));
+                $current_mp = new \MEMBER(['postcode' => $this->user->postcode()]);
                 if (!$this->alert->fetch_by_mp($this->data['email'], $current_mp->person_id())) {
                     $this->data['current_mp'] = $current_mp;
                 }
diff --git a/classes/Data.php b/classes/Data.php
index 14dc1683af..46a68af464 100644
--- a/classes/Data.php
+++ b/classes/Data.php
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ public function set_section()
     public function page_metadata($page, $key)
     {
         return $this->getMetadata(
-            array(
+            [
                 'page' => $page,
                 'key'  => $key,
-            ),
+            ],
             'page',
         );
     }
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ public function page_metadata($page, $key)
     public function section_metadata($section, $key)
     {
         return $this->getMetadata(
-            array(
+            [
                 'section' => $section,
                 'key'     => $key,
-            ),
+            ],
             'section',
         );
     }
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public function section_metadata($section, $key)
 
     public function set_page_metadata($page, $key, $value)
     {
-        $this->setMetadata(array("page" => $page, "key" => $key, "value" => $value));
+        $this->setMetadata(["page" => $page, "key" => $key, "value" => $value]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public function set_page_metadata($page, $key, $value)
 
     public function set_section_metadata($section, $key, $value)
     {
-        $this->setMetadata(array("section" => $section, "key" => $key, "value" => $value));
+        $this->setMetadata(["section" => $section, "key" => $key, "value" => $value]);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/classes/Db/Query.php b/classes/Db/Query.php
index 7557ba91bd..164e3b7b82 100644
--- a/classes/Db/Query.php
+++ b/classes/Db/Query.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Query implements \IteratorAggregate, \ArrayAccess
 {
     private $success = true;
     private $rows = null;
-    private $data = array();
+    private $data = [];
     private $insert_id = null;
     private $affected_rows = null;
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public function query($sql = "", $params = null)
             }
             $this->affected_rows = $pdoStatement->rowCount();
 
-            twfy_debug("SQLRESULT", array($this, 'displayResult'));
+            twfy_debug("SQLRESULT", [$this, 'displayResult']);
             // mysql_free_result($q);
         }
     }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public function row($row_index)
         if ($this->success && $this->rows > 0) {
             return $this->data[$row_index];
         }
-        return array();
+        return [];
     }
 
     public function exists()
diff --git a/classes/Dissolution.php b/classes/Dissolution.php
index 6b7527993c..84dd3eaa42 100644
--- a/classes/Dissolution.php
+++ b/classes/Dissolution.php
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ class Dissolution
 {
     public static function dates()
     {
-        $out = array();
+        $out = [];
         $dates = array_filter(explode(',', DISSOLUTION_DATE));
         foreach ($dates as $houseanddate) {
-            list($house, $date) = explode(':', $houseanddate);
+            [$house, $date] = explode(':', $houseanddate);
             $out[$house] = $date;
         }
         return $out;
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ public static function db()
             return null;
         }
 
-        $params = array();
-        $query = array();
+        $params = [];
+        $query = [];
         foreach ($dates as $house => $date) {
             $params[":dissdate$house"] = $date;
             $query[] = "left_house = :dissdate$house";
         }
 
-        return array(
+        return [
             'query' => '(' . join(' OR ', $query) . ')',
             'params' => $params,
-        );
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/Divisions.php b/classes/Divisions.php
index 10edff9562..31b117d509 100644
--- a/classes/Divisions.php
+++ b/classes/Divisions.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public static function getMostRecentDivisionDate()
             GROUP BY policy_id",
         );
 
-        $policy_maxes = array();
+        $policy_maxes = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $policy_maxes[$row['policy_id']] = $row['recent'];
         }
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ public function getRecentDivisions($number = 20, $houses = null)
         $select = '';
         $order = 'ORDER BY division_date DESC, division_number DESC';
         $limit = 'LIMIT :count';
-        $params = array(
+        $params = [
             ':count' => $number,
-        );
+        ];
 
         $where = [];
         if ($houses) {
             if (is_string($houses)) {
-                $houses = array( $houses );
+                $houses = [ $houses ];
             }
             $where[] = 'house IN ("' . implode('", "', $houses) . '")';
         }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public function getRecentDivisions($number = 20, $houses = null)
             $params,
         );
 
-        $divisions = array();
+        $divisions = [];
         foreach ($q as $division) {
             $data = $this->getParliamentDivisionDetails($division);
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public function getRecentDivisions($number = 20, $houses = null)
             $divisions[] = $data;
         }
 
-        return array('divisions' => $divisions);
+        return ['divisions' => $divisions];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ public function getRecentDebatesWithDivisions($number = 20, $majors = null)
             GROUP BY h.subsection_id
             ORDER BY h.hdate DESC, h.hpos DESC
             LIMIT :count",
-            array(':count' => $number),
+            [':count' => $number],
         );
 
-        $debates = array();
+        $debates = [];
         foreach ($q as $debate) {
             $debate_gid = fix_gid_from_db($debate['debate_gid']);
             $anchor = '';
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public function getRecentDebatesWithDivisions($number = 20, $majors = null)
                 $anchor = '#g' . gid_to_anchor(fix_gid_from_db($debate['gid']));
             }
             $url = new Url($hansardmajors[$debate['major']]['page']);
-            $url->insert(array('gid' => $debate_gid));
+            $url->insert(['gid' => $debate_gid]);
             $debates[] = [
                 'url' => $url->generate() . $anchor,
                 'title' => "$debate[section_body] : $debate[subsection_body]",
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ public function getRecentDebatesWithDivisions($number = 20, $majors = null)
 
     public function getRecentDivisionsForPolicies($policies, $number = 20)
     {
-        $args = array(':number' => $number);
+        $args = [':number' => $number];
 
-        $quoted = array();
+        $quoted = [];
         foreach ($policies as $policy) {
             $quoted[] = $this->db->quote($policy);
         }
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public function getRecentDivisionsForPolicies($policies, $number = 20)
             $args,
         );
 
-        $divisions = array();
+        $divisions = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $divisions[] = $this->getParliamentDivisionDetails($row);
         }
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public function getRecentDivisionsForPolicies($policies, $number = 20)
     public function getMemberDivisionsForPolicy($policyID = null)
     {
         $where_extra = '';
-        $args = array(':person_id' => $this->member->person_id);
+        $args = [':person_id' => $this->member->person_id];
         if ($policyID) {
             $where_extra = 'AND policy_id = :policy_id';
             $args[':policy_id'] = $policyID;
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ public function getMemberDivisionsForPolicy($policyID = null)
 
     public function getMemberDivisionDetails($strong_only = false)
     {
-        $args = array(':person_id' => $this->member->person_id);
+        $args = [':person_id' => $this->member->person_id];
 
-        $policy_divisions = array();
+        $policy_divisions = [];
         if ($strong_only) {
             $where_extra = "AND (policy_vote = 'no3' OR policy_vote = 'aye3')";
         } else {
@@ -268,12 +268,12 @@ public function getMemberDivisionDetails($strong_only = false)
             $policy_id = $row['policy_id'];
 
             if (!array_key_exists($policy_id, $policy_divisions)) {
-                $summary = array(
+                $summary = [
                     'max' => $row['latest'],
                     'min' => $row['earliest'],
                     'total' => $row['total'],
                     'for' => 0, 'against' => 0, 'absent' => 0, 'both' => 0, 'tell' => 0,
-                );
+                ];
 
                 $policy_divisions[$policy_id] = $summary;
             }
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ public function getMemberDivisionDetails($strong_only = false)
 
     public function getDivisionByGid($gid)
     {
-        $args = array(
+        $args = [
             ':gid' => $gid,
-        );
+        ];
         $q = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM divisions WHERE gid = :gid", $args)->first();
 
         if (!$q) {
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ public function getDivisionByGid($gid)
 
     public function getDivisionResults($division_id)
     {
-        $args = array(
+        $args = [
             ':division_id' => $division_id,
-        );
+        ];
         $q = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM divisions WHERE division_id = :division_id", $args)->first();
 
         if (!$q) {
@@ -376,19 +376,19 @@ private function _division_data($row)
             $args,
         );
 
-        $votes = array(
-            'yes_votes' => array(),
-            'no_votes' => array(),
-            'absent_votes' => array(),
-            'both_votes' => array(),
-        );
+        $votes = [
+            'yes_votes' => [],
+            'no_votes' => [],
+            'absent_votes' => [],
+            'both_votes' => [],
+        ];
 
-        $party_breakdown = array(
-            'yes_votes' => array(),
-            'no_votes' => array(),
-            'absent_votes' => array(),
-            'both_votes' => array(),
-        );
+        $party_breakdown = [
+            'yes_votes' => [],
+            'no_votes' => [],
+            'absent_votes' => [],
+            'both_votes' => [],
+        ];
 
         # Sort Lords specially
         $data = $q->fetchAll();
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ private function _division_data($row)
         }
 
         foreach ($data as $vote) {
-            $detail = array(
+            $detail = [
                 'person_id' => $vote['person_id'],
                 'name' => ucfirst(member_full_name(
                     $args['house'],
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ private function _division_data($row)
                 'party' => $vote['party'],
                 'proxy' => false,
                 'teller' => false,
-            );
+            ];
 
             if (strpos($vote['vote'], 'tell') !== false) {
                 $detail['teller'] = true;
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ private function _division_data($row)
         }
 
         foreach ($party_breakdown as $vote => $parties) {
-            $summary = array();
+            $summary = [];
             foreach ($parties as $party => $count) {
                 array_push($summary, "$party: $count");
             }
@@ -475,10 +475,10 @@ private function _division_data($row)
 
     public function getDivisionResultsForMember($division_id, $person_id)
     {
-        $args = array(
+        $args = [
             ':division_id' => $division_id,
             ':person_id' => $person_id,
-        );
+        ];
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT division_id, division_title, yes_text, no_text, division_date, division_number, gid, vote
             FROM divisions JOIN persondivisionvotes USING(division_id)
@@ -501,10 +501,10 @@ public function generateSummary($votes)
         $max = $votes['max'];
         $min = $votes['min'];
 
-        $actions = array(
+        $actions = [
             $votes['for'] . ' ' . make_plural('vote', $votes['for']) . ' for',
             $votes['against'] . ' ' . make_plural('vote', $votes['against']) . ' against',
-        );
+        ];
 
         if ($votes['agreements_for']) {
             $actions[] = $votes['agreements_for'] . ' ' . make_plural('agreement', $votes['agreements_for']) . ' for';
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ public function getAllMemberDivisionsByPolicy()
      */
     public function getRecentMemberDivisions($number = 20)
     {
-        $args = array(':person_id' => $this->member->person_id, ':number' => $number);
+        $args = [':person_id' => $this->member->person_id, ':number' => $number];
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT *
             FROM persondivisionvotes
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ public function getRecentMemberDivisions($number = 20)
             $args,
         );
 
-        $divisions = array();
+        $divisions = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $divisions[] = $this->getDivisionDetails($row);
         }
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ private function getBasicDivisionDetails($row, $vote)
         $yes_text = $row['yes_text'];
         $no_text = $row['no_text'];
 
-        $division = array(
+        $division = [
             'division_id' => $row['division_id'],
             'date' => $row['division_date'],
             'gid' => fix_gid_from_db($row['gid']),
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ private function getBasicDivisionDetails($row, $vote)
             'text' => $this->constructVoteDescription($vote, $yes_text, $no_text, $row['division_title']),
             'has_description' => $yes_text && $no_text,
             'vote' => $vote,
-        );
+        ];
 
         if ($row['gid']) {
             $division['debate_url'] = $this->divisionUrlFromGid($row['gid']);
@@ -653,17 +653,17 @@ private function getBasicDivisionDetails($row, $vote)
             "SELECT policy_id, direction
             FROM policydivisions
             WHERE division_id = :division_id",
-            array(':division_id' => $row['division_id']),
+            [':division_id' => $row['division_id']],
         );
-        $division['related_policies'] = array();
+        $division['related_policies'] = [];
 
         $policy_lookup = $this->policies->getPolicies();
         foreach ($q as $policy) {
-            $division['related_policies'][] = array(
+            $division['related_policies'][] = [
                 'policy_id' => $policy['policy_id'],
                 'policy_title' => preg_replace('#</?a[^>]*>#', '', $policy_lookup[$policy['policy_id']]),
                 'direction' => $policy['direction'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         if (array_key_exists('direction', $row)) {
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ private function getParliamentDivisionDetails($row)
 
     private function divisionsByPolicy($q)
     {
-        $policies = array();
+        $policies = [];
 
         # iterate through each division, and adds it to an array of policies
         # if there is only one policy being queried, it will be an array of 1
@@ -707,10 +707,10 @@ private function divisionsByPolicy($q)
 
             # if this policy hasn't come up yet, create the key for it
             if (!array_key_exists($policy_id, $policies)) {
-                $policies[$policy_id] = array(
+                $policies[$policy_id] = [
                     'policy_id' => $policy_id,
-                    'divisions' => array(),
-                );
+                    'divisions' => [],
+                ];
                 $policies[$policy_id]['desc'] = $this->policies->getPolicies()[$policy_id];
                 $policies[$policy_id]['header'] = $this->policies->getPolicyDetails($policy_id);
                 if ($this->positions) {
@@ -733,13 +733,13 @@ private function divisionUrlFromGid($gid)
 
         $gid = get_canonical_gid($gid);
 
-        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT gid, major FROM hansard WHERE epobject_id = ( SELECT subsection_id FROM hansard WHERE gid = :gid )", array( ':gid' => $gid ))->first();
+        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT gid, major FROM hansard WHERE epobject_id = ( SELECT subsection_id FROM hansard WHERE gid = :gid )", [ ':gid' => $gid ])->first();
         if (!$q) {
             return '';
         }
         $parent_gid = fix_gid_from_db($q['gid']);
         $url = new Url($hansardmajors[$q['major']]['page']);
-        $url->insert(array('gid' => $parent_gid));
+        $url->insert(['gid' => $parent_gid]);
         return $url->generate() . '#g' . gid_to_anchor(fix_gid_from_db($gid));
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/EditQueue.php b/classes/EditQueue.php
index 7fdd2df1dc..256e5df8ff 100644
--- a/classes/EditQueue.php
+++ b/classes/EditQueue.php
@@ -163,17 +163,17 @@ public function approve($data)
                                     (epobject_id, type, visible)
                                     VALUES
                                     (:id, :type, :enabled);',
-                        array(
+                        [
                             ':id' => $q->insert_id(),
                             ':type' => EPTYPE_GLOSSARY,
                             ':enabled' => 1,
-                        ),
+                        ],
                     );
                     // Again, no point carrying on if this fails,
                     // so remove the previous entry
                     if (!$q->success()) {
                         print "glossary trouble!";
-                        $this->db->query('DELETE FROM epobject WHERE epobject_id=:id ;', array(':id' => $previous_insert_id));
+                        $this->db->query('DELETE FROM epobject WHERE epobject_id=:id ;', [':id' => $previous_insert_id]);
                         return false;
                     }
                     break;
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ public function approve($data)
                             approved=:approved,
                             decided=:timestamp
                             WHERE edit_id=:approval_id ;',
-                array(
+                [
                     ':current' => $this->current_epobject_id,
                     ':editor' => addslashes($THEUSER->user_id()),
                     ':approved' => '1',
                     ':timestamp' => $timestamp,
                     ':approval_id' => $approval_id,
-                ),
+                ],
             );
             if (!$q->success()) {
                 break;
@@ -289,15 +289,15 @@ public function display()
         foreach ($this->pending as $editqueue_id => $pender) {
 
             $URL = new Url('admin_glossary_pending');
-            $URL->insert(array('approve' => $editqueue_id));
+            $URL->insert(['approve' => $editqueue_id]);
             $approve_link = $URL->generate('url');
 
             $URL = new Url('admin_glossary_pending');
-            $URL->insert(array('modify' => $editqueue_id));
+            $URL->insert(['modify' => $editqueue_id]);
             $modify_link = $URL->generate('url');
 
             $URL = new Url('admin_glossary_pending');
-            $URL->insert(array('decline' => $editqueue_id));
+            $URL->insert(['decline' => $editqueue_id]);
             $decline_link = $URL->generate('url');
 
             ?><div class="pending-item"><label for="<?php echo $editqueue_id; ?>"><input type="checkbox" name="approve[]" value="<?php echo $editqueue_id; ?>" id="<?php echo $editqueue_id; ?>"><strong><?php echo $pender['title']; ?></strong></label>
diff --git a/classes/FacebookLogin.php b/classes/FacebookLogin.php
index 40609f103d..9e0fa550a4 100644
--- a/classes/FacebookLogin.php
+++ b/classes/FacebookLogin.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function handleFacebookRedirect()
     {
         $helper = $this->getFacebookObject()->getRedirectLoginHelper();
 
-        $data = array('login_url' => $this->getLoginURL());
+        $data = ['login_url' => $this->getLoginURL()];
 
         try {
             $accessToken = $helper->getAccessToken();
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public function handleFacebookRedirect()
         $token = $this->checkAccessToken($accessToken);
 
         if ($token) {
-            return array('token' => $token);
+            return ['token' => $token];
         } else {
             $data['error'] = 'Problem getting Facebook token';
             return $data;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public function createUser($accessToken, $user)
         $first_name = array_shift($name_parts);
         $last_name = implode(' ', $name_parts);
         global $THEUSER;
-        $details = array(
+        $details = [
             'firstname' => $first_name,
             'lastname' => $last_name,
             'email' => $user['email'],
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public function createUser($accessToken, $user)
             'optin' => false,
             'mp_alert' => false,
             'facebook_id' => $user['id'],
-        );
+        ];
         $added = $THEUSER->add($details, false);
         if ($added) {
             twfy_debug("THEUSER", "Added new user from facebook details " . $THEUSER->user_id());
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public function updateUser($user)
         $first_name = array_shift($name_parts);
         $last_name = implode(' ', $name_parts);
 
-        $details = array(
+        $details = [
             'firstname' => $first_name,
             'lastname' => $last_name,
             'email' => $user['email'],
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public function updateUser($user)
             'url' => $THEUSER->url(),
             'optin' => $THEUSER->optin(),
             'password' => '',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $THEUSER->update_self_no_confirm($details);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Gid.php b/classes/Gid.php
index 653c9a0ece..2028f15e50 100644
--- a/classes/Gid.php
+++ b/classes/Gid.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public function checkForRedirect()
     {
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid",
-            array(':gid' => $this->gid),
+            [':gid' => $this->gid],
         )->first();
 
         if (!$q) {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public function checkForRedirect()
                 $gid = $q['gid_to'];
                 $q = $this->db->query(
                     "SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid",
-                    array(':gid' => $gid),
+                    [':gid' => $gid],
                 )->first();
             } while ($q);
             return $gid;
diff --git a/classes/Homepage.php b/classes/Homepage.php
index a3b2fb84a3..85e7b35b73 100644
--- a/classes/Homepage.php
+++ b/classes/Homepage.php
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ class Homepage
     protected $cons_type = 'WMC';
     protected $mp_url = 'yourmp';
     protected $page = 'overview';
-    protected $houses = array(1, 101);
+    protected $houses = [1, 101];
 
-    protected $recent_types = array(
-        'DEBATELIST' => array('recent_debates', 'debatesfront', 'Commons debates'),
-        'LORDSDEBATELIST' => array('recent_debates', 'lordsdebatesfront', 'Lords debates'),
-        'WHALLLIST' => array('recent_debates', 'whallfront', 'Westminster Hall debates'),
-        'WMSLIST' => array('recent_wms', 'wmsfront', 'Written ministerial statements'),
-        'WRANSLIST' => array('recent_wrans', 'wransfront', 'Written answers'),
-        'StandingCommittee' => array('recent_pbc_debates', 'pbcfront', 'Public Bill committees'),
-    );
+    protected $recent_types = [
+        'DEBATELIST' => ['recent_debates', 'debatesfront', 'Commons debates'],
+        'LORDSDEBATELIST' => ['recent_debates', 'lordsdebatesfront', 'Lords debates'],
+        'WHALLLIST' => ['recent_debates', 'whallfront', 'Westminster Hall debates'],
+        'WMSLIST' => ['recent_wms', 'wmsfront', 'Written ministerial statements'],
+        'WRANSLIST' => ['recent_wrans', 'wransfront', 'Written answers'],
+        'StandingCommittee' => ['recent_pbc_debates', 'pbcfront', 'Public Bill committees'],
+    ];
 
     public function __construct()
     {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public function display()
         global $this_page;
         $this_page = $this->page;
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         $common = new Common();
         $dissolution = Dissolution::dates();
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ protected function getEditorialContent()
             $related = $featured->get_related();
             $item = $this->getFeaturedDebate($gid, $title, $context, $related);
         } else {
-            $item = $debatelist->display('recent_debates', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 1), 'none');
+            $item = $debatelist->display('recent_debates', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 1], 'none');
             if (isset($item['data']) && count($item['data'])) {
                 $item = $item['data'][0];
                 $more_url = new Url('debates');
                 $item['more_url'] = $more_url->generate();
                 $item['desc'] = 'Commons Debates';
-                $item['related'] = array();
+                $item['related'] = [];
                 $item['featured'] = false;
             } else {
-                $item = array();
+                $item = [];
             }
         }
 
@@ -97,16 +97,16 @@ public function getFeaturedDebate($gid, $title, $context, $related)
             $debatelist = new \DEBATELIST();
         }
 
-        $item = $debatelist->display('featured_gid', array('gid' => $gid), 'none');
+        $item = $debatelist->display('featured_gid', ['gid' => $gid], 'none');
         $item = $item['data'];
         $item['headline'] = $title;
         $item['context'] = $context;
         $item['featured'] = true;
 
-        $related_debates = array();
+        $related_debates = [];
         foreach ($related as $related_gid) {
             if ($related_gid) {
-                $related_item = $debatelist->display('featured_gid', array('gid' => $related_gid), 'none');
+                $related_item = $debatelist->display('featured_gid', ['gid' => $related_gid], 'none');
                 $related_debates[] = $related_item['data'];
             }
         }
@@ -128,29 +128,29 @@ private function getRecentDivisions()
 
     protected function getURLs()
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
 
         return $urls;
     }
 
     protected function getDebatesData()
     {
-        $debates = array(); // holds the most recent data there is data for, indexed by type
+        $debates = []; // holds the most recent data there is data for, indexed by type
 
-        $recent_content = array();
+        $recent_content = [];
 
         foreach ($this->recent_types as $class => $recent) {
             $class = "\\$class";
             $instance = new $class();
             $more_url = new Url($recent[1]);
             if ($recent[0] == 'recent_pbc_debates') {
-                $content = array( 'data' => $instance->display($recent[0], array('num' => 5), 'none') );
+                $content = [ 'data' => $instance->display($recent[0], ['num' => 5], 'none') ];
             } else {
-                $content = $instance->display($recent[0], array('days' => 7, 'num' => 1), 'none');
+                $content = $instance->display($recent[0], ['days' => 7, 'num' => 1], 'none');
                 if (isset($content['data']) && count($content['data'])) {
                     $content = $content['data'][0];
                 } else {
-                    $content = array();
+                    $content = [];
                 }
             }
             if ($content) {
diff --git a/classes/Member.php b/classes/Member.php
index 386226d3be..3d4a8589e3 100644
--- a/classes/Member.php
+++ b/classes/Member.php
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ public function isDead()
             // This member has left a house, and might be dead. See if they are.
 
             // Types of house to test for death.
-            $house_types = array(
+            $house_types = [
                 HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS,
                 HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS,
                 HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND,
                 HOUSE_TYPE_NI,
                 HOUSE_TYPE_WALES,
                 HOUSE_TYPE_LONDON_ASSEMBLY,
-            );
+            ];
 
             foreach ($house_types as $house_type) {
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public function cohortPartyComparisonDirection()
 
         // MPs who have switched parties but should be compared against their
         // current party can go here.
-        $use_last_party = array(10172, 14031, 25873, 10218);
+        $use_last_party = [10172, 14031, 25873, 10218];
 
         if (in_array($person_id, $use_last_party)) {
             $direction = "last";
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ public function cohortParty($house = HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS)
         and person_id = :person_id
         and party != ''
         order by entered_house
-        " . $direction, array(":house" => $house,
-            ":person_id" => $person_id))->first();
+        " . $direction, [":house" => $house,
+            ":person_id" => $person_id])->first();
         if ($row) {
             $party = $row["party"];
             if ($party == 'Labour/Co-operative') {
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ public function image()
 
         $is_lord = $this->house(HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS);
         if ($is_lord) {
-            list($image, $size) = Utility\Member::findMemberImage($this->person_id(), false, 'lord');
+            [$image, $size] = Utility\Member::findMemberImage($this->person_id(), false, 'lord');
         } else {
-            list($image, $size) = Utility\Member::findMemberImage($this->person_id(), false, true);
+            [$image, $size] = Utility\Member::findMemberImage($this->person_id(), false, true);
         }
 
         // We can determine if the image exists or not by testing if size is set
@@ -246,11 +246,11 @@ public function image()
             $exists = false;
         }
 
-        return array(
+        return [
             'url' => $image,
             'size' => $size,
             'exists' => $exists,
-        );
+        ];
 
     }
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ function ($a, $b) {
     public function offices($include_only = null, $ignore_committees = false)
     {
 
-        $out = array();
+        $out = [];
 
         if (array_key_exists('office', $this->extra_info())) {
             $office = $this->extra_info();
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public function getOtherPartiesString()
 
         if (!empty($this->other_parties) && $this->party != 'Speaker' && $this->party != 'Deputy Speaker') {
             $output = 'Party was ';
-            $other_parties = array();
+            $other_parties = [];
             foreach ($this->other_parties as $r) {
                 $other_parties[] = $r['from'] . ' until ' . format_date($r['date'], SHORTDATEFORMAT);
             }
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ public function getOtherConstituenciesString()
     */
     public function getEnterLeaveStrings()
     {
-        $output = array();
+        $output = [];
 
         $output[] = $this->entered_house_line(HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS, gettext('House of Lords'));
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ private function left_house_line($house, $house_name)
 
     public function getPartyPolicyDiffs($partyCohort, $policiesList, $positions)
     {
-        $policy_diffs = array();
+        $policy_diffs = [];
         $party_positions = $partyCohort->getAllPolicyPositions($policiesList);
 
         if (!$party_positions) {
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ public static function getRegionalList($postcode, $house, $type)
     {
         $db = new \ParlDB();
 
-        $mreg = array();
+        $mreg = [];
         $constituencies = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Postcode::postcodeToConstituencies($postcode);
         if (isset($constituencies[$type])) {
             $cons_name = $constituencies[$type];
@@ -558,29 +558,29 @@ public static function getRegionalList($postcode, $house, $type)
                 AND left_house <= end_date";
             $q = $db->query(
                 "$query_base AND left_reason = 'still_in_office'",
-                array(
+                [
                     ':house' => $house,
                     ':cons_name' => $cons_name,
-                ),
+                ],
             );
             if (!$q->rows() && ($dissolution = Dissolution::db())) {
                 $q = $db->query(
                     "$query_base AND $dissolution[query]",
-                    array(
+                    [
                         ':house' => $house,
                         ':cons_name' => $cons_name,
-                    ) + $dissolution['params'],
+                    ] + $dissolution['params'],
                 );
             }
 
             foreach ($q as $row) {
                 $name = member_full_name($house, $row['title'], $row['given_name'], $row['family_name'], $row['lordofname']);
-                $mreg[] = array(
+                $mreg[] = [
                     'person_id' => $row['person_id'],
                     'name' => $name,
                     'house' => $row['house'],
                     'constituency' => gettext($row['constituency']),
-                );
+                ];
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/classes/Model/Featured.php b/classes/Model/Featured.php
index f0e620a8de..46050240b2 100644
--- a/classes/Model/Featured.php
+++ b/classes/Model/Featured.php
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ private function _get($key)
 
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT value FROM editorial WHERE item = :key",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':key' => $key,
-            ),
+            ],
         )->first();
 
         if ($q) {
@@ -89,25 +89,25 @@ private function _set($key, $value)
         }
         $check_q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT value FROM editorial WHERE item = :key",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':key' => $key,
-            ),
+            ],
         );
         if ($check_q->rows()) {
             $set_q = $this->db->query(
                 "UPDATE editorial set value = :value WHERE item = :key",
-                array(
+                [
                     ':key' => $key,
                     ':value' => $value,
-                ),
+                ],
             );
         } else {
             $set_q = $this->db->query(
                 "INSERT INTO editorial (item, value ) VALUES (:key, :value)",
-                array(
+                [
                     ':key' => $key,
                     ':value' => $value,
-                ),
+                ],
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/classes/Party.php b/classes/Party.php
index 7aadd793e9..20c32dc9ba 100644
--- a/classes/Party.php
+++ b/classes/Party.php
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ public function getCurrentMemberCount($house)
                 AND house = :house
                 AND entered_house <= :date
                 AND left_house >= :date",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':party' => $this->name,
                 ':house' => $house,
                 ':date' => $date,
-            ),
+            ],
         )->first();
         if ($member_count) {
             $num_members = $member_count['num_members'];
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public static function getParties()
             "SELECT DISTINCT party FROM member WHERE party <> ''",
         );
 
-        $parties = array();
+        $parties = [];
         foreach ($party_list as $row) {
             $party = $row['party'];
             if (
diff --git a/classes/PartyCohort.php b/classes/PartyCohort.php
index aa44be4f09..5d555756ec 100644
--- a/classes/PartyCohort.php
+++ b/classes/PartyCohort.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public function __construct($person_id, $party)
 
     public function getAllPolicyPositions($policies)
     {
-        $positions = array();
+        $positions = [];
 
         $party = $this->party;
         if ($party == 'Independent') {
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ public function policy_position($policy_id)
                 party = :party
                 AND house = 1
                 AND policy_id = :policy_id",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':party' => $this->hash,
                 ':policy_id' => $policy_id,
-            ),
+            ],
         )->first();
 
         if ($position) {
diff --git a/classes/People.php b/classes/People.php
index af6ba93986..83c5604bab 100644
--- a/classes/People.php
+++ b/classes/People.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ protected function getRegionalReps($user)
         return $user->getRegionalReps($this->reg_cons_type, $this->house);
     }
 
-    public function getData($args = array())
+    public function getData($args = [])
     {
         $data = $this->_get_data_by_group($args);
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function getData($args = array())
         $data['mp_data'] = $user->getRep($this->cons_type, $this->house);
         $data['data'] = $this->addImagesToData($data['data']);
         $data['urls'] = $this->addUrlsToData();
-        $data['order'] = isset($args['order']) ? $args['order'] : 'l';
+        $data['order'] = $args['order'] ?? 'l';
         $data['rep_plural'] = $this->rep_plural;
         $data['rep_name'] = $this->rep_name;
         $data['type'] = $this->type;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public function getData($args = array())
 
     public function getArgs()
     {
-        $args = array();
+        $args = [];
 
         if (get_http_var('f') == 'csv') {
             $args['f'] = 'csv';
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ public function getArgs()
         }
 
         $order = get_http_var('o');
-        $orders = array(
+        $orders = [
             'n' => 'name', 'f' => 'given_name', 'l' => 'family_name',
             'c' => 'constituency', 'p' => 'party',
-        );
+        ];
         if (array_key_exists($order, $orders)) {
             $args['order'] = $orders[$order];
         }
@@ -106,18 +106,18 @@ public function setMetaData($args)
 
     protected function getCSVHeaders()
     {
-        return array(gettext('Person ID'), gettext('Name'), gettext('Party'), gettext('Constituency'), gettext('URI'));
+        return [gettext('Person ID'), gettext('Name'), gettext('Party'), gettext('Constituency'), gettext('URI')];
     }
 
     protected function getCSVRow($details)
     {
-        return array(
+        return [
             $details['person_id'],
             $details['name'],
             $details['party'],
             $details['constituency'],
             'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/' . $details['url'],
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     public function sendAsCSV($data)
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ public function sendAsCSV($data)
 
     private function addImagesToData($data)
     {
-        $new_data = array();
+        $new_data = [];
         foreach ($data as $pid => $details) {
-            list($image, ) = Utility\Member::findMemberImage($pid, true, $this->subs_missing_image);
+            [$image, ] = Utility\Member::findMemberImage($pid, true, $this->subs_missing_image);
             $details['image'] = $image;
             $new_data[$pid] = $details;
         }
@@ -153,28 +153,28 @@ private function addUrlsToData()
     {
         global $this_page;
 
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
 
         $URL = new Url($this_page);
 
         $urls['plain'] = $URL->generate();
 
-        $URL->insert(array( 'o' => 'n'));
+        $URL->insert([ 'o' => 'n']);
         $urls['by_name'] = $URL->generate();
 
-        $URL->insert(array( 'o' => 'l'));
+        $URL->insert([ 'o' => 'l']);
         $urls['by_last'] = $URL->generate();
 
-        $URL->insert(array( 'o' => 'f'));
+        $URL->insert([ 'o' => 'f']);
         $urls['by_first'] = $URL->generate();
 
-        $URL->insert(array( 'o' => 'p'));
+        $URL->insert([ 'o' => 'p']);
         $urls['by_party'] = $URL->generate();
 
-        $URL->insert(array( 'f' => 'csv'));
-        $URL->remove(array( 'o'));
+        $URL->insert([ 'f' => 'csv']);
+        $URL->remove([ 'o']);
         if ($date = get_http_var('date')) {
-            $URL->insert(array('date' => $date));
+            $URL->insert(['date' => $date]);
         }
         $urls['by_csv'] = $URL->generate();
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ private function _get_data_by_group($args)
         $order = 'family_name';
         $sqlorder = 'family_name, given_name';
 
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
         $query = 'SELECT distinct member.person_id, title, given_name, family_name, lordofname, constituency, party, left_reason ';
         $query .= 'FROM member JOIN person_names p ON p.person_id = member.person_id AND p.type = "name" ';
         if (isset($args['date'])) {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ private function _get_data_by_group($args)
 
         $q = $this->db->query($query . "ORDER BY $sqlorder", $params);
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $p_id = $row['person_id'];
             if (!isset($data[$p_id])) {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ private function _get_data_by_group($args)
                 $constituency = $row['constituency'] ? gettext($row['constituency']) : '';
                 $party = $row['party'] ? gettext($row['party']) : '';
                 $url = make_member_url($name, $constituency, $this->house, $p_id);
-                $narray = array(
+                $narray = [
                     'person_id' 	=> $p_id,
                     'given_name' => $row['given_name'],
                     'family_name' => $row['family_name'],
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ private function _get_data_by_group($args)
                     'constituency' 	=> $constituency,
                     'party' 	=> $party,
                     'left_reason' 	=> $row['left_reason'],
-                );
+                ];
                 $data[$p_id] = $narray;
             }
         }
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ private function _get_data_by_group($args)
             uasort($data, 'by_peer_name');
         }
 
-        $data = array(
-            'info' => array(
+        $data = [
+            'info' => [
                 'order' => $order,
-            ),
+            ],
             'data' => $data,
-        );
+        ];
 
         return $data;
 
diff --git a/classes/People/MPs.php b/classes/People/MPs.php
index 0ddc2b17f1..6a922071e2 100644
--- a/classes/People/MPs.php
+++ b/classes/People/MPs.php
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@ protected function getRegionalReps($user)
 
     protected function getCSVHeaders()
     {
-        return array('Person ID', 'First name', 'Last name', 'Party', 'Constituency', 'URI');
+        return ['Person ID', 'First name', 'Last name', 'Party', 'Constituency', 'URI'];
     }
 
     protected function getCSVRow($details)
     {
-        return array(
+        return [
             $details['person_id'],
             $details['given_name'],
             $details['family_name'],
             $details['party'],
             $details['constituency'],
             'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/' . $details['url'],
-        );
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/People/Peers.php b/classes/People/Peers.php
index 9ac1d72578..166f02fcb1 100644
--- a/classes/People/Peers.php
+++ b/classes/People/Peers.php
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ protected function getRegionalReps($user)
 
     protected function getCSVHeaders()
     {
-        return array('Person ID', 'Name', 'Party', 'URI');
+        return ['Person ID', 'Name', 'Party', 'URI'];
     }
 
     protected function getCSVRow($details)
     {
-        return array(
+        return [
             $details['person_id'],
             $details['name'],
             $details['party'],
             'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/peer/' . $details['url'],
-        );
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/Policies.php b/classes/Policies.php
index ee62ea686a..f6400dd916 100644
--- a/classes/Policies.php
+++ b/classes/Policies.php
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 
 class Policies
 {
-    private $commons_only = array(
+    private $commons_only = [
         811,
         826,
         1053,
-    );
+    ];
 
     # policies where votes affected by covid voting restrictions
     protected $covid_affected = [1136, 6860];
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ public function __construct($policy_id = null)
 
         if ($policy_id) {
             $this->policy_id = $policy_id;
-            $this->policies = array(
+            $this->policies = [
                 $policy_id => $this->policies[$policy_id],
-            );
+            ];
         }
     }
 
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ public function getSetDescriptions()
      */
     public function getPoliciesData()
     {
-        $out = array();
+        $out = [];
         foreach ($this->policies as $policy_id => $policy_text) {
-            $out[] = array(
+            $out[] = [
                 'id' => $policy_id,
                 'text' => $policy_text,
                 'commons_only' => in_array($policy_id, $this->commons_only),
-            );
+            ];
         }
         return $out;
     }
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public function limitToSet($set)
 
         // Sanity check the set exists
         if (isset($this->sets[$set])) {
-            $out = array();
+            $out = [];
             // Reassemble the new policies list based on the set.
             foreach ($this->sets[$set] as $set_policy) {
                 if (isset($this->policies[$set_policy])) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public function limitToSet($set)
 
     public function limitToArray($policies)
     {
-        $out = array();
+        $out = [];
         // Reassemble the new policies list based on the set.
         foreach ($policies as $policy) {
             if (isset($this->policies[$policy])) {
@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@ public function getPolicyDetails($policyID)
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT policy_id, title, description, image, image_attrib, image_license, image_license_url, image_source
             FROM policies WHERE policy_id = :policy_id",
-            array(':policy_id' => $policyID),
+            [':policy_id' => $policyID],
         )->first();
 
-        $props = array(
+        $props = [
             'policy_id' => $q['policy_id'],
             'title' => $q['title'],
             // remove full stops from the end of descriptions. Some of them have them and
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public function getPolicyDetails($policyID)
             'image_attribution' => '',
             'image_source' => '',
             'image_license_url' => '',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $image = $q['image'];
 
diff --git a/classes/PolicyPositions.php b/classes/PolicyPositions.php
index 856472b159..81c9a58ddf 100644
--- a/classes/PolicyPositions.php
+++ b/classes/PolicyPositions.php
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class PolicyPositions
      * Array of positions held by the member.
      */
 
-    public $positions = array();
+    public $positions = [];
 
-    public $positionsById = array();
+    public $positionsById = [];
 
     /**
      * 'Since' String
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ class PolicyPositions
      * @param int      $limit    The number of policies to limit the list to.
      */
 
-    public function __construct(Policies $policies, Member $member, $options = array())
+    public function __construct(Policies $policies, Member $member, $options = [])
     {
         $this->policies = $policies;
         $this->member = $member;
-        $this->summaries = isset($options['summaries']) ? $options['summaries'] : array();
+        $this->summaries = $options['summaries'] ?? [];
         $this->divisions = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Divisions($member);
 
-        $limit = isset($options['limit']) ? $options['limit'] : null;
+        $limit = $options['limit'] ?? null;
 
         // Do the actual getting of positions
         $this->getMemberPolicyPositions($limit);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ private function getMemberPolicyPositions($limit = null)
         // Set the current policy count to 0
         $i = 0;
 
-        $this->positions = array();
+        $this->positions = [];
 
         // Loop around all the policies.
         foreach ($policies as $policy) {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ private function getMemberPolicyPositions($limit = null)
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $votes_summary = array_key_exists($policy['id'], $this->summaries) ? $this->summaries[$policy['id']] : array();
+            $votes_summary = array_key_exists($policy['id'], $this->summaries) ? $this->summaries[$policy['id']] : [];
             $dream_info = $this->displayDreamComparison($policy['id'], $policy['text'], $votes_summary);
 
             // don't return votes where they haven't voted on a strong division
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ private function getMemberPolicyPositions($limit = null)
             // Make sure the dream actually exists
             if (!empty($dream_info)) {
                 $summary = $votes_summary ? $this->divisions->generateSummary($votes_summary) : '';
-                $this->positions[] = array(
+                $this->positions[] = [
                     'policy_id' => $policy['id'],
                     'policy' => $policy['text'],
                     'desc' => $dream_info['full_sentence'],
                     'has_strong' => $dream_info['has_strong'],
                     'position' => $dream_info['position'],
                     'summary' => $summary,
-                );
-                $this->positionsById[$policy['id']] = array(
+                ];
+                $this->positionsById[$policy['id']] = [
                     'policy_id' => $policy['id'],
                     'policy' => $policy['text'],
                     'desc' => $dream_info['full_sentence'],
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ private function getMemberPolicyPositions($limit = null)
                     'has_strong' => $dream_info['has_strong'],
                     'score' => $dream_info['score'],
                     'summary' => $summary,
-                );
+                ];
                 $i++;
             }
         }
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ private function getMemberPolicyPositions($limit = null)
 
     private function displayDreamComparison($dreamid, $policy_description, $votes_summary)
     {
-        $out = array();
+        $out = [];
 
         $extra_info = $this->member->extra_info();
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ private function displayDreamComparison($dreamid, $policy_description, $votes_su
                 $has_strong = 1;
             }
             $full_sentence = $consistency . ' ' . $policy_description;
-            $out = array( 'full_sentence' => $full_sentence, 'score' => $dmpscore, 'position' => $consistency, 'has_strong' => $has_strong );
+            $out = [ 'full_sentence' => $full_sentence, 'score' => $dmpscore, 'position' => $consistency, 'has_strong' => $has_strong ];
         }
 
         return $out;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ private function generateMoreLinksString()
         $extra_info = $this->member->extra_info;
 
         // Links to full record at Guardian and Public Whip
-        $record = array();
+        $record = [];
         if (isset($extra_info['guardian_howtheyvoted'])) {
             $record[] = '<a href="' . $extra_info['guardian_howtheyvoted'] .
                 '" title="At The Guardian">well-known issues</a> <small>(from the Guardian)</small>';
diff --git a/classes/Redis.php b/classes/Redis.php
index d75fc625b2..3753fb9493 100644
--- a/classes/Redis.php
+++ b/classes/Redis.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Redis extends \Predis\Client
     public function __construct()
     {
         if (REDIS_SENTINELS) {
-            $sentinels = array();
+            $sentinels = [];
             $sentinel_port = REDIS_SENTINEL_PORT;
             foreach (explode(",", REDIS_SENTINELS) as $sentinel) {
                 // Wrap IPv6 addresses in square brackets
diff --git a/classes/Renderer.php b/classes/Renderer.php
index 5ac29976b2..335d12c949 100644
--- a/classes/Renderer.php
+++ b/classes/Renderer.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Renderer
      * @param array  $data     An associative array of data to be made available to the template.
      */
 
-    public static function output($template, $data = array(), $template_only = false)
+    public static function output($template, $data = [], $template_only = false)
     {
 
         global $page_errors;
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ public static function output($template, $data = array(), $template_only = false
 
     private static function addCommonURLs($data)
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
         if (isset($data['urls'])) {
             $urls = $data['urls'];
         }
 
-        $common_urls = array('search', 'alert');
+        $common_urls = ['search', 'alert'];
 
         foreach ($common_urls as $path) {
             if (!isset($urls[$path])) {
diff --git a/classes/Renderer/Footer.php b/classes/Renderer/Footer.php
index 726e79e849..9760cc43c5 100644
--- a/classes/Renderer/Footer.php
+++ b/classes/Renderer/Footer.php
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ class Footer
 {
     public $data;
 
-    private $about_links = array('help', 'about', 'linktous', 'news', 'privacy');
-    private $assemblies_links = array('hansard', 'sp_home', 'wales_home', 'ni_home', 'london_home');
-    private $international_links = array('australia', 'ireland', 'mzalendo');
-    private $tech_links = array('code', 'api', 'data', 'devmailinglist', 'contact');
+    private $about_links = ['help', 'about', 'linktous', 'news', 'privacy'];
+    private $assemblies_links = ['hansard', 'sp_home', 'wales_home', 'ni_home', 'london_home'];
+    private $international_links = ['australia', 'ireland', 'mzalendo'];
+    private $tech_links = ['code', 'api', 'data', 'devmailinglist', 'contact'];
 
 
     /*
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Footer
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->data = array();
+        $this->data = [];
 
         $this->data['about'] = $this->get_menu_links($this->about_links);
         $this->data['assemblies'] = $this->get_menu_links($this->assemblies_links);
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ private function get_menu_links($pages)
     {
 
         global $DATA, $this_page;
-        $links = array();
+        $links = [];
 
         foreach ($pages as $page) {
 
@@ -66,19 +66,19 @@ private function get_menu_links($pages)
 
             //make the link
             if ($page == $this_page) {
-                $links[] = array(
+                $links[] = [
                     'href'    => '#',
                     'title'   => '',
                     'classes' => '',
                     'text'    => $title,
-                );
+                ];
             } else {
-                $links[] = array(
+                $links[] = [
                     'href'    => $url,
                     'title'   => $tooltip,
                     'classes' => '',
                     'text'    => $title,
-                );
+                ];
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/classes/Renderer/Header.php b/classes/Renderer/Header.php
index d7aa3d6da6..2231d9700b 100644
--- a/classes/Renderer/Header.php
+++ b/classes/Renderer/Header.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Header
 
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->data = array();
+        $this->data = [];
 
         $this->get_page_url();
         $this->get_page_title();
@@ -130,16 +130,16 @@ private function get_header_links()
     {
         global $this_page;
 
-        $this->data['header_links'] = array();
+        $this->data['header_links'] = [];
         if ($this_page != 'overview') {
 
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('overview');
 
-            $this->data['header_links'][] = array(
+            $this->data['header_links'][] = [
                 'rel'   => 'start',
                 'title' => 'Home',
                 'href'  => $URL->generate(),
-            );
+            ];
 
         }
     }
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ private function generate_next_prev_link($nextprev, $linktype)
                 $linktitle = format_date($nextprev[$linktype]['hdate'], SHORTDATEFORMAT);
             }
 
-            $link = array(
+            $link = [
                 'rel'   => $linktype,
                 'title' => $linktitle,
                 'href'  => $nextprev[$linktype]['url'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         return $link;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ private function get_next_prev_links()
 
         if ($nextprev) {
             // Four different kinds of back/forth links we might build.
-            $links = array("first", "prev", "up", "next", "last");
+            $links = ["first", "prev", "up", "next", "last"];
 
             foreach ($links as $type) {
                 if ($link = $this->generate_next_prev_link($nextprev, $type)) {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ private function get_menu_highlights()
 
         } else {
 
-            $parents = array($parent);
+            $parents = [$parent];
             $p = $parent;
             while ($p) {
                 $p = $DATA->page_metadata($p, 'parent');
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ private function get_menu_highlights()
         // in the top bar
         if ($this_page == "alert") {
             if ($pid = get_http_var('pid')) {
-                $person = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('person_id' => $pid));
+                $person = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['person_id' => $pid]);
                 $membership = $person->getMostRecentMembership();
                 $parliament = $membership['house'];
                 if ($parliament == 'ni') {
@@ -304,12 +304,12 @@ private function get_menu_highlights()
             }
         }
 
-        $this->nav_highlights = array(
+        $this->nav_highlights = [
             'top' => $top_highlight,
             'bottom' => $bottom_highlight,
             'top_selected' => $selected_top_link,
             'section' => $section,
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     private function get_top_and_bottom_links()
@@ -319,17 +319,17 @@ private function get_top_and_bottom_links()
         // Page names mapping to those in metadata.php.
         // Links in the top menu, and the sublinks we see if
         // we're within that section.
-        $nav_items = array(
-            array('home'),
-            array('hansard', 'mps', 'peers', 'alldebatesfront', 'wranswmsfront', 'pbc_front', 'divisions_recent_commons', 'divisions_recent_lords',  'calendar_summary'),
-            array('sp_home', 'spoverview', 'msps', 'spdebatesfront', 'divisions_recent_sp'), #'spwransfront'
-            array('ni_home', 'nioverview', 'mlas'),
-            array('wales_home', 'seneddoverview', 'mss', 'wales_debates', 'divisions_recent_wales'),
-            array('london_home', 'lmqsfront', 'london-assembly-members'),
-        );
-
-        $this->data['assembly_nav_links'] = array();
-        $this->data['section_nav_links'] = array();
+        $nav_items = [
+            ['home'],
+            ['hansard', 'mps', 'peers', 'alldebatesfront', 'wranswmsfront', 'pbc_front', 'divisions_recent_commons', 'divisions_recent_lords',  'calendar_summary'],
+            ['sp_home', 'spoverview', 'msps', 'spdebatesfront', 'divisions_recent_sp'], #'spwransfront'
+            ['ni_home', 'nioverview', 'mlas'],
+            ['wales_home', 'seneddoverview', 'mss', 'wales_debates', 'divisions_recent_wales'],
+            ['london_home', 'lmqsfront', 'london-assembly-members'],
+        ];
+
+        $this->data['assembly_nav_links'] = [];
+        $this->data['section_nav_links'] = [];
 
         //get the top and bottom links
         foreach ($nav_items as $bottompages) {
@@ -359,12 +359,12 @@ private function get_top_and_bottom_links()
                 $url = "//" . DOMAIN . $url;
             }
 
-            $top_link = array(
+            $top_link = [
                 'href'    => $url,
                 'title'   => $title,
                 'classes' => $class,
                 'text'    => $text,
-            );
+            ];
             if ($toppage != "london_home") {
                 array_push($this->data['assembly_nav_links'], $top_link);
             }
@@ -379,12 +379,12 @@ private function get_top_and_bottom_links()
                     // Where we're linking to.
                     $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($bottompage);
                     $class = $bottompage == $this->nav_highlights['bottom'] ? 'on' : '';
-                    $this->data['section_nav_links'][] = array(
+                    $this->data['section_nav_links'][] = [
                         'href'    => $URL->generate(),
                         'title'   => $title,
                         'classes' => $class,
                         'text'    => $text,
-                    );
+                    ];
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/classes/Renderer/Markdown.php b/classes/Renderer/Markdown.php
index 1ac158de38..8a9eaba76a 100644
--- a/classes/Renderer/Markdown.php
+++ b/classes/Renderer/Markdown.php
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ public function markdown_document($this_page, $show_menu = true)
             $html = str_replace('{{ donate_box }}', render_php('donate/_stripe_donate'), $html);
         }
 
-        \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/markdown_template', array(
+        \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/markdown_template', [
             'html' => $html,
             'this_page' => $this_page,
             'page_title' => $title,
             'show_menu' => $show_menu,
-        ));
+        ]);
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/Renderer/User.php b/classes/Renderer/User.php
index fc063d3f6b..06cc758eba 100644
--- a/classes/Renderer/User.php
+++ b/classes/Renderer/User.php
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ public function __construct()
         $this->user = $THEUSER;
         $this->pagedata = $DATA;
         $this->page = $this_page;
-        $this->data = array();
+        $this->data = [];
         $this->setupNavLinks();
     }
 
     private function setupNavLinks()
     {
-        $this->data['user_nav_links'] = array();
+        $this->data['user_nav_links'] = [];
 
         // We may want to send the user back to this current page after they've
         // joined, logged out or logged in. So we put the URL in $returl.
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ private function AddLangSwitcher()
                     $href = "//cy." . DOMAIN . $href;
                 }
             }
-            $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = array(
+            $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = [
                 'href' => $href,
                 'classes' => '',
                 'title' => '',
                 'text' => $text,
-            );
+            ];
         }
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ private function addLoggedInLinks()
 
         $LOGOUTURL  = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userlogout');
         if ($this->page != 'userlogout') {
-            $LOGOUTURL->insert(array("ret" => $this->returl));
+            $LOGOUTURL->insert(["ret" => $this->returl]);
             $logoutclass = '';
         } else {
             $logoutclass = 'on';
@@ -96,19 +96,19 @@ private function addLoggedInLinks()
 
         $this->addRepLinks();
 
-        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = array(
+        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = [
             'href'    => $EDITURL->generate(),
             'title'   => $edittitle,
             'classes' => $editclass,
             'text'    => _htmlentities($username),
-        );
+        ];
 
-        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = array(
+        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = [
             'href'    => $LOGOUTURL->generate(),
             'title'   => $logouttitle,
             'classes' => $logoutclass,
             'text'    => $logouttext,
-        );
+        ];
 
         $this->addContactLink();
         $this->addDonateLink();
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ private function addLoggedOutLinks()
                 // We don't do this on the logout page, because then the user
                 // will return straight to the logout page and be logged out
                 // immediately!
-                $JOINURL->insert(array("ret" => $this->returl));
+                $JOINURL->insert(["ret" => $this->returl]);
             }
             $joinclass = '';
         } else {
@@ -150,26 +150,26 @@ private function addLoggedOutLinks()
                 // immediately!
                 // And it's also silly if we're sent back to Change Password.
                 // And the join page.
-                $LOGINURL->insert(array("ret" => $this->returl));
+                $LOGINURL->insert(["ret" => $this->returl]);
             }
             $loginclass = '';
         } else {
             $loginclass = 'on';
         }
 
-        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = array(
+        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = [
             'href'    => $LOGINURL->generate(),
             'title'   => $logintitle,
             'classes' => $loginclass,
             'text'    => $logintext,
-        );
+        ];
 
-        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = array(
+        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = [
             'href'    => $JOINURL->generate(),
             'title'   => $jointitle,
             'classes' => $joinclass,
             'text'    => $jointext,
-        );
+        ];
 
         $this->addRepLinks();
         $this->addContactLink();
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ private function addRepLinks()
         if ($this->user->postcode_is_set()) {
 
             $areas = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Postcode::postcodeToConstituencies($this->user->postcode());
-            $items = array('yourmp');
+            $items = ['yourmp'];
             if (isset($areas['SPC'])) {
                 $items[] = 'yourmsp';
             } elseif (isset($areas['NIE'])) {
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ private function addRepLinks()
                 $menudata   = $this->pagedata->page_metadata($item, 'menu');
                 $logintext  = $menudata['text'];
                 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($item);
-                $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = array(
+                $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = [
                     'href'    => $URL->generate(),
                     'title'   => '',
                     'classes' => '',
                     'text'    => $logintext,
-                );
+                ];
             }
         }
 
@@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ private function addContactLink()
         $text = $menudata['text'];
         $title = $menudata['title'];
         $url = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('contact');
-        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = array(
+        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = [
             'href'    => $url->generate(),
             'title'   => $title,
             'classes' => '',
             'text'    => $text,
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     private function addDonateLink()
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@ private function addDonateLink()
         $text = $menudata['text'];
         $title = $menudata['title'];
         $url = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('donate');
-        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = array(
+        $this->data['user_nav_links'][] = [
             'href'    => $url->generate(),
             'title'   => $title,
             'classes' => 'donate-button',
             'text'    => $text,
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/classes/SPHomepage.php b/classes/SPHomepage.php
index 0a66a63b22..d8568639b0 100644
--- a/classes/SPHomepage.php
+++ b/classes/SPHomepage.php
@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ class SPHomepage extends Homepage
     protected $cons_type = 'SPC';
     protected $mp_url = 'yourmsp';
     protected $page = 'spoverview';
-    protected $houses = array(7);
+    protected $houses = [7];
 
-    protected $recent_types = array(
-        'SPLIST' => array('recent_debates', 'spdebatesfront', 'Scottish parliament debates'),
-        'SPWRANSLIST' => array('recent_wrans', 'spwransfront', 'Written answers'),
-    );
+    protected $recent_types = [
+        'SPLIST' => ['recent_debates', 'spdebatesfront', 'Scottish parliament debates'],
+        'SPWRANSLIST' => ['recent_wrans', 'spwransfront', 'Written answers'],
+    ];
 
     protected function getEditorialContent()
     {
         $debatelist = new \SPLIST();
-        $item = $debatelist->display('recent_debates', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 1), 'none');
+        $item = $debatelist->display('recent_debates', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 1], 'none');
 
         $item = $item['data'][0];
         $more_url = new Url('spdebatesfront');
         $item['more_url'] = $more_url->generate();
         $item['desc'] = 'Scottish Parliament debate';
-        $item['related'] = array();
+        $item['related'] = [];
         $item['featured'] = false;
 
         return $item;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ protected function getEditorialContent()
 
     protected function getURLs()
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
 
         $regional = new Url('msp');
         $urls['regional'] = $regional->generate();
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ protected function getRegionalList()
     {
         global $THEUSER;
 
-        $mreg = array();
+        $mreg = [];
 
         if ($THEUSER->isloggedin() && $THEUSER->postcode() != '' || $THEUSER->postcode_is_set()) {
             return Member::getRegionalList($THEUSER->postcode, 4, 'SPE');
diff --git a/classes/Search.php b/classes/Search.php
index 81ed5977bd..3d7594edcd 100644
--- a/classes/Search.php
+++ b/classes/Search.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public function __construct()
 
     public function display()
     {
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         $argparser = new Search\ParseArgs();
         $this->searchstring = $argparser->construct_search_string();
         $this->searchkeyword = $argparser->searchkeyword;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public function display()
 
         $data['person_id'] = $argparser->person_id;
         if ($argparser->person_id) {
-            $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(array('person_id' => $argparser->person_id));
+            $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(['person_id' => $argparser->person_id]);
             $data['person_name'] = $MEMBER->full_name();
         }
 
@@ -137,16 +137,16 @@ private function prettify_search_section($section)
     private function get_urls()
     {
         global $this_page;
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
 
         $url = new Url($this_page);
-        $url->insert(array('o' => 'r'));
+        $url->insert(['o' => 'r']);
         $urls['relevance'] = $url->generate();
-        $url->insert(array('o' => 'o'));
+        $url->insert(['o' => 'o']);
         $urls['oldest'] = $url->generate();
-        $url->insert(array('o' => 'd'));
+        $url->insert(['o' => 'd']);
         $urls['newest'] = $url->generate();
-        $url->insert(array('o' => 'p'));
+        $url->insert(['o' => 'p']);
         $urls['by-person'] = $url->generate();
 
         return $urls;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ private function get_form_params($data)
         $data['search_keyword'] = $this->searchkeyword;
 
         $is_adv = false;
-        foreach (array('to', 'from', 'person', 'section', 'column', 'phrase', 'exclude' ) as $var) {
+        foreach (['to', 'from', 'person', 'section', 'column', 'phrase', 'exclude' ] as $var) {
             $key = "search_$var";
             $data[$key] = get_http_var($var);
             if ($data[$key]) {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ private function set_wtt_options($data)
             if ($wtt == 2 && $pid = get_http_var('pid')) {
                 $data['pid'] = null;
                 try {
-                    $lord = new Member(array('person_id' => $pid, 'house' => 2));
+                    $lord = new Member(['person_id' => $pid, 'house' => 2]);
                 } catch (MemberException $e) {
                     return $data;
                 }
@@ -206,20 +206,20 @@ protected function get_search_url($params = true)
             if (preg_match_all('#speaker:(\d+)#', $value, $m) == 1) {
                 $person_id = $m[1][0];
                 $value = str_replace('speaker:' . $person_id, '', $value);
-                $url->insert(array('pid' => $person_id));
+                $url->insert(['pid' => $person_id]);
             }
-            $url->insert(array('q' => $value));
+            $url->insert(['q' => $value]);
         }
 
         if ($params) {
             if (get_http_var('house')) {
-                $url->insert(array('house' => get_http_var('house')));
+                $url->insert(['house' => get_http_var('house')]);
             }
             if (get_http_var('wtt')) {
-                $url->insert(array('wtt' => get_http_var('wtt')));
+                $url->insert(['wtt' => get_http_var('wtt')]);
             }
         } else {
-            $url->remove(array('o', 'house'));
+            $url->remove(['o', 'house']);
         }
 
         return $url;
diff --git a/classes/Search/Normal.php b/classes/Search/Normal.php
index 7425e6fc01..d2455b0da0 100644
--- a/classes/Search/Normal.php
+++ b/classes/Search/Normal.php
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ private function get_sort_args()
         }
 
         $o = get_http_var('o');
-        $args = array(
+        $args = [
             's' => $this->searchstring,
             'p' => $pagenum,
             'num' => get_http_var('num'),
             'pop' => get_http_var('pop'),
             'o' => ($o == 'd' || $o == 'r' || $o == 'o') ? $o : 'd',
-        );
+        ];
 
         return $args;
     }
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ private function get_first_page_data($args)
         $cons = null;
         $glossary = null;
 
-        $mp_types = array();
+        $mp_types = [];
         if ($args['p'] == 1 && $args['s'] && !preg_match('#[a-z]+:[a-z0-9]+#', $args['s'])) {
             $members = $this->find_members();
-            list($cons, $mp_types) = $this->find_constituency($args);
+            [$cons, $mp_types] = $this->find_constituency($args);
             $glossary = $this->find_glossary_items($args);
         }
 
-        return array($members, $cons, $mp_types, $glossary);
+        return [$members, $cons, $mp_types, $glossary];
     }
 
     public function search($searchstring)
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ public function search($searchstring)
             $sort_order = 'relevance';
         }
 
-        list($members, $cons, $mp_types, $glossary) = $this->get_first_page_data($args);
+        [$members, $cons, $mp_types, $glossary] = $this->get_first_page_data($args);
 
         if (!defined('FRONT_END_SEARCH') || !FRONT_END_SEARCH) {
-            return array(
+            return [
                 'error' => 'Apologies, search has been turned off currently for performance reasons.',
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         if (!$SEARCHENGINE->valid) {
-            return array('error' => $SEARCHENGINE->error);
+            return ['error' => $SEARCHENGINE->error];
         } else {
             $LIST = new \HANSARDLIST();
             $data = $LIST->display('search', $args, 'none');
@@ -98,24 +98,24 @@ private function find_constituency($args)
             return false;
         }
 
-        list($constituencies, ) = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchConstituenciesByQuery($searchterm);
+        [$constituencies, ] = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchConstituenciesByQuery($searchterm);
 
         $constituency = "";
         if (count($constituencies) == 1) {
             $constituency = $constituencies[0];
         }
 
-        $cons = array();
-        $mp_types = array(
+        $cons = [];
+        $mp_types = [
             'mp' => 0,
             'former' => 0,
-        );
+        ];
 
         if ($constituency != '') {
             try {
                 // Got a match, display....
 
-                $MEMBER = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => 1));
+                $MEMBER = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => 1]);
                 $cons[] = $MEMBER;
                 if ($MEMBER->current_member(1)) {
                     $mp_types['mp']++;
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ private function find_constituency($args)
                     $mp_types['former']++;
                 }
             } catch (\MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\MemberException $e) {
-                $cons = array();
+                $cons = [];
             }
         } elseif (count($constituencies)) {
             foreach ($constituencies as $constituency) {
                 try {
-                    $MEMBER = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => 1));
+                    $MEMBER = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => 1]);
                     $cons[] = $MEMBER;
                     if ($MEMBER->current_member(1)) {
                         $mp_types['mp']++;
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ private function find_constituency($args)
             }
         }
 
-        return array($cons, $mp_types);
+        return [$cons, $mp_types];
     }
 
     private function find_members()
     {
         $searchstring = trim(preg_replace('#-?[a-z]+:[a-z0-9]+#', '', $this->searchstring));
         if (!$searchstring) {
-            return array();
+            return [];
         }
 
         $members = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookup($searchstring);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ private function find_members()
         $db = new \ParlDB();
         $q = $db->query(
             "SELECT person FROM moffice WHERE position LIKE :pos ORDER BY from_date DESC, moffice_id",
-            array('pos' => "%$searchstring%"),
+            ['pos' => "%$searchstring%"],
         );
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $members[] = $row['person'];
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ private function find_members()
         $members = array_unique($members);
 
         foreach ($members as $i => $pid) {
-            $member = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('person_id' => $pid));
+            $member = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['person_id' => $pid]);
             $members[$i] = $member;
         }
         return $members;
@@ -175,18 +175,18 @@ private function find_members()
     private function find_glossary_items($args)
     {
         $GLOSSARY = new \GLOSSARY($args);
-        $items = array();
+        $items = [];
 
         if (isset($GLOSSARY->num_search_matches) && $GLOSSARY->num_search_matches >= 1) {
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('glossary');
-            $URL->insert(array('gl' => ""));
+            $URL->insert(['gl' => ""]);
             foreach ($GLOSSARY->search_matches as $glossary_id => $term) {
-                $URL->update(array("gl" => $glossary_id));
-                $items[] = array(
+                $URL->update(["gl" => $glossary_id]);
+                $items[] = [
                     'url' => $URL->generate(),
                     'term' => $term['title'],
                     'body' => $term['body'],
-                );
+                ];
             }
         }
         return $items;
@@ -194,22 +194,22 @@ private function find_glossary_items($args)
 
     private function generate_pagination_links($data, $url, $first, $last)
     {
-        $links = array();
+        $links = [];
 
         for ($n = $first; $n <= $last; $n++) {
 
             if ($n > 1) {
-                $url->insert(array('p' => $n));
+                $url->insert(['p' => $n]);
             } else {
                 // No page number for the first page.
-                $url->remove(array('p'));
+                $url->remove(['p']);
             }
 
-            $link = array(
+            $link = [
                 'url' => $url->generate(),
                 'page' => $n,
                 'current' => ($n == $data['page']),
-            );
+            ];
 
             $links[] = $link;
         }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ private function generate_pagination($data)
         $total_results      = $data['total_results'];
         $results_per_page   = $data['results_per_page'];
         $page               = $data['page'];
-        $pagelinks          = array();
+        $pagelinks          = [];
 
         $URL = $this->get_search_url($data);
 
@@ -255,25 +255,25 @@ private function generate_pagination($data)
 
             if ($page != 1) {
                 $prev_page = $page - 1;
-                $URL->insert(array( 'p' => $prev_page ));
-                $pagelinks['prev'] = array(
+                $URL->insert([ 'p' => $prev_page ]);
+                $pagelinks['prev'] = [
                     'url' => $URL->generate(),
-                );
-                $URL->insert(array( 'p' => 1 ));
-                $pagelinks['firstpage'] = array(
+                ];
+                $URL->insert([ 'p' => 1 ]);
+                $pagelinks['firstpage'] = [
                     'url' => $URL->generate(),
-                );
+                ];
             }
             if ($page != $numpages) {
                 $next_page = $page + 1;
-                $URL->insert(array( 'p' => $next_page ));
-                $pagelinks['next'] = array(
+                $URL->insert([ 'p' => $next_page ]);
+                $pagelinks['next'] = [
                     'url' => $URL->generate(),
-                );
-                $URL->insert(array( 'p' => $numpages ));
-                $pagelinks['lastpage'] = array(
+                ];
+                $URL->insert([ 'p' => $numpages ]);
+                $pagelinks['lastpage'] = [
                     'url' => $URL->generate(),
-                );
+                ];
             }
         }
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ private function get_sidebar_links()
     {
         global $DATA, $SEARCHENGINE, $this_page;
 
-        $links = array();
+        $links = [];
         $links['rss'] = $DATA->page_metadata($this_page, 'rss');
 
         if ($SEARCHENGINE) {
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/DebatesView.php b/classes/SectionView/DebatesView.php
index cf30e514bf..09c923aa7a 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/DebatesView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/DebatesView.php
@@ -16,38 +16,38 @@ protected function display_front()
         $this_page = "alldebatesfront";
 
         $DEBATELIST = new \DEBATELIST();
-        $debates = array();
-        $debates['data'] = $DEBATELIST->display('biggest_debates', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 10), 'none');
-        $args = array( 'months' => 1 );
+        $debates = [];
+        $debates['data'] = $DEBATELIST->display('biggest_debates', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 10], 'none');
+        $args = [ 'months' => 1 ];
         $debates['calendar'] = $DEBATELIST->display('calendar', $args, 'none');
         $debates['rssurl'] = $DATA->page_metadata($this_page, 'rss');
 
         $this_page = "whallfront";
 
-        $whall = array();
+        $whall = [];
 
         $WHALLLIST = new \WHALLLIST();
-        $whall['data'] = $WHALLLIST->display('biggest_debates', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 10), 'none');
-        $args = array( 'months' => 1 );
+        $whall['data'] = $WHALLLIST->display('biggest_debates', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 10], 'none');
+        $args = [ 'months' => 1 ];
         $whall['calendar'] = $WHALLLIST->display('calendar', $args, 'none');
         $whall['rssurl'] = $DATA->page_metadata($this_page, 'rss');
 
         $this_page = "lordsdebatesfront";
 
-        $lords = array();
+        $lords = [];
 
         $LORDSDEBATELIST = new \LORDSDEBATELIST();
-        $lords['data'] = $LORDSDEBATELIST->display('biggest_debates', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 10), 'none');
-        $args = array( 'months' => 1 );
+        $lords['data'] = $LORDSDEBATELIST->display('biggest_debates', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 10], 'none');
+        $args = [ 'months' => 1 ];
         $lords['calendar'] = $LORDSDEBATELIST->display('calendar', $args, 'none');
 
         $lords['rssurl'] = $DATA->page_metadata($this_page, 'rss');
 
-        $data = array(
+        $data = [
             'debates' => $debates,
             'lords' => $lords,
             'whall' => $whall,
-        );
+        ];
 
         $data['template'] = 'section/index';
         $this_page = "alldebatesfront";
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ protected function display_front()
 
     protected function getSearchSections()
     {
-        return array(
-            array( 'section' => 'debates', 'title' => 'House of Commons' ),
-            array( 'section' => 'lords', 'title' => 'House of Lords' ),
-            array( 'section' => 'whall', 'title' => 'Westminster Hall' ),
-        );
+        return [
+            [ 'section' => 'debates', 'title' => 'House of Commons' ],
+            [ 'section' => 'lords', 'title' => 'House of Lords' ],
+            [ 'section' => 'whall', 'title' => 'Westminster Hall' ],
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/LondonView.php b/classes/SectionView/LondonView.php
index 27e610cebe..4fda46bdb6 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/LondonView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/LondonView.php
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ class LondonView extends SectionView
 
     protected function front_content()
     {
-        return $this->list->display('recent_wrans', array('days' => 30, 'num' => 20), 'none');
+        return $this->list->display('recent_wrans', ['days' => 30, 'num' => 20], 'none');
     }
 
     protected function getViewUrls()
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
         $day = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('lmqs');
         $urls['lmqsday'] = $day;
         $urls['day'] = $day;
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ protected function getViewUrls()
 
     protected function getSearchSections()
     {
-        return array(
-            array( 'section' => 'lmqs', 'title' => 'Mayoral Questions' ),
-        );
+        return [
+            [ 'section' => 'lmqs', 'title' => 'Mayoral Questions' ],
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/LordsView.php b/classes/SectionView/LordsView.php
index d27b9e4443..19c905821a 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/LordsView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/LordsView.php
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ class LordsView extends SectionView
 
     protected function front_content()
     {
-        return $this->list->display('biggest_debates', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 20), 'none');
+        return $this->list->display('biggest_debates', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 20], 'none');
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/NiView.php b/classes/SectionView/NiView.php
index bea7dec137..29ca4f2ddf 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/NiView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/NiView.php
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ protected function display_front()
 
     protected function front_content()
     {
-        return $this->list->display('biggest_debates', array('days' => 30, 'num' => 20), 'none');
+        return $this->list->display('biggest_debates', ['days' => 30, 'num' => 20], 'none');
     }
 
     protected function getURLs($data)
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
 
         $day = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('nidebates');
         $urls['niday'] = $day;
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ protected function getURLs($data)
 
     protected function getSearchSections()
     {
-        return array(
-            array( 'section' => 'ni' ),
-        );
+        return [
+            [ 'section' => 'ni' ],
+        ];
     }
 
     protected function display_front_ni()
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ protected function display_front_ni()
         global $this_page;
         $this_page = "nioverview";
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         $data['popular_searches'] = null;
 
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ protected function display_front_ni()
 
         $DEBATELIST = new \NILIST();
 
-        $debates = $DEBATELIST->display('recent_debates', array('days' => 30, 'num' => 6), 'none');
+        $debates = $DEBATELIST->display('recent_debates', ['days' => 30, 'num' => 6], 'none');
         $MOREURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('nidebatesfront');
-        $MOREURL->insert(array( 'more' => 1 ));
+        $MOREURL->insert([ 'more' => 1 ]);
 
         // this makes sure that we don't repeat this debate in the list below
         $random_debate = null;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ protected function display_front_ni()
             $random_debate = $debates['data'][0];
         }
 
-        $recent = array();
+        $recent = [];
         if (isset($debates['data']) && count($debates['data'])) {
             // at the start of a session there may be less than 6
             // debates
@@ -81,17 +81,17 @@ protected function display_front_ni()
             }
         }
 
-        $featured = array();
+        $featured = [];
         if ($random_debate) {
             $featured = $random_debate;
             $featured['more_url'] = $MOREURL->generate();
             $featured['desc'] = 'Northern Ireland Assembly debate';
-            $featured['related'] = array();
+            $featured['related'] = [];
             $featured['featured'] = false;
         }
 
         $data['featured'] = $featured;
-        $data['debates'] = array( 'recent' => $recent);
+        $data['debates'] = [ 'recent' => $recent];
 
         $data['regional'] = $this->getMLAList();
         $data['template'] = 'ni/index';
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ protected function getMLAList()
     {
         global $THEUSER;
 
-        $mreg = array();
+        $mreg = [];
         if ($THEUSER->isloggedin() && $THEUSER->postcode() != '' || $THEUSER->postcode_is_set()) {
             return \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList($THEUSER->postcode, 3, 'NIE');
         }
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/PbcView.php b/classes/SectionView/PbcView.php
index 3d26c0fcc2..7d8ccf9cda 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/PbcView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/PbcView.php
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ protected function public_bill_committees()
         $bill_id = null;
         if ($this->session && $this->bill) {
             $q = $this->list->db->query('select id,standingprefix from bills where title = :bill
-                and session = :session', array(
+                and session = :session', [
                 ':bill' => $this->bill,
                 ':session' => $this->session,
-            ))->first();
+            ])->first();
             if ($q) {
                 $bill_id = $q['id'];
                 $standingprefix = $q['standingprefix'];
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ protected function public_bill_committees()
         }
 
         if ($bill_id && $id) {
-            return $this->display_section_or_speech(array(
+            return $this->display_section_or_speech([
                 'gid' => $standingprefix . $id,
-            ));
+            ]);
         } elseif ($bill_id) {
             # Display the page for a particular bill
             $this_page = 'pbc_bill';
-            $args = array(
+            $args = [
                 'id' => $bill_id,
                 'title' => $this->bill,
                 'session' => $this->session,
-            );
-            $data = array();
+            ];
+            $data = [];
             $data['content'] = $this->list->display('bill', $args, 'none');
             $data['session'] = $this->session;
             $data['template'] = 'section/pbc_bill';
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ protected function public_bill_committees()
             # Display the bills for a particular session
             $this_page = 'pbc_session';
             $DATA->set_page_metadata($this_page, 'title', "Session $this->session");
-            $args = array(
+            $args = [
                 'session' => $this->session,
-            );
-            $data = array();
+            ];
+            $data = [];
             $data['rows'] = $this->list->display('session', $args, 'none');
             $data['template'] = 'section/pbc_session';
             $data['session'] = $this->session;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ protected function public_bill_committees()
 
     protected function getViewUrls()
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
         $day = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('pbc_front');
         $urls['pbcday'] = $day;
         return $urls;
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ protected function getViewUrls()
 
     protected function getSearchSections()
     {
-        return array(
-            array( 'section' => 'pbc' ),
-        );
+        return [
+            [ 'section' => 'pbc' ],
+        ];
     }
 
     protected function front_content()
     {
-        return $this->list->display('recent_pbc_debates', array( 'num' => 50 ), 'none');
+        return $this->list->display('recent_pbc_debates', [ 'num' => 50 ], 'none');
     }
 
     protected function display_front()
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ protected function display_front()
         global $DATA, $this_page;
         $this_page = 'pbc_front';
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         $data['template'] = $this->index_template;
 
-        $content = array();
+        $content = [];
         $content['data'] = $this->front_content();
 
         $content['rssurl'] = $DATA->page_metadata($this_page, 'rss');
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/SectionView.php b/classes/SectionView/SectionView.php
index d38de68f43..314a56e849 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/SectionView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/SectionView.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public function __construct()
             $this->list = new $this->class();
         }
 
-        list($country, $location, $assembly) = $this->getCountryDetails();
+        [$country, $location, $assembly] = $this->getCountryDetails();
         $this->location = $location;
         $this->assembly = $assembly;
     }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ protected function getURLs($data)
     {
         global $DATA, $this_page;
 
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
 
         $urls = array_merge($urls, $this->getViewUrls());
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ protected function getURLs($data)
 
     protected function getViewUrls()
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
         $day = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('debates');
         $urls['debatesday'] = $day;
         $urls['day'] = $day;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ protected function getViewUrls()
 
     protected function getSearchSections()
     {
-        return array();
+        return [];
     }
 
     protected function getRecessMajor()
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ protected function display_year($year)
             $DATA->set_page_metadata($this_page, 'title', $year);
         }
 
-        $args = array( 'year' => $year );
+        $args = [ 'year' => $year ];
         $data = $this->list->display('calendar', $args, 'none');
         return $data;
     }
@@ -159,18 +159,18 @@ protected function display_column($date, $column)
     {
         global $this_page;
         $this_page = $this->page_base;
-        $args = array( 'date' => $date, 'column' => $column );
+        $args = [ 'date' => $date, 'column' => $column ];
         $content = $this->list->display('column', $args, 'none');
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         $data['column'] = $column;
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this->list->listpage);
-        $URL->insert(array('d' => $date));
+        $URL->insert(['d' => $date]);
         $data['debate_day_link'] = $URL->generate();
         $data['debate_day_human'] = format_date($date, LONGDATEFORMAT);
 
         $data['rows'] = $content;
-        $data['info'] = array('major' => $this->major, 'date' => $date);
+        $data['info'] = ['major' => $this->major, 'date' => $date];
 
         $data['template'] = 'section/column';
         return $data;
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ protected function display_day($date)
     {
         global $this_page;
         $this_page = $this->page_base . 'day';
-        $args = array( 'date' => get_http_var('d') );
+        $args = [ 'date' => get_http_var('d') ];
         $data = $this->list->display('date', $args, 'none');
-        list($year, $month, $day) = explode('-', $date);
-        $args = array( 'year' => $year, 'month' => $month, 'day' => $day);
+        [$year, $month, $day] = explode('-', $date);
+        $args = [ 'year' => $year, 'month' => $month, 'day' => $day];
         $calendar = $this->list->display('calendar', $args, 'none');
         if (isset($calendar['years'])) {
             $data['calendar'] = $calendar['years'];
@@ -191,16 +191,16 @@ protected function display_day($date)
         return $data;
     }
 
-    protected function display_section_or_speech($args = array())
+    protected function display_section_or_speech($args = [])
     {
         global $DATA, $this_page, $THEUSER;
 
         # += as we *don't* want to override any already supplied argument
-        $args += array(
+        $args += [
             'gid' => get_http_var('id'),
             's' => get_http_var('s'), // Search terms to be highlighted.
             'member_id' => get_http_var('m'), // Member's speeches to be highlighted.
-        );
+        ];
 
         if (preg_match('/speaker:(\d+)/', get_http_var('s'), $mmm)) {
             $args['person_id'] = $mmm[1];
@@ -213,14 +213,14 @@ protected function display_section_or_speech($args = array())
             if ($this->major == 6) {
                 # Magically (as in I can't remember quite why), pbc_clause will
                 # contain the new URL without any change...
-                $URL->remove(array('id'));
+                $URL->remove(['id']);
             } else {
-                $URL->insert(array('id' => $e->getMessage()));
+                $URL->insert(['id' => $e->getMessage()]);
             }
             # put the search term back in so highlighting works.
             # NB: as we don't see the # part of the URL we lose this :(
             if ($args['s'] !== '') {
-                $URL->insert(array('s' => $args['s']));
+                $URL->insert(['s' => $args['s']]);
             }
             redirect($URL->generate('none'), 301);
         }
@@ -233,11 +233,11 @@ protected function display_section_or_speech($args = array())
             $args['epobject_id'] = $this->list->epobject_id();
             $data['comments']['object'] = $COMMENTLIST;
             $data['comments']['args'] = $args;
-            $data['comments']['commentdata'] = array(
+            $data['comments']['commentdata'] = [
                 'epobject_id' => $this->list->epobject_id(),
                 'gid' => get_http_var('id'), # wrans is LIST->gid?
                 'return_page' => $this_page,
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         if (!isset($data['info'])) {
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ protected function display_section_or_speech($args = array())
 
         # Okay, let's set up highlighting and glossarisation
 
-        list($bodies, $speeches) = $this->highlightSpeeches($data);
+        [$bodies, $speeches] = $this->highlightSpeeches($data);
 
-        list($data, $first_speech, $subsection_title) = $this->annotateSpeeches($data, $bodies, $speeches);
+        [$data, $first_speech, $subsection_title] = $this->annotateSpeeches($data, $bodies, $speeches);
 
         $data = $this->setTitleAndAlertText($data, $subsection_title);
 
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ protected function display_section_or_speech($args = array())
         $data['debate_day_human'] = format_date($data['info']['date'], LONGDATEFORMAT);
 
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this->list->listpage);
-        $URL->insert(array('d' => $data['info']['date']));
-        $URL->remove(array('id'));
+        $URL->insert(['d' => $data['info']['date']]);
+        $URL->remove(['id']);
         $data['debate_day_link'] = $URL->generate();
 
         $data['nextprev'] = $DATA->page_metadata($this_page, 'nextprev');
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ private function highlightSpeeches($data)
         // and highlight search string words.
 
         $speeches = 0;
-        $bodies = array();
+        $bodies = [];
         foreach ($data['rows'] as $row) {
             $htype = $row['htype'];
             if ($htype == 12 || $htype == 13 || $htype == 14) {
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ private function highlightSpeeches($data)
             twfy_debug_timestamp('After glossarise');
         }
 
-        return array($bodies, $speeches);
+        return [$bodies, $speeches];
     }
 
     private function annotateSpeeches($data, $bodies, $speeches)
@@ -437,81 +437,81 @@ private function annotateSpeeches($data, $bodies, $speeches)
             }
         }
 
-        return array($data, $first_speech, $subsection_title);
+        return [$data, $first_speech, $subsection_title];
     }
 
     private function getCountryDetails()
     {
-        $details = array(
-            1 => array(
+        $details = [
+            1 => [
                 'country' => 'UK',
                 'assembly' => 'uk-commons',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the House of Commons',
-            ),
-            2 => array(
+            ],
+            2 => [
                 'country' => 'UK',
                 'assembly' => 'uk-commons',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in Westminster Hall',
-            ),
-            3 => array(
+            ],
+            3 => [
                 'country' => 'UK',
                 'assembly' => 'uk-commons',
                 'location' => 'written question &ndash; answered',
-            ),
-            4 => array(
+            ],
+            4 => [
                 'country' => 'UK',
                 'assembly' => 'uk-commons',
                 'location' => 'written statement &ndash; made',
-            ),
-            5 => array(
+            ],
+            5 => [
                 'country' => 'NORTHERN IRELAND',
                 'assembly' => 'ni',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the Northern Ireland Assembly',
-            ),
-            6 => array(
+            ],
+            6 => [
                 'country' => 'UK',
                 'assembly' => 'uk-commons',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in a Public Bill Committee',
-            ),
-            7 => array(
+            ],
+            7 => [
                 'country' => 'SCOTLAND',
                 'assembly' => 'scotland',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the Scottish Parliament',
-            ),
-            8 => array(
+            ],
+            8 => [
                 'country' => 'SCOTLAND',
                 'assembly' => 'scotland',
                 'location' => '&ndash; Scottish Parliament written question &ndash; answered',
-            ),
-            9 => array(
+            ],
+            9 => [
                 'country' => 'LONDON',
                 'assembly' => 'london-assembly',
                 'location' => 'Questions to the Mayor of London &ndash; answered',
-            ),
-            10 => array(
+            ],
+            10 => [
                 'country' => 'WALES',
                 'assembly' => 'senedd',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the Senedd',
-            ),
-            11 => array(
+            ],
+            11 => [
                 'country' => 'WALES',
                 'assembly' => 'senedd',
                 'location' => '&ndash; Senedd Cymru',
-            ),
-            101 => array(
+            ],
+            101 => [
                 'country' => 'UK',
                 'assembly' => 'uk-lords',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the House of Lords',
-            ),
-        );
+            ],
+        ];
 
         $detail = $details[$this->major];
-        return array($detail['country'], $detail['location'], $detail['assembly']);
+        return [$detail['country'], $detail['location'], $detail['assembly']];
     }
 
     private function majorToConsType()
     {
-        $major_to_cons_type = array(
+        $major_to_cons_type = [
             1 => 'WMC',
             2 => 'WMC',
             3 => 'WMC',
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ private function majorToConsType()
             10 => 'WAC',
             11 => 'WAC',
             101 => '',
-        );
+        ];
 
         return $major_to_cons_type[$this->major];
     }
@@ -532,16 +532,16 @@ protected function display_front()
     {
         global $DATA, $this_page;
         $this_page = $this->page_base . 'front';
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         if ($this->index_template) {
             $data['template'] = $this->index_template;
         }
 
         $class = new $this->class();
-        $content = array();
+        $content = [];
         $content['data'] = $this->front_content();
 
-        $content['calendar'] = $class->display('calendar', array('months' => 1), 'none');
+        $content['calendar'] = $class->display('calendar', ['months' => 1], 'none');
 
         if ($rssurl = $DATA->page_metadata($this_page, 'rss')) {
             $content['rssurl'] = $rssurl;
@@ -609,13 +609,13 @@ public function generate_commentteaser($row)
             }
         }
 
-        return array(
+        return [
             'body' => prepare_comment_for_display($commentbody),
             'username' => _htmlentities($comment['username']),
             'linktext' => $linktext,
             'commentsurl' => $row['commentsurl'],
             'comment_id' => $comment['comment_id'],
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     protected function get_question_mentions_html($row_data)
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ protected function get_question_mentions_html($row_data)
 
     private function pageToSection()
     {
-        $sections = array(
+        $sections = [
             1 => 'debates',
             2 => 'whall',
             3 => 'wrans',
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ private function pageToSection()
             10 => 'senedd',
             11 => 'senedd',
             101 => 'lords',
-        );
+        ];
 
         return $sections[$this->major];
     }
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/SeneddView.php b/classes/SectionView/SeneddView.php
index 1cb96fd718..f47c9683d2 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/SeneddView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/SeneddView.php
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ protected function display_front()
 
     protected function front_content()
     {
-        return $this->list->display('biggest_debates', array('days' => 30, 'num' => 20), 'none');
+        return $this->list->display('biggest_debates', ['days' => 30, 'num' => 20], 'none');
     }
 
     protected function getURLs($data)
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
 
         $day = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('senedddebates');
         $urls['seneddday'] = $day;
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ protected function getURLs($data)
 
     protected function getSearchSections()
     {
-        return array(
-            array( 'section' => 'wales' ),
-        );
+        return [
+            [ 'section' => 'wales' ],
+        ];
     }
 
     protected function display_front_senedd()
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ protected function display_front_senedd()
         global $this_page;
         $this_page = "seneddoverview";
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         $data['popular_searches'] = null;
 
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ protected function display_front_senedd()
 
         $DEBATELIST = new $this->class();
 
-        $debates = $DEBATELIST->display('recent_debates', array('days' => 30, 'num' => 6), 'none');
+        $debates = $DEBATELIST->display('recent_debates', ['days' => 30, 'num' => 6], 'none');
         $MOREURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('senedddebatesfront');
-        $MOREURL->insert(array( 'more' => 1 ));
+        $MOREURL->insert([ 'more' => 1 ]);
 
         // this makes sure that we don't repeat this debate in the list below
         $random_debate = null;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ protected function display_front_senedd()
             $random_debate = $debates['data'][0];
         }
 
-        $recent = array();
+        $recent = [];
         if (isset($debates['data']) && count($debates['data'])) {
             // at the start of a session there may be less than 6
             // debates
@@ -92,17 +92,17 @@ protected function display_front_senedd()
             }
         }
 
-        $featured = array();
+        $featured = [];
         if ($random_debate) {
             $featured = $random_debate;
             $featured['more_url'] = $MOREURL->generate();
             $featured['desc'] = 'Senedd';
-            $featured['related'] = array();
+            $featured['related'] = [];
             $featured['featured'] = false;
         }
 
         $data['featured'] = $featured;
-        $data['debates'] = array( 'recent' => $recent);
+        $data['debates'] = [ 'recent' => $recent];
 
         $data['regional'] = $this->getMSList();
         $data['template'] = 'senedd/index';
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ protected function getMSList()
     {
         global $THEUSER;
 
-        $mreg = array();
+        $mreg = [];
         if ($THEUSER->isloggedin() && $THEUSER->postcode() != '' || $THEUSER->postcode_is_set()) {
             return array_merge(
                 \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList($THEUSER->postcode, 5, 'WAC'),
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/SpView.php b/classes/SectionView/SpView.php
index 06d08c4c32..0f44227040 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/SpView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/SpView.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class SpView extends SectionView
 
     protected function front_content()
     {
-        return $this->list->display('biggest_debates', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 20), 'none');
+        return $this->list->display('biggest_debates', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 20], 'none');
     }
 
     protected function get_question_mentions_html($row_data)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ protected function get_question_mentions_html($row_data)
 
     protected function getViewUrls()
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
         $day = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('spdebates');
         $urls['spdebatesday'] = $day;
         $urls['day'] = $day;
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ protected function getViewUrls()
 
     protected function getSearchSections()
     {
-        return array(
-            array( 'section' => 'sp' ),
-        );
+        return [
+            [ 'section' => 'sp' ],
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/SpwransView.php b/classes/SectionView/SpwransView.php
index 72545f078b..025e92a718 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/SpwransView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/SpwransView.php
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ protected function display_front()
     {
         global $this_page, $DATA;
         $this_page = 'spwransfront';
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
-        $args = array( 'months' => 1 );
+        $args = [ 'months' => 1 ];
         $WRANSLIST = new \SPWRANSLIST();
 
-        $wrans = array();
-        $wrans['data'] = $WRANSLIST->display('recent_wrans', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 5), 'none');
+        $wrans = [];
+        $wrans['data'] = $WRANSLIST->display('recent_wrans', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 5], 'none');
         $wrans['calendar'] = $WRANSLIST->display('calendar', $args, 'none');
 
         $data['content'] = $wrans;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ protected function display_front()
 
     protected function getViewUrls()
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
         $day = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('spwrans');
         $urls['day'] = $day;
         $urls['spwransday'] = $day;
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ protected function getViewUrls()
 
     protected function getSearchSections()
     {
-        return array(
-            array( 'section' => 'spwrans' ),
-        );
+        return [
+            [ 'section' => 'spwrans' ],
+        ];
     }
 
     private function spwrans_redirect($spid)
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ private function spwrans_redirect($spid)
             if (preg_match('/uk\.org\.publicwhip\/spwa\/(\d{4}-\d\d-\d\d\.(.*))/', $gid, $m)) {
                 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('spwrans');
                 $URL->reset();
-                $URL->insert(array('id' => $m[1]));
+                $URL->insert(['id' => $m[1]]);
                 $fragment_identifier = '#g' . $m[2];
                 header('Location: ' . $URL->generate('none') . $fragment_identifier, true, 303);
                 exit;
             } elseif (preg_match('/uk\.org\.publicwhip\/spor\/(\d{4}-\d\d-\d\d\.(.*))/', $gid, $m)) {
                 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('spdebates');
                 $URL->reset();
-                $URL->insert(array('id' => $m[1]));
+                $URL->insert(['id' => $m[1]]);
                 $fragment_identifier = '#g' . $m[2];
                 header('Location: ' . $URL->generate('none') . $fragment_identifier, true, 303);
                 exit;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ protected function get_question_mentions_html($row_data)
         $last_date = null;
         $first_difference_output = true;
         // Keep the references until after the history that's in a timeline:
-        $references = array();
+        $references = [];
         foreach ($row_data as $row) {
             if(! $row["date"]) {
                 // If this mention isn't associated with a date, the difference won't be interesting.
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ protected function get_question_mentions_html($row_data)
                 case 4:
                     if(preg_match('/^uk.org.publicwhip\/spq\/(.*)$/', $row['gid'], $m)) {
                         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url("spwrans");
-                        $URL->insert(array('spid' => $m[1]));
+                        $URL->insert(['spid' => $m[1]]);
                         $relative_url = $URL->generate("none");
                         $inner = "Given a <a class=\"debate-speech__meta__link\" href=\"$relative_url\">written answer on $date</a>";
                     }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ protected function get_question_mentions_html($row_data)
                 case 6:
                     if(preg_match('/^uk.org.publicwhip\/spor\/(.*)$/', $row['mentioned_gid'], $m)) {
                         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url("spdebates");
-                        $URL->insert(array('id' => $m[1]));
+                        $URL->insert(['id' => $m[1]]);
                         $relative_url = $URL->generate("none");
                         $inner = "<a href=\"$relative_url\">Asked in parliament on $date</a>";
                     }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ protected function get_question_mentions_html($row_data)
                     if(preg_match('/^uk.org.publicwhip\/spq\/(.*)$/', $row['mentioned_gid'], $m)) {
                         $referencing_spid = $m[1];
                         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url("spwrans");
-                        $URL->insert(array('spid' => $referencing_spid));
+                        $URL->insert(['spid' => $referencing_spid]);
                         $relative_url = $URL->generate("none");
                         $inner = "Referenced in <a href=\"$relative_url\">question $referencing_spid</a>";
                         $reference = true;
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/WhallView.php b/classes/SectionView/WhallView.php
index 7bd33c80a6..5c6e8d47c6 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/WhallView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/WhallView.php
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ class WhallView extends SectionView
 
     protected function front_content()
     {
-        return $this->list->display('biggest_debates', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 20), 'none');
+        return $this->list->display('biggest_debates', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 20], 'none');
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/WmsView.php b/classes/SectionView/WmsView.php
index fc146030e6..0207923db0 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/WmsView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/WmsView.php
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ class WmsView extends SectionView
 
     protected function front_content()
     {
-        return $this->list->display('recent_wms', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 20), 'none');
+        return $this->list->display('recent_wms', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 20], 'none');
     }
 
     protected function getViewUrls()
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
         $day = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('wms');
         $urls['day'] = $day;
         $urls['wmsday'] = $day;
diff --git a/classes/SectionView/WransView.php b/classes/SectionView/WransView.php
index 5489ce20aa..53ebcf953a 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/WransView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/WransView.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class WransView extends SectionView
 
     protected function front_content()
     {
-        return $this->list->display('recent_wrans', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 20), 'none');
+        return $this->list->display('recent_wrans', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 20], 'none');
     }
 
     protected function display_front()
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ protected function display_front()
             return parent::display_front();
         }
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
-        $args = array( 'months' => 1 );
+        $args = [ 'months' => 1 ];
         $WRANSLIST = new \WRANSLIST();
 
-        $wrans = array();
-        $wrans['data'] = $WRANSLIST->display('recent_wrans', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 5), 'none');
+        $wrans = [];
+        $wrans['data'] = $WRANSLIST->display('recent_wrans', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 5], 'none');
         $wrans['calendar'] = $WRANSLIST->display('calendar', $args, 'none');
 
         $WMSLIST = new \WMSLIST();
-        $wms = array();
-        $wms['data'] = $WMSLIST->display('recent_wms', array('days' => 7, 'num' => 20), 'none');
+        $wms = [];
+        $wms['data'] = $WMSLIST->display('recent_wms', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 20], 'none');
         $wms['calendar'] = $WMSLIST->display('calendar', $args, 'none');
         $wms['rssurl'] = $DATA->page_metadata('wmsfront', 'rss');
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ protected function display_front()
 
     protected function getViewUrls()
     {
-        $urls = array();
+        $urls = [];
         $day = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('wrans');
         $urls['day'] = $day;
         $urls['wransday'] = $day;
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ protected function getViewUrls()
 
     protected function getSearchSections()
     {
-        $sections = array(
-            array( 'section' => 'wrans', 'title' => 'Written Answers' ),
-        );
+        $sections = [
+            [ 'section' => 'wrans', 'title' => 'Written Answers' ],
+        ];
         if (get_http_var('type') == '') {
-            $sections[] = array( 'section' => 'wms', 'title' => 'Written Ministerial Statements' );
+            $sections[] = [ 'section' => 'wms', 'title' => 'Written Ministerial Statements' ];
         }
         return $sections;
     }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ protected function generate_votes($votes, $id, $gid)
             return;
         }
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         if ($this->votelinks_so_far > 0 || strstr($gid, 'r')) {
             $yesvotes = $votes['user']['yes'] + $votes['anon']['yes'];
             $novotes = $votes['user']['no'] + $votes['anon']['no'];
@@ -95,19 +95,19 @@ protected function generate_votes($votes, $id, $gid)
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this_page);
             $returl = $URL->generate();
             $VOTEURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('epvote');
-            $VOTEURL->insert(array('v' => '1', 'id' => $id, 'ret' => $returl));
+            $VOTEURL->insert(['v' => '1', 'id' => $id, 'ret' => $returl]);
             $yes_vote_url = $VOTEURL->generate();
-            $VOTEURL->insert(array('v' => '0'));
+            $VOTEURL->insert(['v' => '0']);
             $no_vote_url = $VOTEURL->generate();
 
-            $data = array(
+            $data = [
                 'yesvotes' => $yesvotes,
                 'yesplural' => $yesplural,
                 'yesvoteurl' => $yes_vote_url,
                 'novoteurl' => $no_vote_url,
                 'novotes' => $novotes,
                 'noplural' => $noplural,
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         $this->votelinks_so_far++;
diff --git a/classes/Topic.php b/classes/Topic.php
index f72e18c963..965fcbda66 100644
--- a/classes/Topic.php
+++ b/classes/Topic.php
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ private function _getContentIDs()
            JOIN hansard h on ep.epobject_id = h.epobject_id
            JOIN topic_epobjects te on te.epobject_id = ep.epobject_id
            WHERE topic_key = :topic_key",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':topic_key' => $this->id,
-            ),
+            ],
         );
 
         return $q;
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ public function getContent()
     {
         $q = $this->_getContentIDs();
 
-        $content = array();
+        $content = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
-            $content[] = array(
+            $content[] = [
                 'title' => $row['body'],
                 'href'  => Utility\Hansard::gid_to_url($row['gid']),
                 'id'    => $row['epobject_id'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         return $content;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public function getFullContent()
     {
         $q = $this->_getContentIDs();
 
-        $content = array();
+        $content = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $gid = $row['gid'];
             if (strpos($gid, 'lords') !== false) {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public function getFullContent()
             } else {
                 $debatelist = new \DEBATELIST();
             }
-            $data = $debatelist->display('featured_gid', array('gid' => $gid), 'none');
+            $data = $debatelist->display('featured_gid', ['gid' => $gid], 'none');
 
             $item = $data['data'];
             if (isset($item['parent']) && $item['body'] == $item['parent']['body']) {
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ public function addContent($gid)
     {
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT epobject_id FROM hansard WHERE gid = :gid",
-            array(
+            [
                 ":gid" => $gid,
-            ),
+            ],
         )->first();
 
         if (!$q) {
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ public function addContent($gid)
 
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "INSERT INTO topic_epobjects (topic_key, epobject_id) VALUES (:topic, :ep_id)",
-            array(
+            [
                 ":topic" => $this->id,
                 ":ep_id" => $epobject_id,
-            ),
+            ],
         );
 
         return $q->success();
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ public function deleteContent($id)
     {
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "DELETE FROM topic_epobjects WHERE topic_key = :topic AND epobject_id = :ep_id",
-            array(
+            [
                 ":topic" => $this->id,
                 ":ep_id" => $id,
-            ),
+            ],
         );
 
         return $q->success();
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ public function getPolicySets()
     {
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT policyset FROM topic_policysets WHERE topic_key = :key",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':key' => $this->id,
-            ),
+            ],
         );
 
-        $sets = array();
+        $sets = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $sets[] = $row['policyset'];
         }
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ public function addPolicySets($sets)
         if ($sets === '' or count($sets) == 0) {
             $q = $this->db->query(
                 "DELETE FROM topic_policysets WHERE topic_key = :topic_key",
-                array(
+                [
                     ":topic_key" => $this->id,
-                ),
+                ],
             );
         } else {
             foreach ($sets as $set) {
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ public function addPolicySets($sets)
                 }
                 $q = $this->db->query(
                     "REPLACE INTO topic_policysets (policyset, topic_key) VALUES (:policyset, :topic_key)",
-                    array(
+                    [
                         ':topic_key' => $this->id,
                         ':policyset' => $set,
-                    ),
+                    ],
                 );
             }
         }
@@ -282,12 +282,12 @@ public function getPolicies()
     {
         $q = $this->db->query(
             'SELECT policy_id FROM topic_policies WHERE topic_key = :key',
-            array(
+            [
                 ':key' => $this->id,
-            ),
+            ],
         );
 
-        $policies = array();
+        $policies = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $policies[] = $row['policy_id'];
         }
@@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ public function addPolicies($policies)
         if ($policies === '' or count($policies) == 0) {
             $q = $this->db->query(
                 "DELETE FROM topic_policies WHERE topic_key = :topic_key",
-                array(
+                [
                     ":topic_key" => $this->id,
-                ),
+                ],
             );
         } else {
             foreach ($policies as $policy) {
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ public function addPolicies($policies)
                 }
                 $q = $this->db->query(
                     "REPLACE INTO topic_policies (policy_id, topic_key) VALUES (:policy, :topic_key)",
-                    array(
+                    [
                         ':topic_key' => $this->id,
                         ':policy' => $policy,
-                    ),
+                    ],
                 );
             }
         }
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public function addPolicies($policies)
     public function getAllPolicies()
     {
         $policy_sets = $this->getPolicySets();
-        $all_policies = array();
+        $all_policies = [];
         $policies = new Policies();
         foreach ($policy_sets as $set) {
             $all_policies = array_merge($all_policies, array_keys($policies->limitToSet($set)->getPolicies()));
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public function save()
           (id, title, slug, description, search_string, front_page, image)
           VALUES
           (:id, :title, :slug, :description, :search_string, :front_page, :image)",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':id' => $this->id,
                 ':slug' => $this->slug(),
                 ':title' => $this->title(),
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ public function save()
                 ':search_string' => $this->search_string(),
                 ':front_page' => $this->onFrontPage(),
                 ':image' => $this->image(),
-            ),
+            ],
         );
 
         return $q->success();
diff --git a/classes/Topics.php b/classes/Topics.php
index 69ca0a995a..339bc089ab 100644
--- a/classes/Topics.php
+++ b/classes/Topics.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ private function query($where = '')
             "SELECT id, slug, title, description, search_string, front_page, image FROM topics $where",
         );
 
-        $topics = array();
+        $topics = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $topic = $row;
             $topics[$topic['slug']] = new Topic($topic);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public function getTopic($topic_name)
     {
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT id, slug, title, description, search_string, front_page, image FROM topics WHERE slug = :slug",
-            array(':slug' => $topic_name),
+            [':slug' => $topic_name],
         )->first();
         if ($q) {
             return new Topic($q);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function getFrontPageTopics()
     public function updateFrontPageTopics($topics)
     {
         // PDO doesn't cope with arrays so we have to do this by hand :|
-        $quoted = array();
+        $quoted = [];
         if ($topics) {
             foreach ($topics as $topic) {
                 $quoted[] = $this->db->quote($topic);
diff --git a/classes/Url.php b/classes/Url.php
index 3b6dc77c1d..91b83325b8 100644
--- a/classes/Url.php
+++ b/classes/Url.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function __construct($pagename)
 
         // These stores an associative array of key/value pairs that
         // we'll want passed on to other pages.
-        $this->session_vars = array();
+        $this->session_vars = [];
 
         // Prevent things using $DATA running if it hasn't been set, ie in testing
         if (isset($DATA)) {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public function restore()
     public function reset()
     {
         // Call this to remove all the session_vars.
-        $this->session_vars = array();
+        $this->session_vars = [];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ public function update($arr)
      *                            override just one or two of them.
      */
 
-    public function generate($encode = "html", $overrideVars = array())
+    public function generate($encode = "html", $overrideVars = [])
     {
 
         global $DATA;
 
-        $url_args = array();
+        $url_args = [];
 
         foreach (array_merge($this->session_vars, $overrideVars) as $key => $var) {
             if (is_array($var)) {
diff --git a/classes/User.php b/classes/User.php
index 8fdb4c9eb6..7890136a6b 100644
--- a/classes/User.php
+++ b/classes/User.php
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ public function getUserDetails($user_id = false)
             $valid = $user->init($user_id);
 
             if (!$valid || !$user->confirmed || $user->deleted()) {
-                return array('error' => 'User does not exist');
+                return ['error' => 'User does not exist'];
             }
         }
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         $data['firstname'] = $user->firstname();
         $data['lastname'] = $user->lastname();
         $data['name'] = $user->firstname() . " " . $user->lastname();
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public function getUserDetails($user_id = false)
 
     public function getUpdateDetails($this_page, $user)
     {
-        $details = array();
+        $details = [];
 
         if ($user->facebook_user) {
             $details = $this->getUserDetails();
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public function checkUpdateDetails($details)
     {
         global $THEUSER, $this_page;
 
-        $errors = array();
+        $errors = [];
 
         // Check each of the things the user has input.
         // If there is a problem with any of them, set an entry in the $errors array.
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ public function checkUpdateDetails($details)
                 $errors["postcode"] = gettext("Sorry, this isn't a valid UK postcode.");
             } else {
                 try {
-                    new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array(
+                    new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member([
                         'postcode' => $details['postcode'],
                         'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS,
-                    ));
+                    ]);
                 } catch (MemberException $e) {
                     $errors["postcode"] = gettext("Sorry, we could not find an MP for that postcode.");
                 }
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public function update($details)
     {
         global $THEUSER, $this_page, $PAGE;
 
-        $results = array();
+        $results = [];
         // There were no errors when the edit user form was submitted,
         // so make the changes in the DB.
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ public function update($details)
 
 
         } else {
-            $results['errors'] = array("db" => "Sorry, we were unable to update $who details. Please <a href=\"mailto:" . str_replace('@', '&#64;', CONTACTEMAIL) . "\">let us know</a> what you were trying to change. Thanks.");
+            $results['errors'] = ["db" => "Sorry, we were unable to update $who details. Please <a href=\"mailto:" . str_replace('@', '&#64;', CONTACTEMAIL) . "\">let us know</a> what you were trying to change. Thanks."];
         }
 
         return $results;
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public function add($details)
         // will be sent to them.
         $success = $THEUSER->add($details);
 
-        $errors = array();
+        $errors = [];
 
         if (!$success) {
             $errors["db"] = "Sorry, we were unable to create an account for you. Please <a href=\"mailto:" . str_replace('@', '&#64;', CONTACTEMAIL) . "\">let us know</a>. Thanks.";
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public function getRep($cons_type, $mp_house)
     {
         global $THEUSER;
         if (!$THEUSER->has_postcode()) {
-            return array();
+            return [];
         }
 
         // User is logged in and has a postcode, or not logged in with a cookied postcode.
@@ -335,22 +335,22 @@ public function getRep($cons_type, $mp_house)
             $constituencies = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Postcode::postcodeToConstituencies($THEUSER->postcode());
             if (isset($constituencies[$cons_type])) {
                 $constituency = $constituencies[$cons_type];
-                $MEMBER = new Member(array('constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => $mp_house));
+                $MEMBER = new Member(['constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => $mp_house]);
             }
         } catch (MemberException $e) {
-            return array();
+            return [];
         }
 
         if (isset($MEMBER) && $MEMBER->valid) {
             return $this->constructMPData($MEMBER, $THEUSER, $mp_house);
         }
 
-        return array();
+        return [];
     }
 
     private function constructMPData($member, $user, $mp_house)
     {
-        $mp_data = array();
+        $mp_data = [];
         $mp_data['name'] = $member->full_name();
         $mp_data['party'] = $member->party();
         $mp_data['constituency'] = $member->constituency();
@@ -373,11 +373,11 @@ public function getRegionalReps($cons_type, $mp_house)
     {
         global $THEUSER;
 
-        $mreg = array();
+        $mreg = [];
         if ($THEUSER->isloggedin() && $THEUSER->postcode() != '' || $THEUSER->postcode_is_set()) {
             $reps = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList($THEUSER->postcode, $mp_house, $cons_type);
             foreach ($reps as $rep) {
-                $member = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('person_id' => $rep['person_id']));
+                $member = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['person_id' => $rep['person_id']]);
                 $mreg[$rep['person_id']] = $this->constructMPData($member, $THEUSER, $mp_house);
             }
         }
diff --git a/classes/Utility/Alert.php b/classes/Utility/Alert.php
index a89519bb9c..409e256ac2 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/Alert.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/Alert.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Alert
 {
     public static function detailsToCriteria($details)
     {
-        $criteria = array();
+        $criteria = [];
 
         if (!empty($details['keyword'])) {
             $criteria[] = $details['keyword'];
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ public static function forUser($email)
     {
         $db = new \ParlDB();
         $q = $db->query('SELECT * FROM alerts WHERE email = :email
-            AND deleted != 1 ORDER BY created', array(
+            AND deleted != 1 ORDER BY created', [
             ':email' => $email,
-        ));
+        ]);
 
-        $alerts = array();
+        $alerts = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $criteria = self::prettifyCriteria($row['criteria']);
             $token = $row['alert_id'] . '-' . $row['registrationtoken'];
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ public static function forUser($email)
                 $status = 'suspended';
             }
 
-            $alerts[] = array(
+            $alerts[] = [
                 'token' => $token,
                 'status' => $status,
                 'criteria' => $criteria,
                 'raw' => $row['criteria'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         return $alerts;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public static function prettifyCriteria($alert_criteria)
         $text = '';
         if ($alert_criteria) {
             $criteria = explode(' ', $alert_criteria);
-            $words = array();
+            $words = [];
             $spokenby = array_values(\MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::speakerNamesForIDs($alert_criteria));
 
             foreach ($criteria as $c) {
diff --git a/classes/Utility/Calendar.php b/classes/Utility/Calendar.php
index 686ffba3be..c88ddf5e8b 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/Calendar.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/Calendar.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public static function fetchDate($date)
                 $PAGE->error_message('There is no information available for that date.', false, 404);
             }
 
-            return array();
+            return [];
         }
 
         $DATA->set_page_metadata($this_page, 'date', $date);
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ public static function fetchItem($id)
 
     private static function tidyData($q)
     {
-        $data = array();
-        $seen = array();
-        $people = array();
+        $data = [];
+        $seen = [];
+        $people = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             if ($row['person_id']) {
                 $name = member_full_name($row['house'], $row['name_title'], $row['given_name'], $row['family_name'], $row['lordofname']);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private static function tidyData($q)
 
     public static function displayEntry($e)
     {
-        list($title, $meta) = self::meta($e);
+        [$title, $meta] = self::meta($e);
 
         if (strstr($e['chamber'], 'Select Committee')) {
             print '<dt class="sc" id="cal' . $e['id'] . '">';
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public static function meta($e)
             }
         }
 
-        $meta = array();
+        $meta = [];
 
         if ($d = $e['debate_type']) {
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public static function meta($e)
             }
         }
 
-        return array($title, $meta);
+        return [$title, $meta];
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/classes/Utility/Constituencies.php b/classes/Utility/Constituencies.php
index 8df2766c74..7453076c66 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/Constituencies.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/Constituencies.php
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ public static function normaliseConstituencyName($name)
         $name = str_replace("&amp;", "&", $name);
 
         $query = "select cons_id from constituency where name like :name and from_date <= date(now()) and date(now()) <= to_date";
-        $q1 = $db->query($query, array(
+        $q1 = $db->query($query, [
             ':name' => $name,
-        ))->first();
+        ])->first();
         if (!$q1) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/classes/Utility/Hansard.php b/classes/Utility/Hansard.php
index 9c4fa9533e..8288625cac 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/Hansard.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/Hansard.php
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ public static function gid_to_url($gid)
         global $hansardmajors;
         $db = new \ParlDB();
 
-        $q = $db->query("SELECT major FROM hansard WHERE gid = :gid", array( ':gid' => $gid ))->first();
+        $q = $db->query("SELECT major FROM hansard WHERE gid = :gid", [ ':gid' => $gid ])->first();
         $url_gid = fix_gid_from_db($gid);
         $url = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($hansardmajors[$q['major']]['page']);
-        $url->insert(array('id' => $url_gid));
+        $url->insert(['id' => $url_gid]);
         return $url->generate();
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/Utility/House.php b/classes/Utility/House.php
index a253057920..d20c7b546e 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/House.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/House.php
@@ -12,119 +12,119 @@ class House
 {
     public static function division_house_name_to_number($name)
     {
-        $name_to_number = array(
+        $name_to_number = [
             'commons' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS,
             'lords' => HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS,
             'scotland' => HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND,
             'pbc' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS,
             'senedd' => HOUSE_TYPE_WALES,
-        );
+        ];
 
         return $name_to_number[$name];
     }
 
     public static function house_to_members($house)
     {
-        $house_to_members = array(
-            HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS => array(
+        $house_to_members = [
+            HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS => [
                 'singular' => 'MP',
                 'plural'   => 'MPs',
-            ),
-            HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS => array(
+            ],
+            HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS => [
                 'singular' => 'Member of the House of Lords',
                 'plural'   => 'Members of the House of Lords',
-            ),
-            HOUSE_TYPE_NI => array(
+            ],
+            HOUSE_TYPE_NI => [
                 'singular' => 'MLA',
                 'plural'   => 'MLAs',
-            ),
-            HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND => array(
+            ],
+            HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND => [
                 'singular' => 'MSP',
                 'plural'   => 'MSPs',
-            ),
-            HOUSE_TYPE_WALES => array(
+            ],
+            HOUSE_TYPE_WALES => [
                 'singular' => gettext('MS'),
                 'plural'   => gettext('MSs'),
-            ),
-            HOUSE_TYPE_LONDON_ASSEMBLY => array(
+            ],
+            HOUSE_TYPE_LONDON_ASSEMBLY => [
                 'singular' => 'Member of the London Assembly',
                 'plural'   => 'Members of the London Assembly',
-            ),
-        );
+            ],
+        ];
 
         return $house_to_members[$house];
     }
 
     public static function getCountryDetails($house)
     {
-        $details = array(
-            HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS => array(
+        $details = [
+            HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS => [
                 'country' => 'UK',
                 'assembly' => 'uk-commons',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the House of Commons',
                 'cons_type' => 'WMC',
                 'assembly_name' => 'House of Commons',
-            ),
-            HOUSE_TYPE_NI => array(
+            ],
+            HOUSE_TYPE_NI => [
                 'country' => 'NORTHERN IRELAND',
                 'assembly' => 'ni',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the Northern Ireland Assembly',
                 'cons_type' => 'NIE',
                 'assembly_name' => 'Northern Ireland Assembly',
-            ),
-            HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND => array(
+            ],
+            HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND => [
                 'country' => 'SCOTLAND',
                 'assembly' => 'scotland',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the Scottish Parliament',
                 'cons_type' => 'SPC',
                 'assembly_name' => 'Scottish Parliament',
-            ),
-            HOUSE_TYPE_WALES => array(
+            ],
+            HOUSE_TYPE_WALES => [
                 'country' => 'WALES',
                 'assembly' => 'wales',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the Senedd',
                 'cons_type' => 'WAC',
                 'assembly_name' => 'Senedd',
-            ),
-            HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS => array(
+            ],
+            HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS => [
                 'country' => 'UK',
                 'assembly' => 'uk-lords',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the House of Lords',
                 'cons_type' => '',
                 'assembly_name' => 'House of Lords',
-            ),
-            HOUSE_TYPE_LONDON_ASSEMBLY => array(
+            ],
+            HOUSE_TYPE_LONDON_ASSEMBLY => [
                 'country' => 'UK',
                 'assembly' => 'london-assembly',
                 'location' => '&ndash; in the London Assembly',
                 'cons_type' => 'LAS',
                 'assembly_name' => 'London Assembly',
-            ),
-        );
+            ],
+        ];
         if (!array_key_exists($house, $details)) {
-            return array('', '', '', '', '');
+            return ['', '', '', '', ''];
         }
 
         $detail = $details[$house];
-        return array($detail['country'], $detail['location'], $detail['assembly'], $detail['cons_type'], $detail['assembly_name']);
+        return [$detail['country'], $detail['location'], $detail['assembly'], $detail['cons_type'], $detail['assembly_name']];
     }
 
     public static function majorToHouse($major)
     {
-        $major_to_house = array(
-            1 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS),
-            2 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS),
-            3 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS, HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS),
-            4 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS, HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS),
-            5 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_NI),
-            6 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS),
-            7 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND),
-            8 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND),
-            9 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_LONDON_ASSEMBLY),
-            10 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_WALES),
-            11 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_WALES),
-            101 => array(HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS),
-        );
+        $major_to_house = [
+            1 => [HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS],
+            2 => [HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS],
+            3 => [HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS, HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS],
+            4 => [HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS, HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS],
+            5 => [HOUSE_TYPE_NI],
+            6 => [HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS],
+            7 => [HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND],
+            8 => [HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND],
+            9 => [HOUSE_TYPE_LONDON_ASSEMBLY],
+            10 => [HOUSE_TYPE_WALES],
+            11 => [HOUSE_TYPE_WALES],
+            101 => [HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS],
+        ];
 
         return $major_to_house[$major];
     }
diff --git a/classes/Utility/LibFilter.php b/classes/Utility/LibFilter.php
index 461558b1d3..d78ceaa44e 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/LibFilter.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/LibFilter.php
@@ -23,63 +23,63 @@
 
 class LibFilter
 {
-    public $tag_counts = array();
+    public $tag_counts = [];
 
     #
     # tags and attributes that are allowed
     #
 
-    public $allowed = array(
-        'a' => array('href', 'target'),
-        'b' => array(),
-        'img' => array('src', 'width', 'height', 'alt'),
-    );
+    public $allowed = [
+        'a' => ['href', 'target'],
+        'b' => [],
+        'img' => ['src', 'width', 'height', 'alt'],
+    ];
 
     #
     # tags which should always be self-closing (e.g. "<img />")
     #
 
-    public $no_close = array(
+    public $no_close = [
         'img',
-    );
+    ];
 
     #
     # tags which must always have seperate opening and closing tags (e.g. "<b></b>")
     #
 
-    public $always_close = array(
+    public $always_close = [
         'a',
         'b',
-    );
+    ];
 
     #
     # attributes which should be checked for valid protocols
     #
 
-    public $protocol_attributes = array(
+    public $protocol_attributes = [
         'src',
         'href',
-    );
+    ];
 
     #
     # protocols which are allowed
     #
 
-    public $allowed_protocols = array(
+    public $allowed_protocols = [
         'http',
         'https',
         'ftp',
         'mailto',
-    );
+    ];
 
     #
     # tags which should be removed if they contain no content (e.g. "<b></b>" or "<b />")
     #
 
-    public $remove_blanks = array(
+    public $remove_blanks = [
         'a',
         'b',
-    );
+    ];
 
     #
     # should we remove comments?
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ class LibFilter
     # converted from '&foo;' to '&amp;foo;'
     #
 
-    public $allowed_entities = array(
+    public $allowed_entities = [
         'amp',
         'gt',
         'lt',
         'quot',
-    );
+    ];
 
     #
     # should we convert dec/hex entities in the general doc (not inside protocol attribute)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class LibFilter
     public function go($data)
     {
 
-        $this->tag_counts = array();
+        $this->tag_counts = [];
 
         $data = $this->escape_comments($data);
         $data = $this->balance_html($data);
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public function fix_case($data)
 
         return preg_replace_callback(
             "/(>|^)([^<]+?)(<|$)/s",
-            array($this, 'fix_case_inner'),
+            [$this, 'fix_case_inner'],
             $data,
         );
     }
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ public function cleanup_non_tags($data)
 
         return preg_replace_callback(
             "/(>|^)([^<]+?)(<|$)/s",
-            array($this, 'cleanup_non_tags_inner'),
+            [$this, 'cleanup_non_tags_inner'],
             $data,
         );
 
@@ -581,11 +581,11 @@ public function is_valid_entity($entity)
     public function decode_entities($data, $in_attribute = 1)
     {
 
-        $data = preg_replace_callback('!(&)#(\d+);?!', array($this, 'decode_dec_entity'), $data);
-        $data = preg_replace_callback('!(&)#x([0-9a-f]+);?!i', array($this, 'decode_hex_entity'), $data);
+        $data = preg_replace_callback('!(&)#(\d+);?!', [$this, 'decode_dec_entity'], $data);
+        $data = preg_replace_callback('!(&)#x([0-9a-f]+);?!i', [$this, 'decode_hex_entity'], $data);
 
         if ($in_attribute) {
-            $data = preg_replace_callback('!(%)([0-9a-f]{2});?!i', array($this, 'decode_hex_entity'), $data);
+            $data = preg_replace_callback('!(%)([0-9a-f]{2});?!i', [$this, 'decode_hex_entity'], $data);
         }
 
         return $data;
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ public function decode_num_entity($orig_type, $d)
 
     public function StripSingle($data)
     {
-        return str_replace(array('\\"', "\\0"), array('"', chr(0)), $data);
+        return str_replace(['\\"', "\\0"], ['"', chr(0)], $data);
     }
 
     #####################################################################################
diff --git a/classes/Utility/Member.php b/classes/Utility/Member.php
index b7af294f49..746aa1b396 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/Member.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/Member.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public static function findMemberImage($pid, $smallonly = false, $substitute_mis
                 $sz = 'L';
             }
         }
-        return array($image, $sz);
+        return [$image, $sz];
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/classes/Utility/Postcode.php b/classes/Utility/Postcode.php
index 8508046d97..6503725f0e 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/Postcode.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/Postcode.php
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ private static function postcodeToConstituenciesInternal($postcode, $mp_only)
     private static function postcodeFetchFromDb($postcode)
     {
         $db = new \ParlDB();
-        $q = $db->query('select name from postcode_lookup where postcode = :postcode', array(
+        $q = $db->query('select name from postcode_lookup where postcode = :postcode', [
             ':postcode' => $postcode,
-        ))->first();
+        ])->first();
 
         if ($q) {
             $name = $q['name'];
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ private static function postcodeFetchFromDb($postcode)
             }
             $name = explode('|', $name);
             if ($country == 'W') {
-                return array('WMC' => $name[0], 'WAC' => $name[1], 'WAE' => $name[2]);
+                return ['WMC' => $name[0], 'WAC' => $name[1], 'WAE' => $name[2]];
             } elseif ($country == 'S' || count($name) == 3) {
-                return array('WMC' => $name[0], 'SPC' => $name[1], 'SPE' => $name[2]);
+                return ['WMC' => $name[0], 'SPC' => $name[1], 'SPE' => $name[2]];
             } elseif ($country == 'N' || count($name) == 2) {
-                return array('WMC' => $name[0], 'NIE' => $name[1]);
+                return ['WMC' => $name[0], 'NIE' => $name[1]];
             } else {
-                return array('WMC' => $name[0]);
+                return ['WMC' => $name[0]];
             }
         }
     }
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ private static function postcodeFetchFromMapit($postcode)
         if (isset($r['error']) || !isset($r['areas'])) {
             return '';
         }
-        $areas = array();
+        $areas = [];
         foreach ($r['areas'] as $row) {
-            if (in_array($row['type'], array('WMC', 'SPC', 'SPE', 'NIE', 'WAC', 'WAE'))) {
+            if (in_array($row['type'], ['WMC', 'SPC', 'SPE', 'NIE', 'WAC', 'WAE'])) {
                 $areas[$row['type']] = $row['name'];
             }
         }
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ private static function postcodeFetchFromMapit($postcode)
             $db = new \ParlDB();
             $db->query(
                 'replace into postcode_lookup values(:postcode, :serialized)',
-                array(
+                [
                     ':postcode' => $postcode,
                     ':serialized' => $serialized,
-                ),
+                ],
             );
         } else {
             return '';
diff --git a/classes/Utility/Search.php b/classes/Utility/Search.php
index e1e18041d5..ba4d21a93c 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/Search.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/Search.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Search
 {
     public static function searchByUsage($search, $house = 0)
     {
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         $SEARCHENGINE = new \SEARCHENGINE($search);
         $data['pagetitle'] = $SEARCHENGINE->query_description_short();
         $SEARCHENGINE = new \SEARCHENGINE($search . ' groupby:speech');
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public static function searchByUsage($search, $house = 0)
         }
 
         # Fetch all the speakers of the results, count them up and get min/max date usage
-        $speaker_count = array();
+        $speaker_count = [];
         $gids = join('","', $gids);
         $db = new \ParlDB();
         $q = $db->query('SELECT person_id,hdate FROM hansard WHERE gid IN ("' . $gids . '")');
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ public static function searchByUsage($search, $house = 0)
         }
 
         # Fetch details of all the speakers
-        $speakers = array();
-        $pids = array();
+        $speakers = [];
+        $pids = [];
         if (count($speaker_count)) {
             $person_ids = join(',', array_keys($speaker_count));
             $q = $db->query('SELECT member_id, member.person_id, title, given_name, family_name, lordofname,
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ public static function searchByUsage($search, $house = 0)
             }
         }
         if (isset($speaker_count[0])) {
-            $speakers[0] = array('party' => '', 'name' => 'Headings, procedural text, etc.', 'house' => 0, 'count' => 0);
+            $speakers[0] = ['party' => '', 'name' => 'Headings, procedural text, etc.', 'house' => 0, 'count' => 0];
         }
-        $party_count = array();
+        $party_count = [];
         $ok = 0;
         foreach ($speakers as $pid => &$speaker) {
             $speaker['count'] = $speaker_count[$pid];
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ public static function searchByUsage($search, $house = 0)
     public static function searchMemberDbLookup($searchstring, $current_only = false)
     {
         if (!$searchstring) {
-            return array();
+            return [];
         }
         $searchwords = explode(' ', $searchstring, 3);
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
         if (count($searchwords) == 1) {
             $params[':like_0'] = '%' . $searchwords[0] . '%';
             $where = "given_name LIKE :like_0 OR family_name LIKE :like_0 OR lordofname LIKE :like_0";
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@ public static function searchMemberDbLookup($searchstring, $current_only = false
         $q = $db->query("SELECT person_id FROM person_names WHERE type='name' AND ($where)", $params);
 
         # Check for redirects
-        $pids = array();
+        $pids = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $pid = $row['person_id'];
             $redirect = $db->query(
                 "SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid_from",
-                array(':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/person/$pid"),
+                [':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/person/$pid"],
             )->first();
             if ($redirect) {
                 $pid = str_replace('uk.org.publicwhip/person/', '', $redirect['gid_to']);
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public static function searchConstituenciesByQuery($searchterm)
             // Looks like a postcode - can we find the constituency?
             $constituency = Postcode::postcodeToConstituency($searchterm);
             if ($constituency) {
-                return array( array($constituency), true );
+                return [ [$constituency], true ];
             }
         }
 
@@ -270,14 +270,14 @@ public static function searchConstituenciesByQuery($searchterm)
             from constituency AS o where name like :try
             and from_date <= date(now()) and date(now()) <= to_date";
         $db = new \ParlDB();
-        $q = $db->query($query, array(':try' => '%' . $try . '%'));
+        $q = $db->query($query, [':try' => '%' . $try . '%']);
 
-        $constituencies = array();
+        $constituencies = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $constituencies[] = $row['name'];
         }
 
-        return array( $constituencies, false );
+        return [ $constituencies, false ];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public static function speakerNamesForIDs($searchstring)
 
         foreach ($criteria as $c) {
             if (preg_match('#^speaker:(\d+)#', $c, $m)) {
-                $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(array('person_id' => $m[1]));
+                $MEMBER = new \MEMBER(['person_id' => $m[1]]);
                 $speakers[$m[1]] = $MEMBER->full_name();
             }
         }
diff --git a/classes/Utility/Shuffle.php b/classes/Utility/Shuffle.php
index c8dca58cc6..eb2b6d16bd 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/Shuffle.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/Shuffle.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ public static function keyValue($arr)
     {
         $keys = array_keys($arr);
         shuffle($keys);
-        $new = array();
+        $new = [];
         foreach ($keys as $key) {
             $new[$key] = $arr[$key];
         }
diff --git a/classes/Utility/Wikipedia.php b/classes/Utility/Wikipedia.php
index eba9772b54..5cf1629b20 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/Wikipedia.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/Wikipedia.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public static function wikipedize($source)
         }
 
         // Assemble the resulting phrases into a parameter array
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
         foreach ($phrases as $i => $phrase) {
             $params[':phrase' . $i] = $phrase;
         }
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ public static function wikipedize($source)
 
         # Open up a db connection, and whittle our list down even further, against
         # the real titles.
-        $matched = array();
+        $matched = [];
         $db = new \ParlDB();
         $source = explode('|||', $source);
         $q = $db->query("SELECT titles.title FROM titles LEFT JOIN titles_ignored ON titles.title=titles_ignored.title WHERE titles.title IN (" . join(',', array_keys($params)) . ") AND titles_ignored.title IS NULL", $params);
-        $phrases = array();
+        $phrases = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $phrases[] = $row['title'];
         }
diff --git a/scripts/alertgonemps.php b/scripts/alertgonemps.php
index e26c8ad5bb..a2e3723287 100644
--- a/scripts/alertgonemps.php
+++ b/scripts/alertgonemps.php
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ function mlog($message)
 
 $LIVEALERTS = new ALERT();
 
-$current = array('email' => '', 'token' => '');
-$email_text = array();
+$current = ['email' => '', 'token' => ''];
+$email_text = [];
 $globalsuccess = 1;
 
 # Fetch all confirmed, non-deleted alerts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function mlog($message)
 $alertdata = $alertdata['data'];
 
 $outof = count($alertdata);
-$members = array();
+$members = [];
 $start_time = time();
 foreach ($alertdata as $alertitem) {
     $active++;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function mlog($message)
     $person_id = $m[1];
     if (!isset($members[$person_id])) {
         $queries++;
-        $members[$person_id] = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => $person_id));
+        $members[$person_id] = new MEMBER(['person_id' => $person_id]);
     }
     $member = $members[$person_id];
     if ($member->current_member_anywhere()) {
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ function mlog($message)
         }
         $current['email'] = $email;
         $current['token'] = $alertitem['alert_id'] . '-' . $alertitem['registrationtoken'];
-        $email_text = array();
-        $q = $db->query('SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email = :email', array(
-            ':email' => $email))->first();
+        $email_text = [];
+        $q = $db->query('SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email = :email', [
+            ':email' => $email])->first();
         if ($q) {
             $user_id = $q['user_id'];
             $registered++;
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ function write_and_send_email($current, $data, $template)
 
     $sentemails++;
     mlog("SEND $sentemails : Sending email to $current[email] ... ");
-    $d = array('to' => $current['email'], 'template' => $template);
-    $m = array(
+    $d = ['to' => $current['email'], 'template' => $template];
+    $m = [
         'DATA' => join("\n", $data),
         'MANAGE' => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/D/' . $current['token'],
         'ALERT_IS' => count($data) == 1 ? 'alert is' : 'alerts are',
         'ALERTS' => count($data) == 1 ? 'an alert' : 'some alerts',
-    );
+    ];
     if (!$nomail) {
         $success = send_template_email($d, $m, true);
         mlog("sent ... ");
diff --git a/scripts/alertmailer.php b/scripts/alertmailer.php
index e385da1bda..8414a3389e 100644
--- a/scripts/alertmailer.php
+++ b/scripts/alertmailer.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function mlog($message)
 if (is_file(RAWDATA . '/alerts-lastsent')) {
     $lastsent = file(RAWDATA . '/alerts-lastsent');
 } else {
-    $lastsent = array('', 0);
+    $lastsent = ['', 0];
 }
 
 $lastupdated = trim($lastsent[0]);
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function mlog($message)
 
 $LIVEALERTS = new ALERT();
 
-$current = array('email' => '', 'token' => '', 'lang' => '');
+$current = ['email' => '', 'token' => '', 'lang' => ''];
 $email_text = '';
 $html_text = '';
 $globalsuccess = 1;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function mlog($message)
 
 $DEBATELIST = new DEBATELIST(); # Nothing debate specific, but has to be one of them
 
-$sects = array(
+$sects = [
     1 => gettext('Commons debate'),
     2 => gettext('Westminster Hall debate'),
     3 => gettext('Written Answer'),
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ function mlog($message)
     101 => gettext('Lords debate'),
     'F' => gettext('event'),
     'V' => gettext('vote'),
-);
-$sects_plural = array(
+];
+$sects_plural = [
     1 => gettext('Commons debates'),
     2 => gettext('Westminster Hall debates'),
     3 => gettext('Written Answers'),
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ function mlog($message)
     101 => gettext('Lords debate'),
     'F' => gettext('event'),
     'V' => gettext('vote'),
-);
-$sects_gid = array(
+];
+$sects_gid = [
     1 => 'debate',
     2 => 'westminhall',
     3 => 'wrans',
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ function mlog($message)
     11 => 'senedd/cy',
     101 => 'lords',
     'F' => 'calendar',
-);
-$sects_search = array(
+];
+$sects_search = [
     1 => 'debate',
     2 => 'westminhall',
     3 => 'wrans',
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function mlog($message)
     11 => 'wales',
     101 => 'lords',
     'F' => 'future',
-);
+];
 
 $domain = '';
 $outof = count($alertdata);
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ function mlog($message)
         $current['lang'] = $lang;
         $email_text = '';
         $html_text = '';
-        $q = $db->query('SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email = :email', array(
+        $q = $db->query('SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email = :email', [
             ':email' => $email,
-        ))->first();
+        ])->first();
         if ($q) {
             $user_id = $q['user_id'];
             $registered++;
@@ -236,14 +236,14 @@ function mlog($message)
     $start = getmicrotime();
     $SEARCHENGINE = new SEARCHENGINE($criteria_batch, $lang);
     #mlog("query_remade: " . $SEARCHENGINE->query_remade() . "\n");
-    $args = array(
+    $args = [
         's' => $criteria_raw, # Note: use raw here for URLs, whereas search engine has batch
         'threshold' => $lastupdated, # Return everything added since last time this script was run
         'o' => 'c',
         'num' => 1000, // this is limited to 1000 in hansardlist.php anyway
         'pop' => 1,
         'e' => 1, # Don't escape ampersands
-    );
+    ];
     $data = $DEBATELIST->_get_data_by_search($args);
     $total_results = $data['info']['total_results'];
     $queries++;
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ function mlog($message)
     if (preg_match('#^speaker:(\d+)$#', $criteria_raw, $m)) {
         $pid = $m[1];
         $q = $db->query('SELECT * FROM persondivisionvotes pdv JOIN divisions USING(division_id)
-            WHERE person_id=:person_id AND pdv.lastupdate >= :time', array(
+            WHERE person_id=:person_id AND pdv.lastupdate >= :time', [
             'person_id' => $pid,
             ':time' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $lastupdated),
-        ));
+        ]);
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             # Skip other-language divisions if needed, set locale
             if (strpos($row['division_id'], '-cy-')) {
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ function mlog($message)
 
     if (isset($data['rows']) && count($data['rows']) > 0) {
         usort($data['rows'], 'sort_by_stuff'); # Sort results into order, by major, then date, then hpos
-        $o = array();
+        $o = [];
         $major = 0;
-        $count = array();
+        $count = [];
         $total = 0;
         $any_content = false;
         foreach ($data['rows'] as $row) {
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ function mlog($message)
             #mlog($row['major'] . " " . $row['gid'] ."\n");
 
             if (isset($sects_gid[$major])) {
-                $q = $db->query('SELECT gid_from FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_to = :gid_to', array(
+                $q = $db->query('SELECT gid_from FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_to = :gid_to', [
                     ':gid_to' => 'uk.org.publicwhip/' . $sects_gid[$major] . '/' . $row['gid'],
-                ));
+                ]);
                 if ($q->rows() > 0) {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -470,12 +470,12 @@ function write_and_send_email($current, $text, $html, $template)
     $text .= '====================';
     $sentemails++;
     mlog("SEND $sentemails : Sending email to $current[email] ... ");
-    $d = array('to' => $current['email'], 'template' => $template);
-    $m = array(
+    $d = ['to' => $current['email'], 'template' => $template];
+    $m = [
         'DATA' => $text,
         '_HTML_' => $html,
         'MANAGE' => "https://$domain/D/" . $current['token'],
-    );
+    ];
     if (!$nomail) {
         $success = send_template_email($d, $m, true, true, $current['lang']); # true = "Precedence: bulk", want bounces
         mlog("sent ... ");
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@ function text_html_to_email($s)
     $s = preg_replace('#</?(i|b|small)>#', '', $s);
     $s = preg_replace('#</?span[^>]*>#', '*', $s);
     $s = str_replace(
-        array('&#163;', '&#8211;', '&#8212;', '&#8217;', '<br>'),
-        array("\xa3", '-', '-', "'", "\n"),
+        ['&#163;', '&#8211;', '&#8212;', '&#8217;', '<br>'],
+        ["\xa3", '-', '-', "'", "\n"],
         $s,
     );
     return $s;
diff --git a/scripts/alertmpchanged.php b/scripts/alertmpchanged.php
index c62c6fbfda..552dfff3f0 100644
--- a/scripts/alertmpchanged.php
+++ b/scripts/alertmpchanged.php
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ function mlog($message)
 
 $LIVEALERTS = new ALERT();
 
-$current = array('email' => '', 'token' => '');
-$email_text = array();
-$change_text = array();
+$current = ['email' => '', 'token' => ''];
+$email_text = [];
+$change_text = [];
 $globalsuccess = 1;
 
 # Fetch all confirmed, non-deleted alerts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function mlog($message)
 $alertdata = $alertdata['data'];
 
 $outof = count($alertdata);
-$members = array();
+$members = [];
 $start_time = time();
 foreach ($alertdata as $alertitem) {
     $active++;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function mlog($message)
     $person_id = $m[1];
     if (!isset($members[$person_id])) {
         $queries++;
-        $members[$person_id] = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => $person_id));
+        $members[$person_id] = new MEMBER(['person_id' => $person_id]);
     }
     $member = $members[$person_id];
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function mlog($message)
     }
 
     if (!isset($cons[$member->constituency])) {
-        $cons_member = new MEMBER(array('constituency' => $member->constituency, 'house' => 1));
+        $cons_member = new MEMBER(['constituency' => $member->constituency, 'house' => 1]);
         if (!$cons_member) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ function mlog($message)
         }
         $current['email'] = $email;
         $current['token'] = $alertitem['alert_id'] . '-' . $alertitem['registrationtoken'];
-        $email_text = array();
-        $change_text = array();
-        $q = $db->query('SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email = :email', array(
-            ':email' => $email))->first();
+        $email_text = [];
+        $change_text = [];
+        $q = $db->query('SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email = :email', [
+            ':email' => $email])->first();
         if ($q) {
             $user_id = $q['user_id'];
             $registered++;
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ function write_and_send_email($current, $data, $change, $template)
 
     $sentemails++;
     mlog("SEND $sentemails : Sending email to $current[email] ... ");
-    $d = array('to' => $current['email'], 'template' => $template);
-    $m = array(
+    $d = ['to' => $current['email'], 'template' => $template];
+    $m = [
         'DATA' => join("\n", $data),
         'CHANGE' => join("\n", $change),
         'ALERT_IS' => count($data) == 1 ? 'alert is' : 'alerts are',
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ function write_and_send_email($current, $data, $change, $template)
         'ALERTS' => count($data) == 1 ? 'an alert' : 'some alerts',
         'ALERTS2' => count($data) == 1 ? 'alert' : 'alerts',
         'LINKS' => count($data) == 1 ? 'link' : 'links',
-    );
+    ];
     if (!$nomail) {
         $success = send_template_email($d, $m, true);
         mlog("sent ... ");
diff --git a/scripts/create_initial_topics.php b/scripts/create_initial_topics.php
index b379d3a96e..67abc5b92b 100644
--- a/scripts/create_initial_topics.php
+++ b/scripts/create_initial_topics.php
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 $topics = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Topics();
 
-$all_topics = array(
-    'benefits' => array(
+$all_topics = [
+    'benefits' => [
         'title'       => 'Benefits',
         'page'        => 'topicbenefits',
         'blurb'       => 'Benefits are a major political issue right now - they
@@ -15,81 +15,81 @@
             where to find the important debates.',
         'policyset'   => 'welfare',
         'policytitle' => 'Welfare and Benefits',
-        'actions'     => array(
+        'actions'     => [
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Universal Credit Regulations',
                 'icon'  => 'debate',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2013-02-13a.664.3',
                 'blurb' => 'Lords debate, and approve, the consolidation of all benefits into the
                              Universal Credit system.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill',
                 'icon'  => 'bill',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2013-02-11a.457.8',
                 'blurb' => 'Lords debate a cap on annual increases to working-age benefits.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Search the whole site',
                 'icon'  => 'search',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s=%22benefits%22',
                 'blurb' => 'Search TheyWorkForYou to find mentions of benefits. You may also filter your results by time, speaker and section.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Sign up for email alerts',
                 'icon'  => 'alert',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/alert/?alertsearch=%22benefits%22',
                 'blurb' => 'We&rsquo;ll let you know every time benefits are mentioned in Parliament.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-        ),
+        ],
 
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'crime-stats' => array(
+    'crime-stats' => [
         'title' => 'Crime Statistics',
         'page'  => 'topiccrimestats',
         'blurb' => 'MPs and Lords often talk about Crime Statistics, because
             they&rsquo;re a major political issue.',
-        'actions' => array(
+        'actions' => [
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill (second reading)',
                 'icon'  => 'bill',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2013-10-29a.1482.5',
                 'blurb' => 'The House of Lords debate a proposed law, making many references to crime statistics.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Police and Public trust',
                 'icon'  => 'debate',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2013-11-28a.1576.0',
                 'blurb' => 'A debate on police misconduct and how much the general public trust the police not to cover up crime statistics, mistakes and misbehaviour.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Search the whole site',
                 'icon'  => 'search',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s=%22crime+statistics%22',
                 'blurb' => 'Search TheyWorkForYou to find mentions of crime statistics. You may also filter your results by time, speaker and section.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Sign up for email alerts',
                 'icon'  => 'alert',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/alert/?alertsearch=%22crime+statistics%22',
                 'blurb' => 'We&rsquo;ll let you know every time crime statistics are mentioned in Parliament.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-        ),
+        ],
 
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'nhs' => array(
+    'nhs' => [
         'title'       => 'The NHS',
         'page'        => 'topicnhs',
         'blurb'       => 'The NHS is a major political issue right now &mdash;
@@ -97,40 +97,40 @@
             exactly where to find the important debates.',
         'policyset'   => 'health',
         'policytitle' => 'Healthcare',
-        'actions'     => array(
+        'actions'     => [
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Health and Social Care Bill',
                 'icon'  => 'debate',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2011-01-31b.605.0',
                 'blurb' => 'Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health, sets out plans for a reorganisation of the NHS, which MPs then debate and vote on.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'NHS (Private Sector)',
                 'icon'  => 'debate',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2012-01-16a.536.0',
                 'blurb' => 'A year later, the opposition puts forward its concerns with the model, ending in a further vote.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Search the whole site',
                 'icon'  => 'search',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s=%22nhs%22',
                 'blurb' => 'Search TheyWorkForYou to find mentions of the NHS. You may also filter your results by time, speaker and section.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-            array(
+            [
                 'title' => 'Sign up for email alerts',
                 'icon'  => 'alert',
                 'href'  => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com/alert/?alertsearch=%nhs%22',
                 'blurb' => 'We&rsquo;ll let you know every time the NHS is mentioned in Parliament.',
-            ),
+            ],
 
-        ),
+        ],
 
-    ),
-);
+    ],
+];
 
 foreach ($all_topics as $name => $topic) {
     $existing = $topics->getTopic($name);
diff --git a/scripts/mprss.php b/scripts/mprss.php
index 32531f4745..ff5482cc2d 100755
--- a/scripts/mprss.php
+++ b/scripts/mprss.php
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
 foreach ($q as $person) {
     $person_id = $person['person_id'];
 
-    $args = array( 'person_id' => $person_id );
+    $args = [ 'person_id' => $person_id ];
     $speeches = $HANSARDLIST->display('person', $args, 'none');
 
     // Some data about this person that we'll need for the feed.
-    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => $person_id));
+    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => $person_id]);
     $MPURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('mp');
-    $MPURL->insert(array('pid' => $person_id));
+    $MPURL->insert(['pid' => $person_id]);
     $mpurl = $MPURL->generate();
 
     $date = gmdate('Y-m-d');
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             // the text is the body of the parent, ie (sub)section.
             $title = _htmlentities(str_replace('&#8212;', '-', $row['parent']['body']));
 
-            $link = isset($row['listurl']) ? $row['listurl'] : '';
+            $link = $row['listurl'] ?? '';
             $link = 'https://' . DOMAIN . $link;
 
             $description = _htmlentities(trim_characters($row['body'], 0, 200));
diff --git a/scripts/populate-policy-images.php b/scripts/populate-policy-images.php
index 9d41646173..e7b784ee20 100755
--- a/scripts/populate-policy-images.php
+++ b/scripts/populate-policy-images.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 $ARGV = $_SERVER['argv'];
 $db = new ParlDB();
 
-$csvfile = isset($ARGV[1]) ? $ARGV[1] : '';
+$csvfile = $ARGV[1] ?? '';
 
 if (!$csvfile) {
     print "Need a csv file with policy details\n";
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@
             image_license_url = :license_url, title = :title, description = :description WHERE
             policy_id = :policy_id
             ",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':policy_id' => $policy_id,
                 ':title' => $title,
                 ':description' => $description,
                 ':image' => "/images/policies/" . $img_id . ".jpg",
                 ':image_source' => $source,
                 ':image_attribution' => $attribution,
-                ':license_url' => $licence_url),
+                ':license_url' => $licence_url],
         );
         if ($q->success()) {
             $count += $q->affected_rows();
diff --git a/scripts/wrans-votes-by-dept.php b/scripts/wrans-votes-by-dept.php
index 5d8317af48..b6a41c29a5 100644
--- a/scripts/wrans-votes-by-dept.php
+++ b/scripts/wrans-votes-by-dept.php
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 #echo "Number of answers with votes: $rows\n";
 #echo "Number of answers in system: $answers\n";
 
-$votes = array();
+$votes = [];
 while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($q)) {
     $dept = $row['body'];
     if (!isset($votes[$dept])) {
-        $votes[$dept] = array(
+        $votes[$dept] = [
             'verymoreyes' => 0, 'moreyes' => 0, 'verymoreno' => 0, 'moreno' => 0, 'same' => 0, 'none' => 0,
-        );
+        ];
     }
     $yes = $row['yes_votes'];
     $no = $row['no_votes'];
diff --git a/tests/AcceptApiTest.php b/tests/AcceptApiTest.php
index ca9b0a4900..84428c3158 100644
--- a/tests/AcceptApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/AcceptApiTest.php
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ public function getDataSet()
         return $this->createMySQLXMLDataSet(dirname(__FILE__) . '/_fixtures/api.xml');
     }
 
-    private function fetch_page($method, $vars = array())
+    private function fetch_page($method, $vars = [])
     {
         $vars['method'] = $method;
         return $this->base_fetch_page($vars, 'api');
     }
 
-    private function get_page($page, $vars = array())
+    private function get_page($page, $vars = [])
     {
         return $this->base_fetch_page_user($vars, '1.fbb689a0c092f5534b929d302db2c8a9', 'api', "$page.php");
     }
 
-    private function post_page($page, $vars = array())
+    private function post_page($page, $vars = [])
     {
         return $this->base_post_page_user($vars, '1.fbb689a0c092f5534b929d302db2c8a9', 'api', "$page.php");
     }
@@ -43,18 +43,18 @@ public function testMissingKeyFailure()
      */
     public function testIncorrectKeyFailure()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page('getConstituencies', array(
+        $page = $this->fetch_page('getConstituencies', [
             'key' => 'invalid_key',
-        ));
+        ]);
         $this->assertEquals('{"error":"Invalid API key."}', $page);
     }
 
     private function _testGetJSON($page, $key, $value, $result)
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page($page, array(
+        $page = $this->fetch_page($page, [
             'key' => 'test_key',
             $key => $value,
-        ));
+        ]);
         $this->assertNotNull(json_decode($page));
         $this->assertNotNull(json_decode($result));
         $this->assertEquals(json_decode($result), json_decode($page));
@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@ public function testApiKeySignup()
     {
         $page = $this->post_page('key');
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Subscribe to a plan', $page);
-        $page = $this->post_page('update-plan', array(
+        $page = $this->post_page('update-plan', [
             'plan' => 'twfy-1k',
             'charitable_tick' => 'on',
             'charitable' => 'c',
             'charity_number' => '123456',
             'tandcs_tick' => 'on',
-        ));
+        ]);
         $this->assertEquals('Location: /api/key?updated=1', $page);
         $page = $this->get_page('key', ['updated' => 1]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Your current plan is <strong>Some calls per month</strong>.', $page);
diff --git a/tests/AcceptBasicTest.php b/tests/AcceptBasicTest.php
index 9d5ab704ad..631b9b7df7 100644
--- a/tests/AcceptBasicTest.php
+++ b/tests/AcceptBasicTest.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public function getDataSet()
         return $this->createMySQLXMLDataSet(dirname(__FILE__) . '/_fixtures/acceptance.xml');
     }
 
-    private function fetch_page($path, $file = 'index.php', $vars = array())
+    private function fetch_page($path, $file = 'index.php', $vars = [])
     {
         return $this->base_fetch_page($vars, $path, $file);
     }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public function testMPList()
      */
     public function testLordsList()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page('mps', 'index.php', array('representative_type' => 'peer'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page('mps', 'index.php', ['representative_type' => 'peer']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('All Members of the House of Lords', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Mr Current-Lord', $page);
     }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function testLordsList()
      */
     public function testMSPList()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page('mps', 'index.php', array('representative_type' => 'msp'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page('mps', 'index.php', ['representative_type' => 'msp']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Scottish Parliament', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('All MSPs', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test Current-MSP', $page);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public function testMSPList()
      */
     public function testMLAList()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page('mps', 'index.php', array('representative_type' => 'mla'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page('mps', 'index.php', ['representative_type' => 'mla']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Northern Ireland Assembly', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('All MLAs', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test Current-MLA', $page);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public function testMLAList()
      */
     public function testDebatesList()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page('', 'section.php', array('type' => 'debates'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page('', 'section.php', ['type' => 'debates']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('UK Parliament Hansard Debates', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Recent House of Commons debates', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test Hansard Section', $page);
diff --git a/tests/AlertsPageTest.php b/tests/AlertsPageTest.php
index ded94576ab..d97e655667 100644
--- a/tests/AlertsPageTest.php
+++ b/tests/AlertsPageTest.php
@@ -20,25 +20,25 @@ private function fetch_page($vars)
 
     public function testFetchPage()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array());
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('TheyWorkForYou Email Alerts', $page);
     }
 
     public function testKeywordOnly()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'alertsearch' => 'elephant'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'alertsearch' => 'elephant']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Receive alerts when [elephant] is mentioned', $page);
     }
 
     public function testPostCodeOnly()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'alertsearch' => 'SE17 3HE'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'alertsearch' => 'SE17 3HE']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('when Mrs Test Current-MP', $page);
     }
 
     public function testPostCodeWithKeyWord()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'alertsearch' => 'SE17 3HE elephant'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'alertsearch' => 'SE17 3HE elephant']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('You have used a postcode and something else', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Mentions of [elephant] by your MP, Mrs Test Current-MP', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('by your MSP', $page);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function testPostCodeWithKeyWord()
 
     public function testScottishPostcodeWithKeyword()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'alertsearch' => 'PH6 2DB elephant'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'alertsearch' => 'PH6 2DB elephant']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('You have used a postcode and something else', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Mentions of [elephant] by your MP, Mr Test2 Current-MP', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Mentions of [elephant] by your MSP, Mrs Test Current-MSP', $page);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function testScottishPostcodeWithKeyword()
 
     public function testPostcodeAndKeywordWithNoSittingMP()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'alertsearch' => 'OX1 4LF elephant'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'alertsearch' => 'OX1 4LF elephant']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('You have used a postcode and something else', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Did you mean to get alerts for when your MP', $page);
     }
diff --git a/tests/AlertsTest.php b/tests/AlertsTest.php
index a8278f9e88..65dc7c2455 100644
--- a/tests/AlertsTest.php
+++ b/tests/AlertsTest.php
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ public function testAdd()
     {
         $ALERT = new ALERT();
 
-        $details = array(
+        $details = [
             'email' => 'test@theyworkforyou.com',
             'keyword' => 'test',
             'pc' => 'SW1A 1AA',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $response = $ALERT->add($details, false, true);
 
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ public function testAddExisting()
     {
         $ALERT = new ALERT();
 
-        $details = array(
+        $details = [
             'email' => 'test3@theyworkforyou.com',
             'keyword' => 'test3',
             'pc' => 'SW1A 1AA',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $response = $ALERT->add($details, false, true);
 
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ public function testAddDeleted()
     {
         $ALERT = new ALERT();
 
-        $details = array(
+        $details = [
             'email' => 'test6@theyworkforyou.com',
             'keyword' => 'test6',
             'pc' => 'SW1A 1AA',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $response = $ALERT->add($details, false, true);
 
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ public function testCheckTokenCorrect()
 
         $response = $ALERT->check_token('1::token1');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array(
+        $this->assertEquals([
             'id' => 1,
             'email' => 'test@theyworkforyou.com',
             'criteria' => 'test1',
-        ), $response);
+        ], $response);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/DivisionsTest.php b/tests/DivisionsTest.php
index ce020a642d..292e7c1fbe 100644
--- a/tests/DivisionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/DivisionsTest.php
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@ private function fetch_page($vars)
 
     private function fetch_division_page()
     {
-        return $this->fetch_page(array( 'pagetype' => 'divisions', 'pid' => 2, 'policy' => 363, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/divisions' ));
+        return $this->fetch_page([ 'pagetype' => 'divisions', 'pid' => 2, 'policy' => 363, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/divisions' ]);
     }
 
     private function fetch_mp_recent_page()
     {
-        $vars = array( 'pagetype' => 'recent', 'pid' => 2, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/recent' );
+        $vars = [ 'pagetype' => 'recent', 'pid' => 2, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/recent' ];
         return $this->base_fetch_page($vars, 'mp', 'index.php', '/mp/recent.php');
     }
 
     private function fetch_recent_page()
     {
-        return $this->base_fetch_page(array('url' => '/divisions' ), 'divisions', 'index.php', '/divisions/index.php');
+        return $this->base_fetch_page(['url' => '/divisions' ], 'divisions', 'index.php', '/divisions/index.php');
     }
 
 
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ public function testSinglePolicy()
     public function testMPPageContainsAgreement()
     {
         // Checks this MP contains a reference to the agreement
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'pagetype' => 'divisions', 'pid' => 2, 'policy' => 363, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/divisions' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'pagetype' => 'divisions', 'pid' => 2, 'policy' => 363, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/divisions' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Example Agreement', $page);
     }
 
     public function testMPPageDoesNotContainsAgreement()
     {
         // Checks this MP does not contain agreement - should be out of time scope
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'pagetype' => 'divisions', 'pid' => 6, 'policy' => 363, 'url' => '/mp/6/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/divisions' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'pagetype' => 'divisions', 'pid' => 6, 'policy' => 363, 'url' => '/mp/6/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/divisions' ]);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Example Agreement', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('This person has not voted on this policy', $page);
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public function testStrongIndicators()
 
     public function testNotEnoughInfoStatement()
     {
-        return $this->fetch_page(array( 'pagetype' => 'divisions', 'pid' => 2, 'policy' => 810, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/divisions' ));
+        return $this->fetch_page([ 'pagetype' => 'divisions', 'pid' => 2, 'policy' => 810, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/divisions' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('we don&rsquo;t have enough information to calculate Test Current-MP&rsquo;s position', $page);
     }
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public function testRecentDivisionsForMP()
 
     public function testSingleDivision()
     {
-        $page = $this->base_fetch_page(array('url' => '/divisions/division.php', 'vote' => 'pw-3012-01-01-1-commons' ), 'divisions', 'division.php', '/divisions/division.php');
+        $page = $this->base_fetch_page(['url' => '/divisions/division.php', 'vote' => 'pw-3012-01-01-1-commons' ], 'divisions', 'division.php', '/divisions/division.php');
         $this->assertStringContainsString('A majority of MPs  <b>voted in favour</b> of a thing', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Aye: 200', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('No:', $page); # Summary 100, but no actual votes. In reality, summary can only be <= actual.
diff --git a/tests/HansardTest.php b/tests/HansardTest.php
index 70a4865897..d141601d67 100644
--- a/tests/HansardTest.php
+++ b/tests/HansardTest.php
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ public function testGetDataByPerson()
     {
         $HANSARD = new HANSARDLIST();
 
-        $args = array(
+        $args = [
             'person_id' => '2',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $response = $HANSARD->_get_data_by_person($args);
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ public function testGetDataByDate()
         $HANSARD->major = 1;
         $HANSARD->listpage = 'test';
 
-        $args = array(
+        $args = [
             'date' => '2014-01-01',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $response = $HANSARD->_get_data_by_date($args);
 
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ public function testGetDataByGid()
         $HANSARD->gidprefix = 'com.theyworkforyou/test/hansard/';
         $HANSARD->listpage = 'test';
 
-        $args = array(
+        $args = [
             'gid' => '3',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $response = $HANSARD->_get_data_by_gid($args);
 
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ public function testGetItem()
         $HANSARD->major = 1;
         $HANSARD->gidprefix = 'com.theyworkforyou/test/hansard/';
 
-        $args = array(
+        $args = [
             'gid' => '3',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $response = $HANSARD->_get_item($args);
 
diff --git a/tests/MemberTest.php b/tests/MemberTest.php
index 1b8830fdc2..2ecc4c35df 100644
--- a/tests/MemberTest.php
+++ b/tests/MemberTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function setUp(): void
      */
     public function testGetMPByPersonID()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => 2));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => 2]);
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, $MEMBER->member_id);
         $this->assertEquals(2, $MEMBER->person_id);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public function testGetMPByPersonID()
      */
     public function testGetMPByMemberID()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('member_id' => 1));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['member_id' => 1]);
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, $MEMBER->member_id);
         $this->assertEquals(2, $MEMBER->person_id);
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function testGetMPByName()
         global $this_page;
         $this_page = 'mp';
 
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('name' => 'test current-mp'));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['name' => 'test current-mp']);
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, $MEMBER->member_id);
         $this->assertEquals(2, $MEMBER->person_id);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function testGetMPByName()
      */
     public function testGetMPByConstituency()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('constituency' => 'test westminster constituency'));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['constituency' => 'test westminster constituency']);
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, $MEMBER->member_id);
         $this->assertEquals(2, $MEMBER->person_id);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public function testGetMPByNameAndConstituency()
         global $this_page;
         $this_page = 'mp';
 
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('name' => 'test current-mp', 'constituency' => 'test westminster constituency'));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['name' => 'test current-mp', 'constituency' => 'test westminster constituency']);
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, $MEMBER->member_id);
         $this->assertEquals(2, $MEMBER->person_id);
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ public function testGetDuplicateMPsByName()
         $this_page = 'mp';
 
         try {
-            $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('name' => 'test duplicate-mp'));
+            $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['name' => 'test duplicate-mp']);
         } catch (MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\MemberMultipleException $e) {
-            $this->assertEquals(array(11 => 'Test Westminster Constituency',
-                10 => 'Test Westminster Constituency'), $e->ids);
+            $this->assertEquals([11 => 'Test Westminster Constituency',
+                10 => 'Test Westminster Constituency'], $e->ids);
             return;
         }
         $this->fail('Multiple member exception not raised');
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public function testGetDuplicateMPsByName()
      */
     public function testGetMPURL()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => 2));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => 2]);
 
         $this->assertEquals('/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency', $MEMBER->url());
     }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public function testGetMPURL()
      */
     public function testGetMPSpecialCharacterURL()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => 12));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => 12]);
 
         $this->assertEquals('/mp/12/test_special-character-constituency/test_constituency%2C_comma', $MEMBER->url());
     }
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public function testGetMPSpecialCharacterURL()
      */
     public function testGetPeerURL()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => 3));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => 3]);
 
         $this->assertEquals('/peer/3/mr_current-lord', $MEMBER->url());
     }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public function testGetPeerURL()
      */
     public function testGetMLAURL()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => 8));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => 8]);
 
         $this->assertEquals('/mla/8/test_previous-mla', $MEMBER->url());
     }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public function testGetMLAURL()
      */
     public function testGetMSPURL()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => 5));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => 5]);
 
         $this->assertEquals('/msp/5/test_current-msp', $MEMBER->url());
     }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public function testGetMSPURL()
      */
     public function testGetElizabethIIURL()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => 13935));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => 13935]);
 
         $this->assertEquals('/royal/elizabeth_the_second', $MEMBER->url());
     }
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ public function testGetElizabethIIURL()
      */
     public function testEnteredLeftHouseString()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('person_id' => 9));
+        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['person_id' => 9]);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array(
+        $this->assertEquals([
             "<strong>Entered the Scottish Parliament on  1 January 1990</strong> &mdash; General election",
             "<strong>Left the Scottish Parliament on 31 December 1999</strong> &mdash; General election",
-        ), $MEMBER->getEnterLeaveStrings());
+        ], $MEMBER->getEnterLeaveStrings());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public function testEnteredLeftHouseString()
      */
     public function testLoadExtraInfo()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => 16));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => 16]);
 
         $MEMBER->load_extra_info();
 
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ public function testLoadExtraInfo()
         $this->assertEquals('Test Constituency Value', $MEMBER->extra_info['test_constituency_key']);
 
         // Have we correctly loaded the PBC membership?
-        $this->assertEquals(array(
+        $this->assertEquals([
             'title' => 'Test Bill',
             'session' => '2013-14',
             'attending' => 1,
             'chairman' => 1,
             'outof' => 0,
-        ), $MEMBER->extra_info['pbc'][1]);
+        ], $MEMBER->extra_info['pbc'][1]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -218,79 +218,79 @@ public function testFindMemberImage()
 
         // A missing image with no backup should reply null/null
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array(null, null),
+            [null, null],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(1),
         );
 
         // Missing, small, use default
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/unknownperson_large.png', 'L'),
+            ['/images/unknownperson_large.png', 'L'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(1, false, true),
         );
 
         // Missing, large, use default Lord
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/unknownlord_large.png', 'L'),
+            ['/images/unknownlord_large.png', 'L'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(1, false, 'lord'),
         );
 
         // Missing, small, use default
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/unknownperson.png', 'S'),
+            ['/images/unknownperson.png', 'S'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(1, true, true),
         );
 
         // Missing, small, use default Lord
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/unknownlord.png', 'S'),
+            ['/images/unknownlord.png', 'S'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(1, true, 'lord'),
         );
 
         // Does a large JPEG work?
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/mpsL/11132.jpeg', 'L'),
+            ['/images/mpsL/11132.jpeg', 'L'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(11132),
         );
 
         // Does a small JPEG work?
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/mps/10001.jpeg', 'S'),
+            ['/images/mps/10001.jpeg', 'S'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(10001, true),
         );
 
         // Does a large PNG work? No large PNGs
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/mps/13943.png', 'S'),
+            ['/images/mps/13943.png', 'S'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(13943),
         );
 
         // Does a small PNG work?
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/mps/13943.png', 'S'),
+            ['/images/mps/13943.png', 'S'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(13943, true),
         );
 
         // Does a large JPG work?
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/mpsL/10001.jpg', 'L'),
+            ['/images/mpsL/10001.jpg', 'L'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(10001),
         );
 
         // Does a small JPG work?
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/mps/10552.jpg', 'S'),
+            ['/images/mps/10552.jpg', 'S'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(10552, true),
         );
 
         // If we request one we know we have, but also say use a substitute?
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/mps/10001.jpeg', 'S'),
+            ['/images/mps/10001.jpeg', 'S'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(10001, true, true),
         );
 
         // If we only have a small, but don't request explicitly?
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('/images/mps/28619.jpg', 'S'),
+            ['/images/mps/28619.jpg', 'S'],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(28619),
         );
 
@@ -298,20 +298,20 @@ public function testFindMemberImage()
 
     public function testIsNew()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('person_id' => 17));
+        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['person_id' => 17]);
 
         $this->assertNotTrue($MEMBER->isNew());
 
         self::$db->query("UPDATE member SET entered_house = NOW() WHERE person_id = 17");
 
         // do this to force a reload
-        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('person_id' => 17));
+        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['person_id' => 17]);
         $this->assertTrue($MEMBER->isNew());
     }
 
     public function testGetEntryDate()
     {
-        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('person_id' => 18));
+        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['person_id' => 18]);
 
         $this->assertEquals($MEMBER->getEntryDate(), '2014-05-01');
         $this->assertEquals($MEMBER->getEntryDate(1), '2014-05-01');
@@ -323,44 +323,44 @@ public function testGetEntryDate()
 
     public function testGetRegionalList()
     {
-        $this->assertEquals(array(), \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('', '', ''));
+        $this->assertEquals([], \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('', '', ''));
 
-        $msps = array(
-            array(
+        $msps = [
+            [
                 'person_id' => "19",
                 'name' => "Mr Regional MSP1",
                 'constituency' => "Mid Scotland and Fife",
                 'house' => "4",
-            ),
-            array(
+            ],
+            [
                 'person_id' => "20",
                 'name' => "Mr Regional MSP2",
                 'constituency' => "Mid Scotland and Fife",
                 'house' => "4",
-            ),
-        );
+            ],
+        ];
         $this->assertEquals($msps, \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('KY16 8YG', 4, 'SPE'));
-        $mlas = array(
-            array(
+        $mlas = [
+            [
                 'person_id' => "21",
                 'name' => "Mr Regional MLA1",
                 'constituency' => "Belfast West",
                 'house' => "3",
-            ),
-            array(
+            ],
+            [
                 'person_id' => "22",
                 'name' => "Mr Regional MLA2",
                 'constituency' => "Belfast West",
                 'house' => "3",
-            ),
-        );
+            ],
+        ];
         $this->assertEquals($mlas, \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('BT17 0XD', 3, 'NIE'));
-        $this->assertEquals(array(), \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('BT17 0XD', 4, 'NIE'));
-        $this->assertEquals(array(), \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('BT17 0XD', 3, 'SPE'));
-        $this->assertEquals(array(), \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('KY16 8YG', 3, 'SPE'));
-        $this->assertEquals(array(), \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('KY16 8YG', 4, 'NIE'));
-        $this->assertEquals(array(), \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('KY16 8YG', 4, ''));
-        $this->assertEquals(array(), \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('KY16 8YG', '', ''));
+        $this->assertEquals([], \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('BT17 0XD', 4, 'NIE'));
+        $this->assertEquals([], \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('BT17 0XD', 3, 'SPE'));
+        $this->assertEquals([], \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('KY16 8YG', 3, 'SPE'));
+        $this->assertEquals([], \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('KY16 8YG', 4, 'NIE'));
+        $this->assertEquals([], \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('KY16 8YG', 4, ''));
+        $this->assertEquals([], \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member::getRegionalList('KY16 8YG', '', ''));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/PageTest.php b/tests/PageTest.php
index c1bcf35884..65fef2a33f 100644
--- a/tests/PageTest.php
+++ b/tests/PageTest.php
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ private function fetch_page($vars)
 
     public function testQueenie()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'representative_type' => 'royal', 'n' => 'elizabeth_the_second' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'representative_type' => 'royal', 'n' => 'elizabeth_the_second' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Elizabeth the Second', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Coronated on 2 June 1953', $page);
     }
 
     public function testSittingMP()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'pid' => 2, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'pid' => 2, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test Current-MP', $page);
         $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression('#<span class="person-header__about__position__constituency">\s*Test Westminster Constituency\s*</span>#', $page);
         $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression('#<span class="person-header__about__position__role">\s*Labour\s*MP\s*</span>#', $page);
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function testSittingMP()
 
     public function testSittingMLA()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'pid' => 4, 'representative_type' => 'mla', 'url' => '/mp/4/test_current-mla' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'pid' => 4, 'representative_type' => 'mla', 'url' => '/mp/4/test_current-mla' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test Current-MLA', $page);
         $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression('#<span class="person-header__about__position__constituency">\s*Test Northern Ireland Constituency\s*</span>#', $page);
         $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression('#<span class="person-header__about__position__role">\s*Sinn Féin\s*MLA\s*</span>#', $page);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function testSittingMLA()
      */
     public function testSittingSinnFeinMP()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'pid' => 15, 'url' => '/mp/15/test_current-sf-mp/test_westminster_constituency' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'pid' => 15, 'url' => '/mp/15/test_current-sf-mp/test_westminster_constituency' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Sinn F&eacute;in MPs do not take their seats in Parliament.', $page);
     }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public function testSittingSinnFeinMP()
      */
     public function testSittingNonSinnFeinMP()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'pid' => 2, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'pid' => 2, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency' ]);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Sinn F&eacute;in MPs do not take their seats in Parliament.', $page);
     }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function testSittingNonSinnFeinMP()
      */
     public function testSpeaker()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'pid' => 13, 'url' => '/mp/13/test_speaker/buckingham' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'pid' => 13, 'url' => '/mp/13/test_speaker/buckingham' ]);
         $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression('#<span class="person-header__about__position__role">\s*Speaker\s*MP\s*</span>#', $page);
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public function testBanner()
         # makes sure it is empty in case there's something hanging
         # about in memcached
         $banner->set_text('', "banner");
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'url' => '/' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'url' => '/' ]);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('<div class="banner">', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('This is a banner', $page);
 
@@ -95,21 +95,21 @@ public function testBanner()
         ';
 
         $banner->set_text($banner_config, "banner");
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'url' => '/' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'url' => '/' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('This is a banner', $page);
 
         $banner->set_text('', "banner");
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'url' => '/' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'url' => '/' ]);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('<div class="banner">', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('This is a banner', $page);
     }
 
     public function testNewMPMessage()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'pid' => 17, 'url' => '/mp/17/recent_mp/test_westminster_constituency' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'pid' => 17, 'url' => '/mp/17/recent_mp/test_westminster_constituency' ]);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('is a recently elected MP', $page);
         self::$db->query('UPDATE member SET entered_house = NOW() WHERE person_id = 17');
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'pid' => 17, 'url' => '/mp/17/recent_mp/test_westminster_constituency' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'pid' => 17, 'url' => '/mp/17/recent_mp/test_westminster_constituency' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('is a recently elected MP', $page);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/PartyTest.php b/tests/PartyTest.php
index edd8ab5399..904eb1fbae 100644
--- a/tests/PartyTest.php
+++ b/tests/PartyTest.php
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ public function testCalcAndGetPolicyPositions()
 
         $positions = $this->positionsForPersonID(1);
 
-        $comparison = array('1113' => $positions['1113'], '810' => $positions['810']);
+        $comparison = ['1113' => $positions['1113'], '810' => $positions['810']];
 
-        $expectedPositions = array(
-            '1113' => array(
+        $expectedPositions = [
+            '1113' => [
                 'position' => 'voted a mixture of for and against',
                 'score' => '0.5',
                 'desc' => 'an <b>equal number of electors</b> per parliamentary constituency',
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ public function testCalcAndGetPolicyPositions()
                 'date_min' => '2021-00-00',
                 'date_max' => '2021-00-00',
                 'policy_id' => 1113,
-            ),
-            '810' => array(
+            ],
+            '810' => [
                 'position' => 'voted a mixture of for and against',
                 'score' => '0.5',
                 'desc' => 'greater <b>regulation of gambling</b>',
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ public function testCalcAndGetPolicyPositions()
                 'date_min' => '2021-00-00',
                 'date_max' => '2021-00-00',
                 'policy_id' => 810,
-            ),
-        );
+            ],
+        ];
 
         $this->assertEquals($expectedPositions, $comparison);
     }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public function testCalcAndGetPolicyPositionsForIndependents()
 
         $positions = $this->positionsForPersonID(14);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array(), $positions);
+        $this->assertEquals([], $positions);
     }
 
     public function testGetRestrictedPositions()
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public function testGetRestrictedPositions()
         $cohort = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\PartyCohort(1, $party);
         $policies = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Policies(6667);
         $positions = $cohort->getAllPolicyPositions($policies);
-        $expectedPositions = array();
+        $expectedPositions = [];
 
         $this->assertEquals($expectedPositions, $positions);
     }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public function testGetAllParties()
 
         $parties = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Party::getParties();
 
-        $expected = array('A Party', 'B Party', 'C Party', 'D Party', 'E Party', 'F Party', 'G Party', 'Labour', 'Labour/Co-operative');
+        $expected = ['A Party', 'B Party', 'C Party', 'D Party', 'E Party', 'F Party', 'G Party', 'Labour', 'Labour/Co-operative'];
         $this->assertCount(0, array_diff($expected, $parties));
     }
 
@@ -255,13 +255,13 @@ private function getMemberFromPersonId($person_id)
     public function testMPPartyPolicyTextWhenDiffers()
     {
         // Checks that an MP that differs from party gets the 'sometimes differs from their party' on the profile page
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array('pid' => 15, 'url' => '/mp/15/test_mp_g_party_1/test_westminster_constituency'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page(['pid' => 15, 'url' => '/mp/15/test_mp_g_party_1/test_westminster_constituency']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test MP G Party 1', $page);
     }
 
     public function testMPPartyPolicyTextWhenDiffersVotes()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array('pagetype' => 'votes', 'pid' => 15, 'url' => '/mp/15/test_mp_g_party_1/test_westminster_constituency/votes'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page(['pagetype' => 'votes', 'pid' => 15, 'url' => '/mp/15/test_mp_g_party_1/test_westminster_constituency/votes']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('is a G Party MP', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test MP G Party 1', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('sometimes <b>differs</b> from their party', $page);
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public function testMPPartyPolicyTextWhenDiffersVotes()
     public function testSingleMemberPartyPolicyText()
     {
         // this test checks it doesn't say they are an X party MP when they are the only MP of that party
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array('pid' => 7, 'url' => '/mp/7/test_mp_g/test_westminster_constituency'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page(['pid' => 7, 'url' => '/mp/7/test_mp_g/test_westminster_constituency']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test MP G', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('is a B Party MP', $page);
     }
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public function testMPPartyPolicyWherePartyMissingPositions()
     {
         // When an MP has votes, but there is no broader party policy to compare it to
         // this goes down a funnel that shows the votes, but does not make the comparison to party.
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array('pid' => 4, 'pagetype' => 'votes','url' => '/mp/4/test_mp_d/test_westminster_constituency/votes'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page(['pid' => 4, 'pagetype' => 'votes','url' => '/mp/4/test_mp_d/test_westminster_constituency/votes']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test MP D', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('<li class="vote-description"', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('comparable B Party MPs voted', $page);
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public function testMPPartyPolicyWherePartyMissingPositions()
     public function testMPPartyPolicyTextWhenAgrees()
     {
         // Test when an MP mostly agrees with their party, as MP G Party 2 does with party G
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array('pagetype' => 'votes', 'pid' => 16,  'url' => '/mp/16/test_mp_g_party_2/test_westminster_constituency/votes'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page(['pagetype' => 'votes', 'pid' => 16,  'url' => '/mp/16/test_mp_g_party_2/test_westminster_constituency/votes']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test MP G Party 2', $page);
 
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('sometimes <b>differs</b> from their party colleagues', $page);
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ public function testMPPartyPolicyTextWhenAgrees()
     public function testCrossPartyDisclaimer()
     {
         // Test if the cross party disclaimer is there
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array('pagetype' => 'votes', 'pid' => 7, 'url' => '/mp/7/test_mp_g/test_westminster_constituency/votes'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page(['pagetype' => 'votes', 'pid' => 7, 'url' => '/mp/7/test_mp_g/test_westminster_constituency/votes']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test MP G', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('In the votes below they are compared to their original party', $page);
     }
diff --git a/tests/PeopleTest.php b/tests/PeopleTest.php
index 59df3099da..8b9eb1d4a8 100644
--- a/tests/PeopleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PeopleTest.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public function testGetMPList()
     {
         $people = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\People\MPs();
 
-        $expectedMP = array(
+        $expectedMP = [
             'person_id' => '2',
             'given_name' => 'Test',
             'family_name' => 'Current-MP',
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public function testGetMPList()
             'party' => 'Lab',
             'left_reason' => 'still_in_office',
             'image' => '/images/unknownperson.png',
-        );
+        ];
         $MPList = $people->getData();
 
         $this->assertEquals(9, count($MPList['data']));
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public function testGetMSPList()
     {
         $people = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\People\MSPs();
 
-        $expectedMSP = array(
+        $expectedMSP = [
             'person_id' => '5',
             'given_name' => 'Test',
             'family_name' => 'Current-MSP',
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function testGetMSPList()
             'party' => 'Scottish National Party',
             'left_reason' => 'still_in_office',
             'image' => '/images/unknownperson.png',
-        );
+        ];
         $MSPList = $people->getData();
 
         $this->assertEquals(4, count($MSPList['data']));
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function testGetMLAList()
     {
         $people = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\People\MLAs();
 
-        $expectedMLA = array(
+        $expectedMLA = [
             'person_id' => '4',
             'given_name' => 'Test',
             'family_name' => 'Current-MLA',
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public function testGetMLAList()
             'party' => 'Sinn Féin',
             'left_reason' => 'still_in_office',
             'image' => '/images/unknownperson.png',
-        );
+        ];
         $MLAList = $people->getData();
 
         $this->assertEquals(4, count($MLAList['data']));
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public function testGetPeerList()
     {
         $people = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\People\Peers();
 
-        $expectedPeer = array(
+        $expectedPeer = [
             'person_id' => '3',
             'given_name' => 'Test',
             'family_name' => 'Current-Lord',
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public function testGetPeerList()
             'party' => 'XB',
             'left_reason' => 'still_in_office',
             'image' => '/images/unknownlord.png',
-        );
+        ];
         $PeerList = $people->getData();
 
         $this->assertEquals(2, count($PeerList['data']));
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public function getOldMPList()
     {
         $people = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\People\MPs();
 
-        $MPList = $people->getData(array('date' => '1995-01-01'));
+        $MPList = $people->getData(['date' => '1995-01-01']);
 
         $this->assertEquals(2, count($MPList['data']));
     }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public function getAllMPList()
     {
         $people = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\People\MPs();
 
-        $MPList = $people->getData(array('all' => 1));
+        $MPList = $people->getData(['all' => 1]);
 
         $this->assertEquals(11, count($MPList['data']));
     }
diff --git a/tests/SearchTest.php b/tests/SearchTest.php
index 79cc8a4268..563c66b350 100644
--- a/tests/SearchTest.php
+++ b/tests/SearchTest.php
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ private function fetch_page($vars)
     public function testConstituencySearch()
     {
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array( array( 'Alyn and Deeside' ), false ),
+            [ [ 'Alyn and Deeside' ], false ],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchConstituenciesByQuery('Alyn'),
         );
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array( array( 'Alyn and Deeside' ), false ),
+            [ [ 'Alyn and Deeside' ], false ],
             \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchConstituenciesByQuery('Alyn and Deeside'),
         );
     }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public function testSearchLink()
      */
     public function testSearchPage()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Search', $page);
     }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public function testSearchPage()
      */
     public function testSearchPageMP()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'q' => 'Mary Smith' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'q' => 'Mary Smith' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Mary Smith', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('MP, Amber Valley', $page);
     }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public function testSearchPageMP()
      */
     public function testSearchPageMultipleMP()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'q' => 'Jones' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'q' => 'Jones' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('People matching <em class="current-search-term">Jones</em>', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Andrew Jones', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Simon Jones', $page);
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public function testSearchPageMultipleMP()
      */
     public function testSearchPageCons()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'q' => 'Amber' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'q' => 'Amber' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('MP for <em class="current-search-term">Amber</em>', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Mary Smith', $page);
     }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public function testSearchPageCons()
      */
     public function testSearchPageConsWithNoMp()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'q' => 'Alyn' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'q' => 'Alyn' ]);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('MP for <em class="current-search-term">Alyn</em>', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('MPs in constituencies matching', $page);
     }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public function testSearchPageConsWithNoMp()
      */
     public function testSearchPageMultipleCons()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'q' => 'Liverpool' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'q' => 'Liverpool' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('MPs in constituencies matching <em class="current-search-term">Liverpool</em>', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Susan Brown', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('MP, Liverpool, Riverside', $page);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public function testSearchPageMultipleCons()
      */
     public function testSearchPageGlossary()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'q' => 'other place' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'q' => 'other place' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Glossary items matching', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('<a href="/glossary/?gl=1">&ldquo;other place', $page);
     }
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public function testSearchPageGlossary()
      */
     public function testSearchPageSpellCorrect()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'q' => 'plice' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'q' => 'plice' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Did you mean <a href="/search/?q=place">place', $page);
     }
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public function testSearchPageSpellCorrect()
      */
     public function testSearchBySpeakerNoResults()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'q' => 'splice', 'o' => 'p' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'q' => 'splice', 'o' => 'p' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Who says splice the most', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('No results', $page);
     }
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public function testSearchPhraseHighlightingInTags()
      */
     public function testSearchPageRSS()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'q' => 'test' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'q' => 'test' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('<a href="/search/rss/?s=test">get an RSS feed', $page);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/SectionTest.php b/tests/SectionTest.php
index 576780d28e..d9a9b57b83 100644
--- a/tests/SectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/SectionTest.php
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ private function fetch_page($vars)
         return $this->base_fetch_page($vars, '', 'section.php');
     }
 
-    public $types = array('debates', 'whall', 'wrans', 'wms', 'ni', 'sp', 'spwrans', 'lords');
+    public $types = ['debates', 'whall', 'wrans', 'wms', 'ni', 'sp', 'spwrans', 'lords'];
 
     public function testDebatesFront()
     {
         foreach ($this->types as $type) {
-            $this->fetch_page(array( 'type' => $type ));
+            $this->fetch_page([ 'type' => $type ]);
         }
     }
 
     public function testDebatesYear()
     {
         foreach ($this->types as $type) {
-            $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'type' => $type, 'y' => '2014' ));
+            $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'type' => $type, 'y' => '2014' ]);
             $this->assertStringContainsString('<div class="calendar">', $page);
             $this->assertStringContainsString('January', $page);
             $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression('/<td colspan="2">&nbsp;<\/td><td[^>]*><a href="\/' . $type . '\/\?d=2014-01-01">1<\/a><\/td><td[^>]*><span>2<\/span><\/td>/', $page);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public function testDebatesYear()
     public function testDebatesDay()
     {
         foreach ($this->types as $type) {
-            $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'type' => $type, 'd' => '2014-01-01' ));
+            $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'type' => $type, 'd' => '2014-01-01' ]);
             $this->assertStringContainsString('Wednesday,  1 January 2014', $page);
             $this->assertStringContainsString('HeadingA', $page);
             if ($type == 'wrans') {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public function testDebatesHeading()
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'type' => $type, 'id' => '2014-01-01b.1.1' ));
+            $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'type' => $type, 'id' => '2014-01-01b.1.1' ]);
             if ($type == 'wrans') {
                 $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression("#All .*?written answers on  1 Jan 2014#i", $page);
                 $this->assertStringContainsString("QuestionA", $page);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public function testDebatesHeading()
     public function testDebatesSubheading()
     {
         foreach ($this->types as $type) {
-            $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'type' => $type, 'id' => '2014-01-01b.1.2' ));
+            $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'type' => $type, 'id' => '2014-01-01b.1.2' ]);
             $this->assertStringContainsString("HeadingA", $page);
             if ($type == 'spwrans') {
                 $this->assertStringContainsString("QuestionA", $page);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public function testDebatesSubheading()
     public function testDebatesSpeech()
     {
         foreach ($this->types as $type) {
-            $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'type' => $type, 'id' => '2014-01-01b.1.3' ));
+            $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'type' => $type, 'id' => '2014-01-01b.1.3' ]);
             if ($type == 'wrans' || $type == 'spwrans' || $type == 'wms') {
                 $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression("#Location: .*?/$type/\?id=2014-01-01b\.1\.2#", $page);
             } else {
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ public function testDebatesSpeech()
      */
     public function testGlossaryAndSearchHighlights()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'type' => 'lords', 's' => 'constituency', 'id' => '2014-02-02b.1.3' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'type' => 'lords', 's' => 'constituency', 'id' => '2014-02-02b.1.3' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString("constituency", $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString("<span class=\"hi\"><a href=\"/glossary/?gl=1\" title=\"In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them....\" class=\"glossary\">constituency</a></span>", $page);
     }
 
     public function testGidRedirect()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_page(array( 'type' => 'wrans', 'id' => '2014-01-01a.187335.h' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_page([ 'type' => 'wrans', 'id' => '2014-01-01a.187335.h' ]);
         $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression("#Location: .*?/wrans/\?id=2014-01-01b\.1\.2#", $page);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TopicsTest.php b/tests/TopicsTest.php
index 782405d23c..9f65cd7613 100644
--- a/tests/TopicsTest.php
+++ b/tests/TopicsTest.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ private function fetch_topic_page($vars)
 
     public function testTopicsPage()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_topics_page(array('url' => '/topic/'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_topics_page(['url' => '/topic/']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Topics', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('NHS', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Welfare', $page);
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ public function testTopicsPage()
 
     public function testTopicsOnFrontPage()
     {
-        return $this->base_fetch_page(array('url' => '/'), '/');
+        return $this->base_fetch_page(['url' => '/'], '/');
         $this->assertStringContainsString('NHS', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Welfare', $page);
     }
 
     public function testTopicPage()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(array('topic' => 'nhs', 'url' => '/topic/nhs'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(['topic' => 'nhs', 'url' => '/topic/nhs']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('NHS', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Welfare', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test Hansard SubSection', $page);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public function testTopicPage()
 
     public function testTopicPageWithSearch()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(array('topic' => 'welfare', 'url' => '/topic/welfare'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(['topic' => 'welfare', 'url' => '/topic/welfare']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Welfare', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('NHS', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Test Hansard SubSection', $page);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public function testTopicPageWithSearch()
 
     public function testTopicPageWithMP()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(array('pc' => 'SW1 1AA', 'topic' => 'nhs', 'url' => '/topic/nhs'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(['pc' => 'SW1 1AA', 'topic' => 'nhs', 'url' => '/topic/nhs']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('NHS', $page);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Welfare', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test Current-MP', $page);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public function testTopicPageWithMP()
 
     public function testTopicPageWithMPAndPolicy()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(array('pc' => 'SW1 1AA', 'topic' => 'welfare', 'url' => '/topic/welfare'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(['pc' => 'SW1 1AA', 'topic' => 'welfare', 'url' => '/topic/welfare']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Welfare', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test Current-MP', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('foundation hospitals', $page);
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ public function testTopicPageWithMPAndPolicy()
 
     public function testTopicPageRecentVotes()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(array('topic' => 'nhs', 'url' => '/topic/nhs'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(['topic' => 'nhs', 'url' => '/topic/nhs']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('pw-2013-01-01-1-commons">', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('The majority of MPs  voted Agreed', $page);
     }
 
     public function testTopicPageContent()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(array('topic' => 'nhs', 'url' => '/topic/nhs'));
+        $page = $this->fetch_topic_page(['topic' => 'nhs', 'url' => '/topic/nhs']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Test Hansard SubSection', $page);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/UserPageTest.php b/tests/UserPageTest.php
index ed27c739a9..20cee58fa2 100644
--- a/tests/UserPageTest.php
+++ b/tests/UserPageTest.php
@@ -15,24 +15,24 @@ private function fetch_page($vars)
         return $this->base_fetch_page($vars, 'user');
     }
 
-    private function fetch_user_page($vars = array(), $page = 'user')
+    private function fetch_user_page($vars = [], $page = 'user')
     {
         return $this->base_fetch_page_user($vars, '1.fbb689a0c092f5534b929d302db2c8a9', $page);
     }
 
     public function testLoginPageLoads()
     {
-        $page = $this->base_fetch_page(array(), 'user/login');
+        $page = $this->base_fetch_page([], 'user/login');
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Sign in', $page);
     }
 
     public function testLoginPage()
     {
-        $vars = array(
+        $vars = [
             'email' => 'user@example.org',
             'password' => 'password',
             'submitted' => 'true',
-        );
+        ];
         $page = $this->base_fetch_page($vars, 'user/login');
         # it's a redirect which means we should get nothing
         # as we're using the cli version of php :(
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ public function testUserInfoPageLoads()
 
     public function testEditUserInfo()
     {
-        $page = $this->fetch_user_page(array('pg' => 'edit' ));
+        $page = $this->fetch_user_page(['pg' => 'edit' ]);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Edit your details', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('name="pg" value="edit"', $page);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('value="Test"', $page);
 
-        $vars = array(
+        $vars = [
             'pg' => 'edit',
             'user_id' => 1,
             'firstname' => 'Example',
             'lastname' => 'User',
             'email' => 'user@example.org',
             'submitted' => 'true',
-        );
+        ];
         $page = $this->fetch_user_page($vars);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Example User', $page);
     }
diff --git a/tests/UserTest.php b/tests/UserTest.php
index 6c1b0eda86..b02143f4c3 100644
--- a/tests/UserTest.php
+++ b/tests/UserTest.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public function testAddUser()
     {
         $u = new USER();
 
-        $details = array(
+        $details = [
             "firstname" => 'Test',
             "lastname" => 'User',
             "email" => 'test@example.org',
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public function testAddUser()
             "password" => '',
             "optin" => '0',
             "status" => 'User',
-        );
+        ];
         $u->add($details, false);
 
         $id = $u->user_id();
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public function testEditUser()
 
         $this->assertEquals('Test', $u->firstname());
 
-        $d = $u->update_self(array(
+        $d = $u->update_self([
             'firstname' => 'Experiment',
             'lastname' => 'User',
             'postcode' => 'EH1 99SP',
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public function testEditUser()
             'url' => '',
             'optin' => 0,
             'user_id' => 1,
-        ));
+        ]);
 
         $this->assertEquals('Experiment', $u->firstname());
     }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public function testEditUserEmail()
 
         $this->assertEquals('user@example.org', $u->email());
 
-        $d = $u->update_self(array(
+        $d = $u->update_self([
             'firstname' => 'Experiment',
             'lastname' => 'User',
             'email' => 'user@example.com',
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public function testEditUserEmail()
             'url' => '',
             'optin' => 0,
             'user_id' => 1,
-        ), false);
+        ], false);
 
         // email should not change as user needs to confirm
         $this->assertEquals('user@example.org', $u->email());
diff --git a/tests/VotesTest.php b/tests/VotesTest.php
index d977f40a1e..43448a0ff4 100644
--- a/tests/VotesTest.php
+++ b/tests/VotesTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ private function fetch_page($vars)
 
     private function fetch_votes_page()
     {
-        return $this->fetch_page(array( 'pagetype' => 'votes', 'pid' => 2, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/votes' ));
+        return $this->fetch_page([ 'pagetype' => 'votes', 'pid' => 2, 'url' => '/mp/2/test_current-mp/test_westminster_constituency/votes' ]);
     }
 
     public function testVoteSummary()
diff --git a/www/docs/404.php b/www/docs/404.php
index bccfa277ab..aefbad2a9b 100644
--- a/www/docs/404.php
+++ b/www/docs/404.php
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
 
 <?php
 
-$includes = array(
-    array(
+$includes = [
+    [
         'type' => 'include',
         'content' => 'whatisthissite',
-    ),
-);
+    ],
+];
 $PAGE->stripe_end($includes);
 $PAGE->page_end();
 exit;
diff --git a/www/docs/about/index.php b/www/docs/about/index.php
index 93801352aa..b6826555b8 100644
--- a/www/docs/about/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/about/index.php
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 include_once '../../includes/easyparliament/init.php';
 
-MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/about', array());
+MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/about', []);
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/alert_stats.php b/www/docs/admin/alert_stats.php
index d91856d416..bd61b0c01d 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/alert_stats.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/alert_stats.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 $PAGE->page_start();
 $PAGE->stripe_start();
-$PAGE->block_start(array('id' => 'alerts', 'title' => 'Alert Statistics'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['id' => 'alerts', 'title' => 'Alert Statistics']);
 $db = new ParlDB();
 
 $q_confirmed = $db->query('select count(*) as c from alerts where confirmed and not deleted')->first()['c'];
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@
 $q_keyword = $db->query("select count(*) as c from alerts where criteria not like '%speaker:%' and confirmed and not deleted")->first()['c'];
 
 print '<h3>Headline stats</h3> <table>';
-$data = array(
-    'header' => array( 'Alert Type', 'Count' ),
-    'rows' => array(
-        array( 'Confirmed', $q_confirmed ),
-        array( 'Not Confirmed', $q_not_confirmed ),
-        array( 'Deleted', $q_deleted ),
-        array( 'For a Speaker<sup>*</sup>', $q_speaker ),
-        array( 'For a Keyword', $q_keyword ),
-    ),
-);
+$data = [
+    'header' => [ 'Alert Type', 'Count' ],
+    'rows' => [
+        [ 'Confirmed', $q_confirmed ],
+        [ 'Not Confirmed', $q_not_confirmed ],
+        [ 'Deleted', $q_deleted ],
+        [ 'For a Speaker<sup>*</sup>', $q_speaker ],
+        [ 'For a Keyword', $q_keyword ],
+    ],
+];
 
 $PAGE->display_table($data);
 
@@ -34,18 +34,18 @@
 
 $q = $db->query('select alert_id, criteria from alerts where criteria not like "%speaker:%" and criteria like "%,%" and confirmed and not deleted');
 print '<h3>People who probably wanted separate signups</h3>';
-$rows = array();
+$rows = [];
 foreach ($q as $row) {
     $id = $row['alert_id'];
     $criteria = $row['criteria'];
-    $rows[] = array($id, $critera);
+    $rows[] = [$id, $critera];
 }
-$data = array( 'rows' => $rows );
+$data = [ 'rows' => $rows ];
 $PAGE->display_table($data);
 
 $q = $db->query('select count(*) as c, criteria from alerts where criteria like "speaker:%" and confirmed and not deleted group by criteria order by c desc');
-$tots = array();
-$name = array();
+$tots = [];
+$name = [];
 foreach ($q as $row) {
     $c = $row['c'];
     $criteria = $row['criteria'];
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         continue;
     }
     $person_id = $m[1];
-    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => $person_id));
+    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => $person_id]);
     if ($MEMBER->valid) {
         if (!array_key_exists($person_id, $tots)) {
             $tots[$person_id] = 0;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     }
 }
 $q = $db->query('select count(*) as c, criteria from alerts where criteria like "speaker:%" and not confirmed group by criteria order by c desc');
-$unconfirmed = array();
+$unconfirmed = [];
 foreach ($q as $row) {
     $c = $row['c'];
     $criteria = $row['criteria'];
@@ -79,22 +79,22 @@
     }
 }
 
-$people_header = array( 'Name', 'Confirmed', 'Unconfirmed');
+$people_header = [ 'Name', 'Confirmed', 'Unconfirmed'];
 print '<h3>Alert signups by MP/Peer</h3>';
-$rows = array();
+$rows = [];
 foreach ($tots as $person_id => $c) {
-    $u = isset($unconfirmed[$person_id]) ? $unconfirmed[$person_id] : 0;
-    $rows[] = array( $name[$person_id], $c, $u );
+    $u = $unconfirmed[$person_id] ?? 0;
+    $rows[] = [ $name[$person_id], $c, $u ];
 }
-$data = array(
-    'header' => array( 'Name', 'Confirmed', 'Unconfirmed'),
+$data = [
+    'header' => [ 'Name', 'Confirmed', 'Unconfirmed'],
     'rows' => $rows,
-);
+];
 $PAGE->display_table($data);
 
-$unconfirmed = array();
-$confirmed = array();
-$total = array();
+$unconfirmed = [];
+$confirmed = [];
+$total = [];
 $q = $db->query("select count(*) as c, criteria from alerts where criteria not like '%speaker:%' and confirmed and not deleted group by criteria having c>1 order by c desc");
 foreach ($q as $row) {
     $c = $row['c'];
@@ -110,23 +110,23 @@
     $total[$criteria] = 1;
 }
 print '<h3>Alert signups by keyword</h3>';
-$rows = array();
+$rows = [];
 foreach ($total as $criteria => $tot) {
-    $c = isset($confirmed[$criteria]) ? $confirmed[$criteria] : 0;
-    $u = isset($unconfirmed[$criteria]) ? $unconfirmed[$criteria] : 0;
-    $rows[] = array( $criteria, $c, $u );
+    $c = $confirmed[$criteria] ?? 0;
+    $u = $unconfirmed[$criteria] ?? 0;
+    $rows[] = [ $criteria, $c, $u ];
 }
-$data = array(
-    'header' => array( 'Criteria', 'Confirmed', 'Unconfirmed'),
+$data = [
+    'header' => [ 'Criteria', 'Confirmed', 'Unconfirmed'],
     'rows' => $rows,
-);
+];
 $PAGE->display_table($data);
 $PAGE->block_end();
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/badusers.php b/www/docs/admin/badusers.php
index ac21ac037f..161e598f49 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/badusers.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/badusers.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                 GROUP BY user_id
                 ORDER BY deletedcount DESC");
 
-$rows = array();
+$rows = [];
 $USERURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userview');
 
 foreach ($q as $row) {
@@ -55,27 +55,27 @@
 
     $notupheldcount = $r['count'];
 
-    $USERURL->insert(array('u' => $user_id));
+    $USERURL->insert(['u' => $user_id]);
 
-    $rows[] = array(
+    $rows[] = [
         '<a href="' . $USERURL->generate() . '">' . $row['firstname'] . ' ' . $row['lastname'] . '</a>',
         $totalcomments,
         $row['deletedcount'],
         $percentagedeleted . '%',
         $notupheldcount,
-    );
+    ];
 }
 
-$tabledata = array(
-    'header' => array(
+$tabledata = [
+    'header' => [
         'Name',
         'Total comments',
         'Number deleted',
         'Percentage deleted',
         'Reports against not upheld',
-    ),
+    ],
     'rows' => $rows,
-);
+];
 $PAGE->display_table($tabledata);
 
 
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@
                 GROUP BY cr.user_id
                 ORDER BY rejectedcount DESC");
 
-$rows = array();
+$rows = [];
 $USERURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userview');
 
 foreach ($q as $row) {
     $user_id = $row['user_id'];
 
-    $USERURL->insert(array('u' => $user_id));
+    $USERURL->insert(['u' => $user_id]);
 
     // Get how many valid complaints they've submitted.
     $r = $db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS upheldcount
@@ -114,21 +114,21 @@
                     WHERE	user_id = '$user_id'
                     AND		upheld = '1'")->first();
 
-    $rows[] = array(
+    $rows[] = [
         '<a href="' . $USERURL->generate() . '">' . $row['firstname'] . ' ' . $row['lastname'] . '</a>',
         $row['rejectedcount'],
         $r['upheldcount'],
-    );
+    ];
 
 }
-$tabledata = array(
-    'header' => array(
+$tabledata = [
+    'header' => [
         'Name',
         'Reports not upheld',
         'Reports upheld',
-    ),
+    ],
     'rows' => $rows,
-);
+];
 
 $PAGE->display_table($tabledata);
 
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/banner.php b/www/docs/admin/banner.php
index a3fc9da3b1..c49445c37b 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/banner.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/banner.php
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ function update_banner()
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'    => 'html',
         'content' => $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/comments.php b/www/docs/admin/comments.php
index 63aa4600f8..ceabf754df 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/comments.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/comments.php
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
 // Most recent comments.
 $COMMENTLIST = new COMMENTLIST();
 
-$COMMENTLIST->display('recent', array('num' => 50));
+$COMMENTLIST->display('recent', ['num' => 50]);
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/edittopic.php b/www/docs/admin/edittopic.php
index d6483dfcbf..7b809a201b 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/edittopic.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/edittopic.php
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ function add_image($topic)
     $mime_info = $finfo->file($file_info['tmp_name']);
     $ext = array_search(
         $mime_info,
-        array(
+        [
             'jpg' => 'image/jpeg',
             'png' => 'image/png',
-        ),
+        ],
         true,
     );
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ function add_policy_sets($topic)
     $sets = get_http_var('sets', '', true);
 
     if ($sets[0] == '' && count($sets) == 1) {
-        $sets = array();
+        $sets = [];
     }
 
     return $topic->addPolicySets($sets);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ function add_policies($topic)
     $policies = get_http_var('policies', '', true);
 
     if ($policies[0] == '' && count($policies) == 1) {
-        $policies = array();
+        $policies = [];
     }
 
     return $topic->addPolicies($policies);
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ function add_policies($topic)
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'    => 'html',
         'content' => $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/failedsearches.php b/www/docs/admin/failedsearches.php
index 31fb83b54c..d983555cf4 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/failedsearches.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/failedsearches.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 global $SEARCHLOG;
 $search_recent = $SEARCHLOG->admin_failed_searches();
 
-$rows = array();
+$rows = [];
 foreach ($search_recent as $row) {
     $host = gethostbyaddr($row['ip_address']);
     $host = trim_characters($host, strlen($host) - 25, 100);
@@ -20,34 +20,34 @@
     $max_time = relative_time($row['max_time']);
     $min_time = str_replace(" ago", "", $min_time);
     $max_time = str_replace(" ago", "", $max_time);
-    $rows[] = array(
+    $rows[] = [
         $row['count_ips'],
         $row['group_count'],
         '<a href="' . $row['url'] . '">' . _htmlentities($row['query']) . '</a>',
         $max_time,
         $min_time,
-    );
+    ];
 }
 
-$tabledata = array(
-    'header' => array(
+$tabledata = [
+    'header' => [
         'Distinct IPs',
         'Number of times',
         'Query',
         'Most recent ago',
         'First ago',
-    ),
+    ],
     'rows' => $rows,
-);
+];
 $PAGE->display_table($tabledata);
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/featured.php b/www/docs/admin/featured.php
index bad02c1bc5..2efdcbda1f 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/featured.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/featured.php
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ function gid_to_url($gid)
     global $hansardmajors;
     global $db;
 
-    $q = $db->query("SELECT major FROM hansard WHERE gid = :gid", array( ':gid' => $gid ))->first();
+    $q = $db->query("SELECT major FROM hansard WHERE gid = :gid", [ ':gid' => $gid ])->first();
     $url_gid = fix_gid_from_db($gid);
     $url = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($hansardmajors[$q['major']]['page']);
-    $url->insert(array('id' => $url_gid));
+    $url->insert(['id' => $url_gid]);
     return $url->generate();
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function preview_featured()
     print "<h2>Preview Content</h2>";
     if ($gid !== null) {
         $h = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Homepage();
-        $featured = $h->getFeaturedDebate($gid, $title, $context, array( $related_gid1, $related_gid2, $related_gid3 ));
+        $featured = $h->getFeaturedDebate($gid, $title, $context, [ $related_gid1, $related_gid2, $related_gid3 ]);
 
         include INCLUDESPATH . 'easyparliament/templates/html/homepage/featured.php';
     } else {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function update_featured()
     $featured->set_title($title);
     $featured->set_context($context);
     $featured->set_gid($gid);
-    $featured->set_related(array($related1, $related2, $related3));
+    $featured->set_related([$related1, $related2, $related3]);
 
     $out = "<h4>update successful</h4>";
     $out .= "<p>Title set to " . _htmlspecialchars($title) . " and gid to " . _htmlspecialchars($gid) . "</p>";
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ function update_featured()
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/glossary.php b/www/docs/admin/glossary.php
index 7a7c5c1439..91510503cf 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/glossary.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/glossary.php
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 $EDITQUEUE = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\GlossaryEditQueue();
 
-$args = array(
+$args = [
     'sort' => "regexp_replace",
-);
+];
 
 $GLOSSARY = new GLOSSARY($args);
 
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@
 if (get_http_var('approve')) {
     $approve = get_http_var('approve', '', true);
     if (!is_array($approve)) {
-        $approve = array( $approve );
+        $approve = [ $approve ];
     }
     // Add all approved items
-    $data = array(
+    $data = [
         'approvals' => $approve,
         'epobject_type' => 2,
-    );
+    ];
     $EDITQUEUE->approve($data);
 } elseif (get_http_var('decline')) {
-    $decline = array(get_http_var('decline'));
+    $decline = [get_http_var('decline')];
     // Dump all declined items
-    $data = array(
+    $data = [
         'declines' => $decline,
         'epobject_type' => 2,
-    );
+    ];
     $EDITQUEUE->decline($data);
 } elseif (get_http_var('delete_confirm')) {
     $delete_id = get_http_var('delete_confirm');
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/glossary_pending.php b/www/docs/admin/glossary_pending.php
index 6133fa4144..2f4d29d9a8 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/glossary_pending.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/glossary_pending.php
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 
 $EDITQUEUE = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\GlossaryEditQueue();
 
-$args = array(
+$args = [
     'sort' => "regexp_replace",
-);
+];
 $GLOSSARY = new GLOSSARY($args);
 
 // This will build a list of pending requests for everything by default.
@@ -23,21 +23,21 @@
 if (get_http_var('approve')) {
     $approve = get_http_var('approve', '', true);
     if (!is_array($approve)) {
-        $approve = array( $approve );
+        $approve = [ $approve ];
     }
     // Add all approved items
-    $data = array(
+    $data = [
         'approvals' => $approve,
         'epobject_type' => 2,
-    );
+    ];
     $EDITQUEUE->approve($data);
 } elseif (get_http_var('decline')) {
-    $decline = array(get_http_var('decline'));
+    $decline = [get_http_var('decline')];
     // Dump all declined items
-    $data = array(
+    $data = [
         'declines' => $decline,
         'epobject_type' => 2,
-    );
+    ];
     $EDITQUEUE->decline($data);
 }
 
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@
 
     // add a modification to the database
     if (get_http_var('submitterm') && get_http_var('modify')) {
-        $data = array(
+        $data = [
             'user_id'	=> get_http_var('userid'),
             'title'		=> get_http_var('g'),
             'body'		=> get_http_var('definition'),
-        );
+        ];
         vardump($data);
         // $success = $EDITQUEUE->modify($data);
     }
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
 
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/index.php b/www/docs/admin/index.php
index 6ba81e167b..ec1d256f73 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/index.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // General stats.
 
-$PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'Stats'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'Stats']);
 
 $confirmedusers = $db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM users WHERE confirmed = '1'")->first()['count'];
 $unconfirmedusers = $db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM users WHERE confirmed = '0'")->first()['count'];
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
                 LIMIT 50
                 ");
 
-$rows = array();
+$rows = [];
 $USERURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userview');
 
 foreach ($q as $row) {
     $user_id = $row['user_id'];
 
-    $USERURL->insert(array('u' => $user_id));
+    $USERURL->insert(['u' => $user_id]);
 
     if ($row['confirmed'] == 1) {
         $confirmed = 'Yes';
@@ -73,34 +73,34 @@
         $name = _htmlspecialchars($row['firstname'] . ' ' . $row['lastname']);
     }
 
-    $rows[] = array(
+    $rows[] = [
         $name,
         '<a href="mailto:' . $row['email'] . '">' . $row['email'] . '</a>',
         $confirmed,
         $row['registrationtime'],
-    );
+    ];
 }
 
-$tabledata = array(
-    'header' => array(
+$tabledata = [
+    'header' => [
         'Name',
         'Email',
         'Confirmed?',
         'Registration time',
-    ),
+    ],
     'rows' => $rows,
-);
+];
 
 $PAGE->display_table($tabledata);
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
 
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/photos.php b/www/docs/admin/photos.php
index b46dd2aaf8..3bd8d0c1d6 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/photos.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/photos.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function submit_photo()
 {
     $dir = "../images";
     $pid = intval(get_http_var('pid'));
-    $errors = array();
+    $errors = [];
 
     if (!array_key_exists('photo', $_FILES)) {
         array_push($errors, 'Not got the photo.');
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function person_drop_down()
     ';
     $q = $db->query($query);
 
-    $houses = array(1 => 'MP', 'Lord', 'MLA', 'MSP');
+    $houses = [1 => 'MP', 'Lord', 'MLA', 'MSP'];
 
     foreach ($q as $row) {
         $p_id = $row['person_id'];
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function person_drop_down()
             $desc .= ', ' . $row['constituency'];
         }
 
-        list($dummy, $sz) = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage($p_id);
+        [$dummy, $sz] = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage($p_id);
         if ($sz == 'L') {
             $desc .= ' [has large photo]';
         } elseif ($sz == 'S') {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function person_drop_down()
     return $out;
 }
 
-function display_photo_form($errors = array())
+function display_photo_form($errors = [])
 {
     $out = '';
     if ($errors) {
@@ -138,18 +138,18 @@ function display_photo_form($errors = array())
     $out .= '<form method="post" action="photos.php" enctype="multipart/form-data">';
     $out .= person_drop_down();
     $out .= <<<EOF
-<div class="row">
-    <span class="label"><label for="form_photo">Photo:</label></span>
-    <span class="formw"><input type="file" name="photo" id="form_photo" size="50"></span>
-</div>
-<div class="row">
-    <span class="label">&nbsp;</span>
-    <span class="formw"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Upload photo"></span>
-</div>
-</form>
-
-<p style="clear:both; margin-top: 3em"><a href="/images/mps/photo-status.php">List MPs without photos</a></p>
-EOF;
+        <div class="row">
+            <span class="label"><label for="form_photo">Photo:</label></span>
+            <span class="formw"><input type="file" name="photo" id="form_photo" size="50"></span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="row">
+            <span class="label">&nbsp;</span>
+            <span class="formw"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Upload photo"></span>
+        </div>
+        </form>
+
+        <p style="clear:both; margin-top: 3em"><a href="/images/mps/photo-status.php">List MPs without photos</a></p>
+        EOF;
 
     return $out;
 }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ function submit_attribution()
     $pid = intval(get_http_var('pid'));
     $attr_text = get_http_var('attr_text');
     $attr_link = get_http_var('attr_link');
-    $errors = array();
+    $errors = [];
 
     if (!$pid || !$attr_text) {
         array_push($errors, 'Missing information');
@@ -177,15 +177,15 @@ function submit_attribution()
             ($pid,'photo_attribution_text',:attr_text),
             ($pid,'photo_attribution_link',:attr_link)
         ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE data_value=VALUES(data_value)";
-    $db->query($query, array(
+    $db->query($query, [
         ':attr_text' => $attr_text,
         ':attr_link' => $attr_link,
-    ));
+    ]);
 
     return "<p><em>Attribution text/link set for pid $pid</em> &mdash; check how it looks <a href=\"/mp?p=$pid\">on their page</a></p>" . display_attribution_form();
 }
 
-function display_attribution_form($errors = array())
+function display_attribution_form($errors = [])
 {
     $out = '';
     if ($errors) {
@@ -194,30 +194,30 @@ function display_attribution_form($errors = array())
     $out .= '<form method="post" action="photos.php">';
     $out .= person_drop_down();
     $out .= <<<EOF
-<div class="row">
-    <span class="label"><label for="form_attr_link">Attribution link:</label></span>
-    <span class="formw"><input type="text" name="attr_link" id="form_attr_link" size="50"></span>
-</div>
-<div class="row">
-    <span class="label"><label for="form_attr_text">Attribution text:</label></span>
-    <span class="formw"><input type="text" name="attr_text" id="form_attr_text" size="50"></span>
-</div>
-<div class="row">
-    <span class="label">&nbsp;</span>
-    <span class="formw"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Update attribution"></span>
-</div>
-</form>
-EOF;
+        <div class="row">
+            <span class="label"><label for="form_attr_link">Attribution link:</label></span>
+            <span class="formw"><input type="text" name="attr_link" id="form_attr_link" size="50"></span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="row">
+            <span class="label"><label for="form_attr_text">Attribution text:</label></span>
+            <span class="formw"><input type="text" name="attr_text" id="form_attr_text" size="50"></span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="row">
+            <span class="label">&nbsp;</span>
+            <span class="formw"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Update attribution"></span>
+        </div>
+        </form>
+        EOF;
 
     return $out;
 }
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/policies.php b/www/docs/admin/policies.php
index 42b6667d9e..7eb1117e88 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/policies.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/policies.php
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ function edit_policy_form()
     global $db;
     $policyid = get_http_var('editpolicy');
     $query = "SELECT policy_id, title, description, image, image_attrib, image_license, image_license_url, image_source FROM policies WHERE policy_id = :policy_id";
-    $q = $db->query($query, array(
+    $q = $db->query($query, [
         ':policy_id' => $policyid,
-    ));
+    ]);
 
     $out = '';
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function update_policy()
         "UPDATE policies SET title = :title, description = :description, image = :image,
         image_attrib = :image_attrib, image_license = :image_license, image_license_url = :image_license_url,
         image_source = :image_source WHERE policy_id = :policy_id",
-        array(
+        [
             ':policy_id' => $policyid,
             ':title' => get_http_var('title'),
             ':description' => get_http_var('description'),
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function update_policy()
             ':image_license' => get_http_var('image_license'),
             ':image_license_url' => get_http_var('image_license_url'),
             ':image_source' => get_http_var('image_source'),
-        ),
+        ],
     );
 
     if ($q->success()) {
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ function update_policy()
 function subnav()
 {
     $rettext = '';
-    $subnav = array(
+    $subnav = [
         'Back to All Policies' => '/admin/policies.php',
-    );
+    ];
 
     $rettext .= '<div id="subnav_websites">';
     foreach ($subnav as $label => $path) {
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ function subnav()
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/popularsearches.php b/www/docs/admin/popularsearches.php
index e177f57a38..5033688323 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/popularsearches.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/popularsearches.php
@@ -12,30 +12,30 @@
 global $SEARCHLOG;
 $search_popular = $SEARCHLOG->admin_popular_searches(1000);
 
-$rows = array();
+$rows = [];
 foreach ($search_popular as $row) {
-    $rows[] = array(
+    $rows[] = [
         '<a href="' . $row['url'] . '">' . _htmlentities($row['query']) . '</a>',
         $row['c'],
-    );
+    ];
 }
 
-$tabledata = array(
-    'header' => array(
+$tabledata = [
+    'header' => [
         'Query',
         'Count',
-    ),
+    ],
     'rows' => $rows,
-);
+];
 $PAGE->display_table($tabledata);
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/profile-message.php b/www/docs/admin/profile-message.php
index d5894dea84..ecd7d76090 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/profile-message.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/profile-message.php
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 print get_http_var('submit') ? submit_message() : display_message_form();
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type' => 'html',
         'content' => $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function person_drop_down()
     ';
     $q = $db->query($query);
 
-    $houses = array(1 => 'MP', 'Lord', 'MLA', 'MSP');
+    $houses = [1 => 'MP', 'Lord', 'MLA', 'MSP'];
 
     foreach ($q as $row) {
         $p_id = $row['person_id'];
@@ -66,23 +66,23 @@ function submit_message()
     $message = get_http_var('profile_message');
 
     if (!$pid) {
-        return display_message_form(array('Please pick a person'));
+        return display_message_form(['Please pick a person']);
     }
 
     $query = "INSERT INTO personinfo (person_id, data_key, data_value) VALUES
             ($pid,'profile_message',:profile_message)
         ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE data_value=VALUES(data_value)";
-    $db->query($query, array(':profile_message' => $message));
+    $db->query($query, [':profile_message' => $message]);
 
-    $person = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array(
-        'person_id' => $pid));
+    $person = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member([
+        'person_id' => $pid]);
     $person->load_extra_info(true, true);
 
     return "<p><em>Profile message set for $pid</em> &mdash; check how it looks <a href=\"/mp?p=$pid\">on their page</a></p>"
         . display_message_form();
 }
 
-function display_message_form($errors = array())
+function display_message_form($errors = [])
 {
     $out = '';
     if ($errors) {
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ function display_message_form($errors = array())
     $out .= '<form method="post">';
     $out .= person_drop_down();
     $out .= <<<EOF
-<div class="row">
-    <span class="label"><label for="profile_message">Profile message:</label></span>
-    <span class="formw"><textarea name="profile_message" id="profile_message" rows="5" cols="50"></textarea></span>
-</div>
-<div class="row">
-    <span class="label">&nbsp;</span>
-    <span class="formw"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Update"></span>
-</div>
-</form>
-EOF;
+        <div class="row">
+            <span class="label"><label for="profile_message">Profile message:</label></span>
+            <span class="formw"><textarea name="profile_message" id="profile_message" rows="5" cols="50"></textarea></span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="row">
+            <span class="label">&nbsp;</span>
+            <span class="formw"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Update"></span>
+        </div>
+        </form>
+        EOF;
     return $out;
 }
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/report.php b/www/docs/admin/report.php
index f4d00b93d1..f956bee3f6 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/report.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/report.php
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@
 
     $REPORT->display();
 
-    $PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-        array(
+    $PAGE->stripe_end([
+        [
             'type'		=> 'html',
             'content'	=> $menu,
-        ),
-    ));
+        ],
+    ]);
 
     $PAGE->page_end();
     exit;
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@
 
 }
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
 
@@ -274,12 +274,12 @@ function resolve($REPORT, $COMMENT)
             }
 
             // Prepare the data needed for either email.
-            $data = array(
+            $data = [
                 'to' 			=> $email,
-            );
-            $merge = array(
+            ];
+            $merge = [
                 'REPORTBODY' 	=> strip_tags($REPORT->body()),
-            );
+            ];
 
             // Add stuff specific to each type of email.
             if ($upheld == true) {
@@ -311,17 +311,17 @@ function resolve($REPORT, $COMMENT)
             // Remove the anchor for their now deleted comment.
             $addcommentsurl = 'https://' . DOMAIN . preg_replace("/#.*$/", '#addcomment', $COMMENT->url());
 
-            $data = array(
+            $data = [
                 'to' => $USER->email(),
                 'template' => 'comment_deleted_blank',
                 'subject' => 'One of your comments has been deleted',
-            );
-            $merge = array(
+            ];
+            $merge = [
                 'REPLYBODY' => get_http_var('commentermail'),
                 #				'DELETEDREASON'	=> get_http_var('deletedreason'),
                 'ADDCOMMENTURL'	=> $addcommentsurl,
                 'COMMENTBODY'	=> strip_tags($COMMENT->body()),
-            );
+            ];
 
             // We only send this email if a comment has been deleted.
             $success = send_template_email($data, $merge);
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/reporting_stats.php b/www/docs/admin/reporting_stats.php
index 65c29eb33a..c6e6da1c31 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/reporting_stats.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/reporting_stats.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 $PAGE->page_start();
 $PAGE->stripe_start();
-$PAGE->block_start(array('id' => 'alerts', 'title' => 'Reporting Statistics'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['id' => 'alerts', 'title' => 'Reporting Statistics']);
 $db = new ParlDB();
 $q = $db->query('select year(created) as the_year, month(created) as the_month, count(*) as c from alerts where confirmed and not deleted group by year(created) desc, month(created) desc');
 print '<h3>Alert signups per month</h3> <table>';
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
 
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/reports.php b/www/docs/admin/reports.php
index a370064df6..bb5fcbd085 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/reports.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/reports.php
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/searchlogs.php b/www/docs/admin/searchlogs.php
index 46c4dff31a..b317303d68 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/searchlogs.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/searchlogs.php
@@ -12,41 +12,41 @@
 global $SEARCHLOG;
 $search_recent = $SEARCHLOG->admin_recent_searches(50);
 
-$rows = array();
+$rows = [];
 foreach ($search_recent as $row) {
     $host = gethostbyaddr($row['ip_address']);
     $host = trim_characters($host, strlen($host) - 25, 100);
     $time = relative_time($row['query_time']);
     $time = str_replace(" ago", "", $time);
-    $rows[] = array(
+    $rows[] = [
         '<a href="' . $row['url'] . '">' . _htmlentities($row['query']) . '</a>',
         $row['page_number'],
         $row['count_hits'],
         $host,
         $time,
-    );
+    ];
 }
 
-$tabledata = array(
-    'header' => array(
+$tabledata = [
+    'header' => [
         'Query',
         'Page',
         'Hits',
         'Host',
         'Time ago',
-    ),
+    ],
     'rows' => $rows,
-);
+];
 
 $PAGE->display_table($tabledata);
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/statistics.php b/www/docs/admin/statistics.php
index 0dee5102e6..d302fdbcc7 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/statistics.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/statistics.php
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
 
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/topics.php b/www/docs/admin/topics.php
index 7f3d29388d..0a97b66320 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/topics.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/topics.php
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ function update_frontpage($topics)
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'    => 'html',
         'content' => $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/users.php b/www/docs/admin/users.php
index 47f4f99254..b3be256ccf 100644
--- a/www/docs/admin/users.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/users.php
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 $message = '';
 if ($email = get_http_var('scrub')) {
-    $q = $db->query("DELETE FROM users WHERE email = :search", array(':search' => $email));
-    $q = $db->query("DELETE FROM alerts WHERE email = :search", array(':search' => $email));
+    $q = $db->query("DELETE FROM users WHERE email = :search", [':search' => $email]);
+    $q = $db->query("DELETE FROM alerts WHERE email = :search", [':search' => $email]);
     $message = "That user and alerts have been deleted.";
 }
 
@@ -17,33 +17,33 @@ function scrub_form($email)
 {
     $email = _htmlspecialchars($email);
     return <<<EOF
-<form method="post" onsubmit="return confirm('Are you sure?');">
-    <input type="hidden" name="scrub" value="$email">
-    <input type="submit" value="Delete user">
-</form>
-EOF;
+        <form method="post" onsubmit="return confirm('Are you sure?');">
+            <input type="hidden" name="scrub" value="$email">
+            <input type="submit" value="Delete user">
+        </form>
+        EOF;
 }
 
-$user_data = array(
-    'header' => array(
+$user_data = [
+    'header' => [
         'Name',
         'Email',
         'Confirmed?',
         'Registration time',
         'Delete',
-    ),
-    'rows' => array(),
-);
+    ],
+    'rows' => [],
+];
 
-$alert_data = array(
-    'header' => array(
+$alert_data = [
+    'header' => [
         'Email',
         'Created',
         'State',
         'Criteria',
-    ),
-    'rows' => array(),
-);
+    ],
+    'rows' => [],
+];
 
 if ($search = get_http_var('s')) {
     $q = $db->query(
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ function scrub_form($email)
         SELECT firstname, lastname, email, user_id, confirmed, registrationtime
         FROM users
         WHERE email LIKE :search OR firstname LIKE :search OR lastname LIKE :search",
-        array(':search' => "%$search%"),
+        [':search' => "%$search%"],
     );
 
     $USERURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userview');
     foreach ($q as $row) {
-        $USERURL->insert(array('u' => $row['user_id']));
+        $USERURL->insert(['u' => $row['user_id']]);
         if ($row['confirmed'] == 1) {
             $confirmed = 'Yes';
             $name = '<a href="' . $USERURL->generate() . '">' . _htmlspecialchars($row['firstname'])
@@ -66,20 +66,20 @@ function scrub_form($email)
             $name = _htmlspecialchars($row['firstname'] . ' ' . $row['lastname']);
         }
 
-        $user_data['rows'][] = array(
+        $user_data['rows'][] = [
             $name,
             $email,
             $confirmed,
             $row['registrationtime'],
             scrub_form($row['email']),
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     $q = $db->query(
         "
         SELECT email, criteria, created, confirmed, deleted
         FROM alerts WHERE email = :search",
-        array(':search' => $search),
+        [':search' => $search],
     );
 
     foreach ($q as $row) {
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ function scrub_form($email)
             $state = 'Unconfirmed';
         }
 
-        $alert_data['rows'][] = array(
+        $alert_data['rows'][] = [
             $row['email'],
             $row['created'],
             $state,
             $row['criteria'],
-        );
+        ];
     }
 }
 
@@ -119,23 +119,23 @@ function scrub_form($email)
 </form>
 <?php
 
-$PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'Users'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'Users']);
 $PAGE->display_table($user_data);
 $PAGE->block_end();
 
 if (count($alert_data['rows'])) {
-    $PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'Alerts'));
+    $PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'Alerts']);
     print scrub_form($search);
     $PAGE->display_table($alert_data);
     $PAGE->block_end();
 }
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type' => 'html',
         'content' => $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/admin/websites.php b/www/docs/admin/websites.php
index 2005a7d5b1..1d20d4e7b7 100755
--- a/www/docs/admin/websites.php
+++ b/www/docs/admin/websites.php
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ function edit_member_form()
             AND member.person_id = pn.person_id AND pn.type='name'
             AND pn.end_date = (SELECT MAX(end_date) FROM person_names WHERE person_id=:person_id AND type='name')
         ORDER BY left_house DESC LIMIT 1";
-    $row = $db->query($query, array(
+    $row = $db->query($query, [
         ':person_id' => $personid,
-    ))->first();
+    ])->first();
 
     $name = member_full_name($row['house'], $row['title'], $row['given_name'], $row['family_name'], $row['lordofname']);
 
@@ -106,15 +106,15 @@ function update_url()
     $sysretval = 0;
     $personid = get_http_var('editperson');
 
-    $q  = $db->query("DELETE FROM personinfo WHERE data_key = 'mp_website' AND personinfo.person_id = :person_id", array(
+    $q  = $db->query("DELETE FROM personinfo WHERE data_key = 'mp_website' AND personinfo.person_id = :person_id", [
         ':person_id' => $personid,
-    ));
+    ]);
 
     if ($q->success()) {
-        $q = $db->query("INSERT INTO personinfo (data_key, person_id, data_value) VALUES ('mp_website', :person_id, :url)", array(
+        $q = $db->query("INSERT INTO personinfo (data_key, person_id, data_value) VALUES ('mp_website', :person_id, :url)", [
             ':person_id' => $personid,
             ':url' => get_http_var('url'),
-        ));
+        ]);
     }
 
     if ($q->success()) {
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ function update_url()
 function subnav()
 {
     $rettext = '';
-    $subnav = array(
+    $subnav = [
         'List Websites' => '/admin/websites.php',
-    );
+    ];
 
     $rettext .= '<div id="subnav_websites">';
     foreach ($subnav as $label => $path) {
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ function subnav()
 
 $menu = $PAGE->admin_menu();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'html',
         'content'	=> $menu,
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/alert/authed.php b/www/docs/alert/authed.php
index f56aba6af5..1b8fe04425 100644
--- a/www/docs/alert/authed.php
+++ b/www/docs/alert/authed.php
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
     $authed = auth_verify_with_shared_secret($email, OPTION_AUTH_SHARED_SECRET, $sign);
     if ($authed) {
         $db = new ParlDB();
-        $q = $db->query('select alert_id from alerts where email = :email and criteria = :criteria and confirmed and not deleted', array(
+        $q = $db->query('select alert_id from alerts where email = :email and criteria = :criteria and confirmed and not deleted', [
             ':email' => $email,
             ':criteria' => 'speaker:' . $pid,
-        ));
+        ]);
         $already_signed = $q->rows();
         if ($already_signed) {
             print "already signed";
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_convertURL.php b/www/docs/api/api_convertURL.php
index badef778e9..1908ee8659 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_convertURL.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_convertURL.php
@@ -32,30 +32,30 @@ function api_convertURL_front()
 function get_listurl($q)
 {
     global $hansardmajors;
-    $id_data = array(
+    $id_data = [
         'gid' => fix_gid_from_db($q['gid']),
         'major' => $q['major'],
         'htype' => $q['htype'],
         'subsection_id' => $q['subsection_id'],
-    );
+    ];
     $db = new ParlDB();
     $LISTURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($hansardmajors[$id_data['major']]['page_all']);
     $fragment = '';
     if ($id_data['htype'] == '11' || $id_data['htype'] == '10') {
-        $LISTURL->insert(array( 'id' => $id_data['gid'] ));
+        $LISTURL->insert([ 'id' => $id_data['gid'] ]);
     } else {
         $parent_epobject_id = $id_data['subsection_id'];
         $parent_gid = '';
         $r = $db->query("SELECT gid
                 FROM 	hansard
-                WHERE	epobject_id = :epobject_id", array(
+                WHERE	epobject_id = :epobject_id", [
             ':epobject_id' => $parent_epobject_id,
-        ))->first();
+        ])->first();
         if ($r) {
             $parent_gid = fix_gid_from_db($r['gid']);
         }
         if ($parent_gid != '') {
-            $LISTURL->insert(array( 'id' => $parent_gid ));
+            $LISTURL->insert([ 'id' => $parent_gid ]);
             $fragment = '#g' . gid_to_anchor($id_data['gid']);
         }
     }
@@ -66,35 +66,35 @@ function api_converturl_url_output($q)
 {
     $gid = $q['gid'];
     $url = get_listurl($q);
-    $output = array(
+    $output = [
         'gid' => $gid,
         'url' => 'https://www.theyworkforyou.com' . $url,
-    );
+    ];
     api_output($output);
 }
 function api_converturl_url($url)
 {
     $db = new ParlDB();
     $url_nohash = preg_replace('/#.*/', '', $url);
-    $q = $db->query('select gid,major,htype,subsection_id from hansard where source_url = :url order by gid limit 1', array(
+    $q = $db->query('select gid,major,htype,subsection_id from hansard where source_url = :url order by gid limit 1', [
         ':url' => $url,
-    ))->first();
+    ])->first();
     if ($q) {
         return api_converturl_url_output($q);
     }
 
-    $q = $db->query('select gid,major,htype,subsection_id from hansard where source_url like :url order by gid limit 1', array(
+    $q = $db->query('select gid,major,htype,subsection_id from hansard where source_url like :url order by gid limit 1', [
         ':url' => $url_nohash . '%',
-    ))->first();
+    ])->first();
     if ($q) {
         return api_converturl_url_output($q);
     }
 
     $url_bound = str_replace('cmhansrd/cm', 'cmhansrd/vo', $url_nohash);
     if ($url_bound != $url_nohash) {
-        $q = $db->query('select gid,major,htype,subsection_id from hansard where source_url like :url order by gid limit 1', array(
+        $q = $db->query('select gid,major,htype,subsection_id from hansard where source_url like :url order by gid limit 1', [
             ':url' => $url_bound . '%',
-        ))->first();
+        ])->first();
         if ($q) {
             return api_converturl_url_output($q);
         }
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_functions.php b/www/docs/api/api_functions.php
index 52869da18d..1e75d557da 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_functions.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_functions.php
@@ -4,136 +4,136 @@
 
 # The METHODS
 
-$methods = array(
-    'getQuota' => array(
-        'parameters' => array(),
+$methods = [
+    'getQuota' => [
+        'parameters' => [],
         'required' => false,
         'help' => 'Return your current quota usage/limit (does not use up quota)',
-    ),
-    'getConstituency' => array(
+    ],
+    'getConstituency' => [
         'new' => true,
-        'parameters' => array('name', 'postcode'),
+        'parameters' => ['name', 'postcode'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Searches for a UK Parliament constituency and returns details',
-    ),
-    'getConstituencies' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('date', 'search', 'latitude', 'longitude', 'distance'),
+    ],
+    'getConstituencies' => [
+        'parameters' => ['date', 'search', 'latitude', 'longitude', 'distance'],
         'required' => false,
         'help' => 'Returns list of UK Parliament constituencies',
-    ),
-    'getPerson' => array(
+    ],
+    'getPerson' => [
         'new' => true,
-        'parameters' => array('id'),
+        'parameters' => ['id'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns main details for a person',
-    ),
-    'getMP' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('id', 'constituency', 'postcode', 'always_return', 'extra'),
+    ],
+    'getMP' => [
+        'parameters' => ['id', 'constituency', 'postcode', 'always_return', 'extra'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns main details for an MP',
-    ),
-    'getMPInfo' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('id', 'fields'),
+    ],
+    'getMPInfo' => [
+        'parameters' => ['id', 'fields'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns extra information for a person',
-    ),
-    'getMPsInfo' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('id', 'fields'),
+    ],
+    'getMPsInfo' => [
+        'parameters' => ['id', 'fields'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns extra information for one or more people',
-    ),
-    'getMPs' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('party', 'date', 'search'),
+    ],
+    'getMPs' => [
+        'parameters' => ['party', 'date', 'search'],
         'required' => false,
         'help' => 'Returns list of MPs',
-    ),
-    'getLord' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('id'),
+    ],
+    'getLord' => [
+        'parameters' => ['id'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns details for a Lord',
-    ),
-    'getLords' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('date', 'party', 'search'),
+    ],
+    'getLords' => [
+        'parameters' => ['date', 'party', 'search'],
         'required' => false,
         'help' => 'Returns list of Lords',
-    ),
-    'getMLA' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('id', 'constituency', 'postcode', 'always_return'),
+    ],
+    'getMLA' => [
+        'parameters' => ['id', 'constituency', 'postcode', 'always_return'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns details for an MLA',
-    ),
-    'getMLAs' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('date', 'party', 'search'),
+    ],
+    'getMLAs' => [
+        'parameters' => ['date', 'party', 'search'],
         'required' => false,
         'help' => 'Returns list of MLAs',
-    ),
-    'getMSP' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('id', 'constituency', 'postcode', 'always_return'),
+    ],
+    'getMSP' => [
+        'parameters' => ['id', 'constituency', 'postcode', 'always_return'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns details for an MSP',
-    ),
-    'getMSPs' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('date', 'party', 'search'),
+    ],
+    'getMSPs' => [
+        'parameters' => ['date', 'party', 'search'],
         'required' => false,
         'help' => 'Returns list of MSPs',
-    ),
-    'getGeometry' => array(
+    ],
+    'getGeometry' => [
         'new' => true,
-        'parameters' => array('name'),
+        'parameters' => ['name'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns centre, bounding box of UK Parliament constituencies',
-    ),
-    'getBoundary' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('name'),
+    ],
+    'getBoundary' => [
+        'parameters' => ['name'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns boundary polygon of UK Parliament constituency',
-    ),
-    'getCommittee' => array(
+    ],
+    'getCommittee' => [
         'new' => true,
-        'parameters' => array('name', 'date'),
+        'parameters' => ['name', 'date'],
         'required' => false,
         'help' => 'Returns members of Select Committee',
-    ),
-    'getDebates' => array(
+    ],
+    'getDebates' => [
         'new' => true,
-        'parameters' => array('type', 'date', 'search', 'person', 'gid', 'year', 'order', 'page', 'num'),
+        'parameters' => ['type', 'date', 'search', 'person', 'gid', 'year', 'order', 'page', 'num'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns Debates (either Commons, Westminster Hall, or Lords)',
-    ),
-    'getWrans' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('date', 'search', 'person', 'gid', 'year', 'order', 'page', 'num'),
+    ],
+    'getWrans' => [
+        'parameters' => ['date', 'search', 'person', 'gid', 'year', 'order', 'page', 'num'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns Written Answers',
-    ),
-    'getWMS' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('date', 'search', 'person', 'gid', 'year', 'order', 'page', 'num'),
+    ],
+    'getWMS' => [
+        'parameters' => ['date', 'search', 'person', 'gid', 'year', 'order', 'page', 'num'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns Written Ministerial Statements',
-    ),
-    'getHansard' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('search', 'person', 'order', 'page', 'num'),
+    ],
+    'getHansard' => [
+        'parameters' => ['search', 'person', 'order', 'page', 'num'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns any of the above',
-    ),
-    'getComments' => array(
+    ],
+    'getComments' => [
         'new' => true,
-        'parameters' => array('search', 'page', 'num', 'pid', 'start_date', 'end_date'),
+        'parameters' => ['search', 'page', 'num', 'pid', 'start_date', 'end_date'],
         'required' => false,
         'help' => 'Returns comments',
-    ),
-    'convertURL' => array(
+    ],
+    'convertURL' => [
         'new' => true,
-        'parameters' => array('url'),
+        'parameters' => ['url'],
         'required' => true,
         'help' => 'Converts a parliament.uk Hansard URL into a TheyWorkForYou one, if possible',
-    ),
-    'getAlerts' => array(
-        'parameters' => array('start_date', 'end_date'),
+    ],
+    'getAlerts' => [
+        'parameters' => ['start_date', 'end_date'],
         'required' => true,
         'superuser' => true,
         'help' => 'Returns a summary of email alert subscriptions created between two dates',
-    ),
-);
+    ],
+];
 
 # Key-related functions
 
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ function api_log_call($key)
     $query = preg_replace('#key=[A-Za-z0-9]+&?#', '', $query);
     $db = new ParlDB();
     $db->query("INSERT INTO api_stats (api_key, ip_address, query_time, query)
-        VALUES (:key, :ip, NOW(), :query)", array(
+        VALUES (:key, :ip, NOW(), :query)", [
         ':key' => $key,
         ':ip' => $ip,
         ':query' => $query,
-    ));
+    ]);
 }
 
 function api_is_superuser_key($key)
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ function api_is_superuser_key($key)
     $q = $db->query('SELECT api_key.user_id, users.status
                FROM   api_key, users
                WHERE  users.user_id = api_key.user_id
-               AND    api_key.api_key = :key', array(
+               AND    api_key.api_key = :key', [
         ':key' => $key,
-    ))->first();
+    ])->first();
     if (!$q) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ function api_is_superuser_key($key)
 function api_check_key($key)
 {
     $db = new ParlDB();
-    $q = $db->query('SELECT user_id, disabled FROM api_key WHERE api_key = :key', array(
+    $q = $db->query('SELECT user_id, disabled FROM api_key WHERE api_key = :key', [
         ':key' => $key,
-    ))->first();
+    ])->first();
     if (!$q) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ function api_sidebar($subscription)
         $sidebar .= "<br>$data[help]</li>";
     }
     $sidebar .= '</ul></div></div>';
-    $sidebar = array(
+    $sidebar = [
         'type' => 'html',
         'content' => $sidebar,
-    );
+    ];
     return $sidebar;
 }
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ function api_header($o, $last_mod = null)
 
 function api_error($e)
 {
-    api_output(array('error' => $e));
+    api_output(['error' => $e]);
 }
 
 function api_output_php($arr)
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ function api_output_js($v, $level = 0)
         $out = "null";
     } elseif (is_string($v)) {
         $out = '"' . str_replace(
-            array("\\",'"',"\n","\t","\r", "‶", "″", "“", "”"),
-            array("\\\\",'\"','\n','\t','\r', '\"', '\"', '\"', '\"'),
+            ["\\",'"',"\n","\t","\r", "‶", "″", "“", "”"],
+            ["\\\\",'\"','\n','\t','\r', '\"', '\"', '\"', '\"'],
             $v,
         ) . '"';
     } elseif (is_bool($v)) {
@@ -407,11 +407,11 @@ function api_call_user_func_or_error($function, $params, $error, $type)
 $cond_wkday_re = '(Sun|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat)';
 $cond_weekday_re = '(Sunday|Monday|Tuesday|Wednesday|Thursday|Friday|Saturday)';
 $cond_month_re = '(Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec)';
-$cond_month_map = array(
+$cond_month_map = [
     'Jan' =>  1, 'Feb' =>  2, 'Mar' =>  3, 'Apr' =>  4,
     'May' =>  5, 'Jun' =>  6, 'Jul' =>  7, 'Aug' =>  8,
     'Sep' =>  9, 'Oct' => 10, 'Nov' => 11, 'Dec' => 12,
-);
+];
 
 $cond_date1_re = '(\d\d) ' . $cond_month_re . ' (\d\d\d\d)';
 $cond_date2_re = '(\d\d)-' . $cond_month_re . '-(\d\d)';
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ function api_call_user_func_or_error($function, $params, $error, $type)
 
 function cond_parse_http_date($date)
 {
-    $ma = array();
+    $ma = [];
     global $cond_wkday_re, $cond_weekday_re, $cond_month_re, $cond_month_map,
     $cond_date1_re, $cond_date2_re, $cond_date3_re, $cond_time_re;
     if (preg_match("/^$cond_wkday_re, $cond_date1_re $cond_time_re GMT\$/", $date, $ma)) {
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getAlerts.php b/www/docs/api/api_getAlerts.php
index 652e02d311..40bdb134e2 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getAlerts.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getAlerts.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 function api_getAlerts_start_date($start_date)
 {
-    $args = array('start_date' => $start_date, 'end_date' => get_http_var('end_date'));
+    $args = ['start_date' => $start_date, 'end_date' => get_http_var('end_date')];
     $alert = new ALERT();
     $data = $alert->fetch_between($confirmed = 1, $deleted = 0, $args['start_date'], $args['end_date']);
     api_output($data);
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getComments.php b/www/docs/api/api_getComments.php
index 17e0dd3a21..15b1b686ce 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getComments.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getComments.php
@@ -26,42 +26,42 @@ function api_getComments_front()
 
 function api_getComments_start_date($start_date)
 {
-    $args = array(
+    $args = [
         'start_date' => $start_date,
         'end_date' => get_http_var('end_date'),
-    );
+    ];
     $commentlist = new COMMENTLIST();
     $commentlist->display('dates', $args, 'api');
 }
 
 function api_getComments_search($s)
 {
-    $args = array(
+    $args = [
         's' => $s,
         'p' => get_http_var('page'),
         'num' => get_http_var('num'),
-    );
+    ];
     $commentlist = new COMMENTLIST();
     $commentlist->display('search', $args, 'api');
 }
 
 function api_getComments()
 {
-    $args = array(
+    $args = [
         'page' => get_http_var('p'),
         'num' => get_http_var('num'),
-    );
+    ];
     $COMMENTLIST = new COMMENTLIST();
     $COMMENTLIST->display('recent', $args, 'api');
 }
 
 function api_getComments_pid($pid)
 {
-    $args = array(
+    $args = [
         'page' => get_http_var('p'),
         'num' => get_http_var('num'),
         'pid' => $pid,
-    );
+    ];
     $COMMENTLIST = new COMMENTLIST();
     $COMMENTLIST->display('recent', $args, 'api');
 }
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getCommittee.php b/www/docs/api/api_getCommittee.php
index 23d19eb60b..fa42e13485 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getCommittee.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getCommittee.php
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ function api_getCommittee_name($name)
     }
     $q = $db->query("select distinct(dept) from moffice
         where dept like :department
-        and from_date <= $date and $date <= to_date", array(
+        and from_date <= $date and $date <= to_date", [
         ':department' => '%' . $name . '%Committee',
-    ));
+    ]);
     if ($q->rows() > 1) {
         # More than one committee matches
-        $output = array();
+        $output = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
-            $output['committees'][] = array(
+            $output['committees'][] = [
                 'name' => $row['dept'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
         api_output($output);
     } elseif ($q->rows()) {
@@ -86,17 +86,17 @@ function api_getCommittee_name($name)
                 AND member.person_id = pn.person_id AND pn.type='name' AND pn.start_date <= $date AND $date <= pn.end_date
             and dept like :department
             and from_date <= $date and $date <= to_date
-            and entered_house <= $date and $date <= left_house", array(
+            and entered_house <= $date and $date <= left_house", [
             ':department' => '%' . $name . '%Committee',
-        ));
+        ]);
         if ($q->rows()) {
-            $output = array();
+            $output = [];
             $output['committee'] = $q->first()['dept'];
             foreach ($q as $row) {
-                $member = array(
+                $member = [
                     'person_id' => $row['person'],
                     'name' => $row['given_name'] . ' ' . $row['family_name'],
-                );
+                ];
                 if ($row['position'] == 'Chairman') {
                     $member['position'] = $row['position'];
                 }
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ function api_getCommittee_date($date)
         where source = 'chgpages/selctee'
         and from_date <= $date and $date <= to_date");
     if ($q->rows()) {
-        $output = array();
+        $output = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
-            $output['committees'][] = array(
+            $output['committees'][] = [
                 'name' => $row['dept'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
         api_output($output);
     } else {
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getConstituencies.php b/www/docs/api/api_getConstituencies.php
index 4b04c11548..365be35612 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getConstituencies.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getConstituencies.php
@@ -43,18 +43,18 @@ function _api_getConstituencies_search($s)
         where constituency.cons_id = c_main.cons_id
         and c_main.main_name and constituency.name like :constituency_name and constituency.from_date <= date(now())
         and date(now()) <= constituency.to_date
-        order by name', array(
+        order by name', [
         ':constituency_name' => '%' . $s . '%',
-    ));
-    $output = array();
-    $done = array();
+    ]);
+    $output = [];
+    $done = [];
     foreach ($q as $row) {
         $name = $row['name'];
         if (!in_array($name, $done)) {
-            $output[] = array(
+            $output[] = [
                 # 'id' => $row['cons_id'],
                 'name' => $name,
-            );
+            ];
             $done[] = $name;
         }
     }
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ function api_getConstituencies($date = 'now()')
     $q = $db->query('select cons_id, name from constituency
         where main_name and from_date <= date(' . $date . ') and date(' . $date . ') <= to_date
         order by name');
-    $output = array();
+    $output = [];
     foreach ($q as $row) {
-        $output[] = array(
+        $output[] = [
             # 'id' => $row['cons_id'],
             'name' => $row['name'],
-        );
+        ];
     }
     api_output($output);
 }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function api_getConstituencies_latitude($lat)
 function _api_getConstituencies_latitude($lat, $lon, $d)
 {
     $geometry = _api_getGeometry();
-    $out = array();
+    $out = [];
     foreach ($geometry['data'] as $name => $data) {
         if (!isset($data['centre_lat']) || !isset($data['centre_lon'])) {
             continue;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function _api_getConstituencies_latitude($lat, $lon, $d)
             && $distance < $d) {
             $out[] = array_merge(
                 $data,
-                array('distance' => $distance, 'name' => $name),
+                ['distance' => $distance, 'name' => $name],
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getConstituency.php b/www/docs/api/api_getConstituency.php
index 9942be2b4e..64f760c6e1 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getConstituency.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getConstituency.php
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ function _api_getConstituency_name($constituency)
 {
     $db = new ParlDB();
     $q = $db->query("select constituency, data_key, data_value from consinfo
-                     where constituency = :constituency", array(':constituency' => $constituency));
-    $output = array();
+                     where constituency = :constituency", [':constituency' => $constituency]);
+    $output = [];
     foreach ($q as $row) {
         $data_key = $row['data_key'];
         $output[$data_key] = $row['data_value'];
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getDebates.php b/www/docs/api/api_getDebates.php
index 8d13053bb1..71c419cc76 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getDebates.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getDebates.php
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ function api_getDebates_type($t)
     } elseif (get_http_var('search') || get_http_var('person')) {
         $s = get_http_var('search');
         $pid = get_http_var('person');
-        _api_getHansard_search(array(
+        _api_getHansard_search([
             's' => $s,
             'pid' => $pid,
             'type' => $type,
-        ));
+        ]);
     } elseif ($gid = get_http_var('gid')) {
         _api_getHansard_gid($list, $gid);
     } elseif ($y = get_http_var('year')) {
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getGeometry.php b/www/docs/api/api_getGeometry.php
index fa8b2ad863..7a3677db0f 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getGeometry.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getGeometry.php
@@ -91,60 +91,60 @@ function _api_cacheCheck($fn, $arg = '')
 
 function _api_ni_centroids()
 {
-    return array(
+    return [
         # East Londonderry
-        66129 => array('centre_lat' => 54.980766, 'centre_lon' => -6.904907 ),
-        14276 => array('centre_lat' => 54.980766, 'centre_lon' => -6.904907 ),
+        66129 => ['centre_lat' => 54.980766, 'centre_lon' => -6.904907 ],
+        14276 => ['centre_lat' => 54.980766, 'centre_lon' => -6.904907 ],
         # Foyle
-        66131 => array('centre_lat' => 54.933453, 'centre_lon' => -7.267456 ),
-        14273 => array('centre_lat' => 54.933453, 'centre_lon' => -7.267456 ),
+        66131 => ['centre_lat' => 54.933453, 'centre_lon' => -7.267456 ],
+        14273 => ['centre_lat' => 54.933453, 'centre_lon' => -7.267456 ],
         # West Tyrone
-        66141 => array('centre_lat' => 54.619797, 'centre_lon' => -7.410278 ),
-        14292 => array('centre_lat' => 54.619797, 'centre_lon' => -7.410278 ),
+        66141 => ['centre_lat' => 54.619797, 'centre_lon' => -7.410278 ],
+        14292 => ['centre_lat' => 54.619797, 'centre_lon' => -7.410278 ],
         # Fermanagh &amp; South Tyrone
-        14296 => array('centre_lat' => 54.354958, 'centre_lon' => -7.443237 ),
-        66130 => array('centre_lat' => 54.354958, 'centre_lon' => -7.443237 ),
+        14296 => ['centre_lat' => 54.354958, 'centre_lon' => -7.443237 ],
+        66130 => ['centre_lat' => 54.354958, 'centre_lon' => -7.443237 ],
         # Newry &amp; Armagh
-        14303 => array('centre_lat' => 54.297295, 'centre_lon' => -6.613770 ),
-        66134 => array('centre_lat' => 54.297295, 'centre_lon' => -6.613770 ),
+        14303 => ['centre_lat' => 54.297295, 'centre_lon' => -6.613770 ],
+        66134 => ['centre_lat' => 54.297295, 'centre_lon' => -6.613770 ],
         # Upper Bann
-        14300 => array('centre_lat' => 54.399750, 'centre_lon' => -6.350098 ),
-        66140 => array('centre_lat' => 54.399750, 'centre_lon' => -6.350098 ),
+        14300 => ['centre_lat' => 54.399750, 'centre_lon' => -6.350098 ],
+        66140 => ['centre_lat' => 54.399750, 'centre_lon' => -6.350098 ],
         # South Down
-        14306 => array('centre_lat' => 54.213860, 'centre_lon' => -6.152344 ),
-        66138 => array('centre_lat' => 54.213860, 'centre_lon' => -6.152344 ),
+        14306 => ['centre_lat' => 54.213860, 'centre_lon' => -6.152344 ],
+        66138 => ['centre_lat' => 54.213860, 'centre_lon' => -6.152344 ],
         # Lagan Valley
-        14309 => array('centre_lat' => 54.441296, 'centre_lon' => -6.108398 ),
-        66132 => array('centre_lat' => 54.441296, 'centre_lon' => -6.108398 ),
+        14309 => ['centre_lat' => 54.441296, 'centre_lon' => -6.108398 ],
+        66132 => ['centre_lat' => 54.441296, 'centre_lon' => -6.108398 ],
         # Strangford
-        14312 => array('centre_lat' => 54.514706, 'centre_lon' => -5.751343 ),
-        66139 => array('centre_lat' => 54.514706, 'centre_lon' => -5.751343 ),
+        14312 => ['centre_lat' => 54.514706, 'centre_lon' => -5.751343 ],
+        66139 => ['centre_lat' => 54.514706, 'centre_lon' => -5.751343 ],
         # North Down
-        14325 => array('centre_lat' => 54.651592, 'centre_lon' => -5.718384 ),
-        66136 => array('centre_lat' => 54.651592, 'centre_lon' => -5.718384 ),
+        14325 => ['centre_lat' => 54.651592, 'centre_lon' => -5.718384 ],
+        66136 => ['centre_lat' => 54.651592, 'centre_lon' => -5.718384 ],
         # South Antrim
-        14318 => array('centre_lat' => 54.699234, 'centre_lon' => -6.102905 ),
-        66137 => array('centre_lat' => 54.699234, 'centre_lon' => -6.102905 ),
+        14318 => ['centre_lat' => 54.699234, 'centre_lon' => -6.102905 ],
+        66137 => ['centre_lat' => 54.699234, 'centre_lon' => -6.102905 ],
         # East Antrim
-        66128 => array('centre_lat' => 54.832336, 'centre_lon' => -5.883179 ),
-        14284 => array('centre_lat' => 54.832336, 'centre_lon' => -5.883179 ),
+        66128 => ['centre_lat' => 54.832336, 'centre_lon' => -5.883179 ],
+        14284 => ['centre_lat' => 54.832336, 'centre_lon' => -5.883179 ],
         # North Antrim
-        66135 => array('centre_lat' => 54.993374, 'centre_lon' => -6.328125 ),
-        14280 => array('centre_lat' => 54.993374, 'centre_lon' => -6.328125 ),
+        66135 => ['centre_lat' => 54.993374, 'centre_lon' => -6.328125 ],
+        14280 => ['centre_lat' => 54.993374, 'centre_lon' => -6.328125 ],
         # Mid Ulster
-        66133 => array('centre_lat' => 54.721447, 'centre_lon' => -6.795044 ),
-        14288 => array('centre_lat' => 54.721447, 'centre_lon' => -6.795044 ),
+        66133 => ['centre_lat' => 54.721447, 'centre_lon' => -6.795044 ],
+        14288 => ['centre_lat' => 54.721447, 'centre_lon' => -6.795044 ],
         # Belfast North
-        14321 => array('centre_lat' => 54.618607, 'centre_lon' => -5.917511 ),
-        66125 => array('centre_lat' => 54.618607, 'centre_lon' => -5.917511 ),
+        14321 => ['centre_lat' => 54.618607, 'centre_lon' => -5.917511 ],
+        66125 => ['centre_lat' => 54.618607, 'centre_lon' => -5.917511 ],
         # Belfast East
-        14329 => array('centre_lat' => 54.598324, 'centre_lon' => -5.892792 ),
-        66124 => array('centre_lat' => 54.598324, 'centre_lon' => -5.892792 ),
+        14329 => ['centre_lat' => 54.598324, 'centre_lon' => -5.892792 ],
+        66124 => ['centre_lat' => 54.598324, 'centre_lon' => -5.892792 ],
         # Belfast South
-        14331 => array('centre_lat' => 54.582409, 'centre_lon' => -5.925064 ),
-        66126 => array('centre_lat' => 54.582409, 'centre_lon' => -5.925064 ),
+        14331 => ['centre_lat' => 54.582409, 'centre_lon' => -5.925064 ],
+        66126 => ['centre_lat' => 54.582409, 'centre_lon' => -5.925064 ],
         # Belfast West
-        14315 => array('centre_lat' => 54.606277, 'centre_lon' => -5.956650 ),
-        66127 => array('centre_lat' => 54.606277, 'centre_lon' => -5.956650 ),
-    );
+        14315 => ['centre_lat' => 54.606277, 'centre_lon' => -5.956650 ],
+        66127 => ['centre_lat' => 54.606277, 'centre_lon' => -5.956650 ],
+    ];
 }
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getHansard.php b/www/docs/api/api_getHansard.php
index b10e0fb58b..8ab6b541d9 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getHansard.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getHansard.php
@@ -31,27 +31,27 @@ function api_getHansard_front()
 
 function api_getHansard_search($s)
 {
-    _api_getHansard_search(array(
+    _api_getHansard_search([
         's' => $s,
         'pid' => get_http_var('person'),
-    ));
+    ]);
 }
 function api_getHansard_person($pid)
 {
-    _api_getHansard_search(array(
+    _api_getHansard_search([
         'pid' => $pid,
-    ));
+    ]);
 }
 
 function _api_getHansard_date($type, $d)
 {
-    $args = array('date' => $d);
+    $args = ['date' => $d];
     $LIST = _api_getListObject($type);
     $LIST->display('date', $args, 'api');
 }
 function _api_getHansard_year($type, $y)
 {
-    $args = array('year' => $y);
+    $args = ['year' => $y];
     $LIST = _api_getListObject($type);
     $LIST->display('calendar', $args, 'api');
 }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function _api_getHansard_search($array)
 {
     $search = isset($array['s']) ? trim($array['s']) : '';
     $pid = trim($array['pid']);
-    $type = isset($array['type']) ? $array['type'] : '';
+    $type = $array['type'] ?? '';
     $search = filter_user_input($search, 'strict');
     if ($pid) {
         $search .= ($search ? ' ' : '') . 'speaker:' . $pid;
@@ -71,19 +71,19 @@ function _api_getHansard_search($array)
     $o = get_http_var('order');
     if ($o == 'p') {
         $data = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchByUsage($search);
-        $out = array();
+        $out = [];
         if (!isset($data['speakers'])) {
-            $data['speakers'] = array();
+            $data['speakers'] = [];
         }
         foreach ($data['speakers'] as $pid => $s) {
-            $out[$pid] = array(
+            $out[$pid] = [
                 'house' => $s['house'],
                 'name' => $s['name'],
                 'party' => $s['party'],
                 'count' => $s['count'],
                 'mindate' => substr($s['pmindate'], 0, 7),
                 'maxdate' => substr($s['pmaxdate'], 0, 7),
-            );
+            ];
         }
         api_output($out);
 
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ function _api_getHansard_search($array)
     }
     #    $query_desc_short = $SEARCHENGINE->query_description_short();
     $pagenum = get_http_var('page');
-    $args = array(
+    $args = [
         's' => $search,
         'p' => $pagenum,
         'num' => get_http_var('num'),
         'pop' => 1,
         'o' => ($o == 'd' || $o == 'r') ? $o : 'd',
-    );
+    ];
     $LIST = new HANSARDLIST();
     $data = $LIST->display('search', $args, 'none');
     api_output($data);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function _api_getHansard_search($array)
 
 function _api_getHansard_gid($type, $gid)
 {
-    $args = array('gid' => $gid);
+    $args = ['gid' => $gid];
     $LIST = _api_getListObject($type);
 
     try {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function _api_getHansard_gid($type, $gid)
 
 function _api_getHansard_department($type, $dept)
 {
-    $args = array('department' => $dept);
+    $args = ['department' => $dept];
     $LIST = _api_getListObject($type);
     $LIST->display('department', $args, 'api');
 }
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getMPsInfo.php b/www/docs/api/api_getMPsInfo.php
index 245274c64f..4ddd932636 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getMPsInfo.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getMPsInfo.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function _api_getMPsInfo_id($ids)
 {
     $fields = preg_split('#\s*,\s*#', get_http_var('fields'), -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
     $ids = preg_split('#\s*,\s*#', $ids, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
-    $safe_ids = array(0);
+    $safe_ids = [0];
     foreach ($ids as $id) {
         if (ctype_digit($id)) {
             $safe_ids[] = $id;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function _api_getMPsInfo_id($ids)
     $q = $db->query("select person_id, data_key, data_value, lastupdate from personinfo
         where person_id in (" . $ids . ")");
     if ($q->rows()) {
-        $output = array();
+        $output = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $data_key = $row['data_key'];
             if (count($fields) && !in_array($data_key, $fields)) {
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ function _api_getMPsInfo_id($ids)
                 $mid = $row['member_id'];
                 $pid = $row['person_id'];
                 if (!isset($output[$pid]['by_member_id'])) {
-                    $output[$pid]['by_member_id'] = array();
+                    $output[$pid]['by_member_id'] = [];
                 }
                 if (!isset($output[$pid]['by_member_id'][$mid])) {
-                    $output[$pid]['by_member_id'][$mid] = array();
+                    $output[$pid]['by_member_id'][$mid] = [];
                 }
                 $output[$pid]['by_member_id'][$mid][$data_key] = $row['data_value'];
                 $time = strtotime($row['lastupdate']);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function _api_getMPsInfo_id($ids)
             }
         }
         ksort($output);
-        return array($output, $last_mod);
+        return [$output, $last_mod];
     } else {
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getMembers.php b/www/docs/api/api_getMembers.php
index 393d637c25..27340c5c59 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getMembers.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getMembers.php
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ function _api_getMembers_output($sql, $params)
     global $parties;
     $db = new ParlDB();
     $q = $db->query($sql, $params);
-    $output = array();
+    $output = [];
     $last_mod = 0;
     foreach ($q as $row) {
         $pid = $row['person_id'];
-        $out = array(
+        $out = [
             'member_id' => $row['member_id'],
             'person_id' => $pid,
             'name' => html_entity_decode(member_full_name(
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ function _api_getMembers_output($sql, $params)
                 $row['family_name'],
                 $row['lordofname'],
             )),
-            'party' => isset($parties[$row['party']]) ? $parties[$row['party']] : $row['party'],
-        );
+            'party' => $parties[$row['party']] ?? $row['party'],
+        ];
         if ($row['house'] != HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS) {
             $out['constituency'] = $row['constituency'];
         }
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ function api_getMembers_party($house, $s)
         where house = :house
         AND member.person_id = p.person_id AND p.type = "name"
             AND p.start_date <= date(now()) and date(now()) <= p.end_date
-        and party like :party and entered_house <= date(now()) and date(now()) <= left_house', array(
+        and party like :party and entered_house <= date(now()) and date(now()) <= left_house', [
         ':house' => $house,
         ':party' => '%' . $s . '%',
-    ));
+    ]);
 }
 
 function api_getMembers_search($house, $s)
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ function api_getMembers_search($house, $s)
 
     $query .= ") and entered_house <= date(now()) and date(now()) <= left_house";
 
-    _api_getMembers_output($query, array(
+    _api_getMembers_output($query, [
         ':house' => $house,
         ':name' => '%' . $s . '%',
-    ));
+    ]);
 }
 
 function api_getMembers_date($house, $date)
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ function api_getMembers($house, $date = 'now()')
                 AND p.start_date <= date($date) and date($date) <= p.end_date
             AND entered_house <= date($date)
             AND date($date) <= left_house",
-        array(':house' => $house),
+        [':house' => $house],
     );
 }
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getPerson.php b/www/docs/api/api_getPerson.php
index bd5e3d5f0d..33c601af64 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getPerson.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getPerson.php
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ function _api_getPerson_row($row, $has_party = false)
     if ($has_party && isset($parties[$row['party']])) {
         $row['party'] = $parties[$row['party']];
     }
-    list($image, $sz) = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage($row['person_id']);
+    [$image, $sz] = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage($row['person_id']);
     if ($image) {
-        list($width, $height) = getimagesize(str_replace(IMAGEPATH, BASEDIR . IMAGEPATH, $image));
+        [$width, $height] = getimagesize(str_replace(IMAGEPATH, BASEDIR . IMAGEPATH, $image));
         $row['image'] = $image;
         $row['image_height'] = $height;
         $row['image_width'] = $width;
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ function _api_getPerson_row($row, $has_party = false)
 function api_getPerson_id($id, $house = '')
 {
     $db = new ParlDB();
-    $params = array(
+    $params = [
         ':person_id' => $id,
-    );
+    ];
     if ($house) {
         $params[':house'] = $house;
         $house = 'house = :house AND';
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function api_getPerson_id($id, $house = '')
 
 function _api_getPerson_output($q, $flatten = false)
 {
-    $output = array();
+    $output = [];
     $last_mod = 0;
     $house = null;
     foreach ($q as $row) {
@@ -111,19 +111,19 @@ function _api_getPerson_output($q, $flatten = false)
 
 function api_getPerson_constituency($constituency, $house)
 {
-    _api_getPerson_constituency(array($constituency), $house);
+    _api_getPerson_constituency([$constituency], $house);
 }
 
 function api_getPerson_postcode($pc, $house)
 {
     $pc = preg_replace('#[^a-z0-9]#i', '', $pc);
-    $types = array();
+    $types = [];
     if ($house == HOUSE_TYPE_NI) {
-        $types = array('NIE');
+        $types = ['NIE'];
     } elseif ($house == HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND) {
-        $types = array('SPC', 'SPE');
+        $types = ['SPC', 'SPE'];
     } elseif ($house == HOUSE_TYPE_WALES) {
-        $types = array('WAC', 'WAE');
+        $types = ['WAC', 'WAE'];
     }
     if (validate_postcode($pc)) {
         $constituencies = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Postcode::postcodeToConstituencies($pc);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function api_getPerson_postcode($pc, $house)
         } elseif ($types && isset($constituencies['WMC'])) {
             api_error('Postcode not in correct region');
         } elseif (isset($constituencies['WMC'])) {
-            _api_getPerson_constituency(array($constituencies['WMC']), $house);
+            _api_getPerson_constituency([$constituencies['WMC']], $house);
         } else {
             api_error('Unknown postcode');
         }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function _api_getPerson_constituency($constituencies, $house)
     $db = new ParlDB();
     $dissolution = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Dissolution::db();
 
-    $cons = array();
+    $cons = [];
     foreach ($constituencies as $constituency) {
         if ($constituency == '') {
             continue;
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ function _api_getPerson_constituency($constituencies, $house)
         $cons[] = $constituency;
     }
 
-    $cons_params = array();
-    $params = array(':house' => $house);
+    $cons_params = [];
+    $params = [':house' => $house];
     foreach ($cons as $key => $constituency) {
         $cons_params[] = ':constituency' . $key;
         $params[':constituency' . $key] = $constituency;
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getQuota.php b/www/docs/api/api_getQuota.php
index 33069af47e..4568ee33ef 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getQuota.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getQuota.php
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ function api_getQuota_front()
 
 function api_getQuota()
 {
-    api_output(array('error' => "getQuota is implemented by redis, not here."));
+    api_output(['error' => "getQuota is implemented by redis, not here."]);
 }
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getWMS.php b/www/docs/api/api_getWMS.php
index 8b6cbdd9af..d296179d35 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getWMS.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getWMS.php
@@ -104,18 +104,18 @@ function api_getWMS_year($y)
 }
 function api_getWMS_search($s)
 {
-    _api_getHansard_search(array(
+    _api_getHansard_search([
         's' => $s,
         'pid' => get_http_var('person'),
         'type' => 'wms',
-    ));
+    ]);
 }
 function api_getWMS_person($pid)
 {
-    _api_getHansard_search(array(
+    _api_getHansard_search([
         'pid' => $pid,
         'type' => 'wms',
-    ));
+    ]);
 }
 function api_getWMS_gid($gid)
 {
diff --git a/www/docs/api/api_getWrans.php b/www/docs/api/api_getWrans.php
index 62b41512ad..3de18b3f5f 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/api_getWrans.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/api_getWrans.php
@@ -61,18 +61,18 @@ function api_getWrans_year($y)
 }
 function api_getWrans_search($s)
 {
-    _api_getHansard_search(array(
+    _api_getHansard_search([
         's' => $s,
         'pid' => get_http_var('person'),
         'type' => 'wrans',
-    ));
+    ]);
 }
 function api_getWrans_person($pid)
 {
-    _api_getHansard_search(array(
+    _api_getHansard_search([
         'pid' => $pid,
         'type' => 'wrans',
-    ));
+    ]);
 }
 function api_getWrans_gid($gid)
 {
diff --git a/www/docs/api/cancel-plan.php b/www/docs/api/cancel-plan.php
index 50c09471c0..9f25f8efd6 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/cancel-plan.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/cancel-plan.php
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
 include_once INCLUDESPATH . 'easyparliament/templates/html/api/cancel.php';
 
 $sidebar = api_sidebar($subscription);
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array($sidebar));
+$PAGE->stripe_end([$sidebar]);
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/api/hook.php b/www/docs/api/hook.php
index 877e8926cf..7d1ba4eef0 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/hook.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/hook.php
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
     $customer = \Stripe\Customer::retrieve($obj->customer);
     $email = $customer->email;
     if ($obj->next_payment_attempt) {
-        send_template_email(array('template' => 'api_payment_failed', 'to' => $email), array());
+        send_template_email(['template' => 'api_payment_failed', 'to' => $email], []);
     } else {
-        send_template_email(array('template' => 'api_cancelled', 'to' => $email), array());
+        send_template_email(['template' => 'api_cancelled', 'to' => $email], []);
     }
 } elseif ($event->type == 'invoice.payment_succeeded' && stripe_twfy_sub($obj)) {
     # If this isn't a manual invoice (so it's the monthly one), reset the quota
diff --git a/www/docs/api/index.php b/www/docs/api/index.php
index 67305b9ba1..cebab1bb54 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/index.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                 if ($q_param = trim(get_http_var($parameter))) {
                     $match++;
                     include_once 'api_' . $method . '.php';
-                    api_call_user_func_or_error('api_' . $method . '_' . $parameter, array($q_param), 'API call not yet functional', 'api');
+                    api_call_user_func_or_error('api_' . $method . '_' . $parameter, [$q_param], 'API call not yet functional', 'api');
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                         join(', ', $data['parameters']));
                 } else {
                     include_once 'api_' . $method . '.php';
-                    api_call_user_func_or_error('api_' . $method, array(), 'API call not yet functional', 'api');
+                    api_call_user_func_or_error('api_' . $method, [], 'API call not yet functional', 'api');
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@
     api_front_page();
 } else {
     $subscription = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Subscription($THEUSER);
-    MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/api-index', array(
+    MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/api-index', [
         'subscription' => $subscription->stripe,
-    ));
+    ]);
 }
 
 function api_documentation_front($method, $explorer)
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ function api_documentation_front($method, $explorer)
     $PAGE->stripe_start();
     include_once 'api_' . $method . '.php';
     print '<p align="center"><strong>https://www.theyworkforyou.com/api/' . $method . '</strong></p>';
-    api_call_user_func_or_error('api_' . $method . '_front', array(), 'No documentation yet', 'html');
+    api_call_user_func_or_error('api_' . $method . '_front', [], 'No documentation yet', 'html');
     if ($method != 'getQuota') {
         api_documentation_explorer($method, $explorer);
     }
 
     $subscription = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Subscription($THEUSER);
     $sidebar = api_sidebar($subscription);
-    $PAGE->stripe_end(array($sidebar));
+    $PAGE->stripe_end([$sidebar]);
     $PAGE->page_end();
 }
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function api_documentation_explorer($method, $explorer)
 </form>
 <?php
     if ($explorer) {
-        $qs = array();
+        $qs = [];
         foreach ($methods[$method]['parameters'] as $parameter) {
             if (get_http_var($parameter)) {
                 $qs[] = _htmlspecialchars(rawurlencode($parameter) . '=' . urlencode(get_http_var($parameter)));
@@ -320,6 +320,6 @@ function will be called with the data as its argument.</li>
 
 <?php
         $sidebar = api_sidebar($subscription);
-    $PAGE->stripe_end(array($sidebar));
+    $PAGE->stripe_end([$sidebar]);
     $PAGE->page_end();
 }
diff --git a/www/docs/api/invoices.php b/www/docs/api/invoices.php
index 4e49bb7c14..fde5ba908a 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/invoices.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/invoices.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         $PAGE->stripe_start();
         include_once INCLUDESPATH . 'easyparliament/templates/html/api/invoices.php';
         $sidebar = api_sidebar($subscription);
-        $PAGE->stripe_end(array($sidebar));
+        $PAGE->stripe_end([$sidebar]);
         $PAGE->page_end();
         exit;
     }
diff --git a/www/docs/api/key.php b/www/docs/api/key.php
index b4561c2b46..016ed044bb 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/key.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/key.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 }
 
 $sidebar = api_sidebar($subscription);
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array($sidebar));
+$PAGE->stripe_end([$sidebar]);
 $PAGE->page_end();
 
 # ---
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function list_keys($keys)
     $db = new ParlDB();
     echo '<h2>Your keys</h2> <ul>';
     foreach ($keys as $keyarr) {
-        list($key, $created, $reason) = $keyarr;
+        [$key, $created, $reason] = $keyarr;
         echo '<li><span style="font-size:200%">' . $key . '</span><br><span style="color: #666666;">';
         echo 'Key created ', $created, '; ', $reason;
         echo '</span><br><em>Usage statistics</em>: ';
diff --git a/www/docs/api/terms.php b/www/docs/api/terms.php
index 1404574779..0ccf4c03ef 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/terms.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/terms.php
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 include_once './api_functions.php';
 
 $this_page = 'api_terms';
-MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/api_terms', array());
+MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/api_terms', []);
diff --git a/www/docs/api/update-plan.php b/www/docs/api/update-plan.php
index 052532d4bf..ac16c2db8a 100644
--- a/www/docs/api/update-plan.php
+++ b/www/docs/api/update-plan.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 }
 
 $subscription = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Subscription($THEUSER);
-$errors = array();
+$errors = [];
 
 MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Session::start();
 if (get_http_var('plan')) {
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 include_once INCLUDESPATH . 'easyparliament/templates/html/api/update.php';
 
 $sidebar = api_sidebar($subscription);
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array($sidebar));
+$PAGE->stripe_end([$sidebar]);
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/bills/2005-06/identity-cards/index.php b/www/docs/bills/2005-06/identity-cards/index.php
index 99388a9def..5b321dc56d 100644
--- a/www/docs/bills/2005-06/identity-cards/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/bills/2005-06/identity-cards/index.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 $PAGE->page_start();
 $PAGE->stripe_start();
 
-$PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'House of Commons - Normal Run'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'House of Commons - Normal Run']);
 ?>
 <ul> <li>Back on 25th May 2005, a bill was introduced: the <a
 href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/009/2006009.htm">Identity
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 <?php
 $PAGE->block_end();
-$PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'House of Lords - Normal Run'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'House of Lords - Normal Run']);
 ?>
 
 <ul>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 <?php
 $PAGE->block_end();
-$PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'Ping Pong'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'Ping Pong']);
 ?>
 
 <ul>
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@
 
 $PAGE->block_end();
 
-$includes = array(
-    array(
+$includes = [
+    [
         'type' => 'include',
         'content' => 'bills_intro',
-    ),
-);
+    ],
+];
 $PAGE->stripe_end($includes);
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/bills/2005-06/legislative-and-regulatory-reform/index.php b/www/docs/bills/2005-06/legislative-and-regulatory-reform/index.php
index 326d5f51f3..e67268c415 100644
--- a/www/docs/bills/2005-06/legislative-and-regulatory-reform/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/bills/2005-06/legislative-and-regulatory-reform/index.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 $DATA->set_page_metadata($this_page, 'heading', 'Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill');
 $PAGE->page_start();
 $PAGE->stripe_start();
-$PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'House of Commons - Normal Run'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'House of Commons - Normal Run']);
 ?>
 <ul>
 
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 if (file_exists('diff.html')) {
     $out = file_get_contents('diff.html');
 } else {
-    $bill = array(); # The bill, page by page, line by line
-    $clauses = array(); # The bill, clause by clause, sub-clause by sub-clause, paragraph by paragraph. Yuk.
+    $bill = []; # The bill, page by page, line by line
+    $clauses = []; # The bill, clause by clause, sub-clause by sub-clause, paragraph by paragraph. Yuk.
     parse_bill('2006141.txt');
     $amendments = read_amendments('amendments.txt'); # The amendments, by number
     parse_amendments();
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@
 print "<pre>$out</pre>";
 print '</ul>';
 $PAGE->block_end();
-$includes = array(
-    array(
+$includes = [
+    [
         'type' => 'include',
         'content' => 'bills_intro',
-    ),
-);
+    ],
+];
 $PAGE->stripe_end($includes);
 $PAGE->page_end();
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function parse_bill($f)
 
 function read_amendments($f)
 {
-    $amendments = array();
+    $amendments = [];
     $f = file($f);
     $line = 1;
     $proposer = null;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ function parse_amendments()
             $page = $m[1];
             $line = $m[3];
             $clause = $m[2];
-            $insert = isset($m[4]) ? $m[4] : null;
+            $insert = $m[4] ?? null;
             unset($amendments[$num]);
             $bill[$page][$line] = '<del title="' . $num . '">' . $bill[$page][$line] . '</del>';
             if ($insert) {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ function parse_amendments()
             $line = $m[2];
             $clause = $m[3];
             $paragraph = $m[4];
-            $insert = isset($m[5]) ? $m[5] : null;
+            $insert = $m[5] ?? null;
             foreach ($clauses[$clause] as $subclause_num => $subclause) {
                 foreach ($subclause as $subsubclause_num => $subsubclause) {
                     $startP = $subsubclause['startP'];
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ function parse_amendments()
             $line = $m[2];
             $clause = $m[3];
             $subsection = $m[4];
-            $insert = isset($m[5]) ? $m[5] : null;
+            $insert = $m[5] ?? null;
             $finished = false;
             foreach ($clauses[$clause] as $subclause_num => $subclause) {
                 foreach ($subclause as $subsubclause_num => $subsubclause) {
diff --git a/www/docs/boundaries/index.php b/www/docs/boundaries/index.php
index 3c35899a31..cf1929406b 100644
--- a/www/docs/boundaries/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/boundaries/index.php
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
     }
 }
 if ($pc) {
-    $current = array();
-    $current_id = array();
+    $current = [];
+    $current_id = [];
     foreach ($mapit['areas'] as $id => $val) {
         $current[$val['type']] = $val['name'];
         $current_id[$val['type']] = $id;
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 
 if ($pc) {
     if (array_key_exists('SPC', $current)) {
-        $a = array($current['SPC'], $current['SPE']);
+        $a = [$current['SPC'], $current['SPE']];
         $country = 'S';
     } else {
-        $a = array($current['NIE']);
+        $a = [$current['NIE']];
         $country = 'N';
     }
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     $q = $db->query("SELECT person_id, first_name, last_name, constituency, house FROM member
         WHERE constituency IN ('" . join("','", $a) . "')
         AND ( ( house = 3 and left_house = '2011-03-24' ) or ( house = 4 and left_house = '2011-03-23') )");
-    $mreg = array();
+    $mreg = [];
     foreach ($q as $row) {
         $cons = $row['constituency'];
         $house = $row['house'];
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
     }
 
     # If Scottish, has SPC and SPE. Otherwise, empty.
-    $mapit = mapit_call('postcode', $pc, array('generation' => 15)); # Magic number 15
-    $new = array();
-    $new_id = array();
+    $mapit = mapit_call('postcode', $pc, ['generation' => 15]); # Magic number 15
+    $new = [];
+    $new_id = [];
     foreach ($mapit['areas'] as $id => $val) {
         $new[$val['type']] = $val['name'];
         $new_id[$val['type']] = $id;
diff --git a/www/docs/calendar/index.php b/www/docs/calendar/index.php
index 36d2db1e38..87b9ef3442 100644
--- a/www/docs/calendar/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/calendar/index.php
@@ -52,22 +52,22 @@ function calendar_date($date)
 
     $db = new ParlDB();
 
-    $data = array(
+    $data = [
         'date' => $date,
-    );
+    ];
     $data['dates'] = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Calendar::fetchDate($date);
 
-    $majors = array();
+    $majors = [];
     if ($this_page == 'calendar_past') {
-        $q = $db->query('SELECT DISTINCT major FROM hansard WHERE hdate = :date', array(
+        $q = $db->query('SELECT DISTINCT major FROM hansard WHERE hdate = :date', [
             ':date' => $date,
-        ));
+        ]);
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $majors[] = $row['major'];
         }
     }
 
-    $data['order'] = array(
+    $data['order'] = [
         ['name' => 'Commons: Main Chamber', 'major' => 1, 'list' => 1],
         ['name' => 'Lords: Main Chamber', 'major' => 101, 'list' => 1],
         ['name' => 'Commons: Westminster Hall', 'major' => 2, 'list' => 1],
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ function calendar_date($date)
         ['name' => 'Lords: Select Committee', 'list' => 0],
         ['name' => 'Lords: Grand Committee', 'list' => 1],
         ['name' => 'Joint Committee', 'list' => 1],
-    );
+    ];
     foreach ($data['order'] as &$chamber) {
         if (in_array($chamber['major'] ?? 0, $majors)) {
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($hansardmajors[$chamber['major']]['page_all']);
-            $URL->insert(array( 'd' => $date ));
+            $URL->insert([ 'd' => $date ]);
             $chamber['url'] = $URL->generate();
         }
     }
@@ -107,23 +107,23 @@ function sidebar_calendars($data)
         return;
     }
 
-    list($firstyear, $firstmonth, $day) = explode('-', $min_future_date);
-    list($finalyear, $finalmonth, $day) = explode('-', $max_future_date);
+    [$firstyear, $firstmonth, $day] = explode('-', $min_future_date);
+    [$finalyear, $finalmonth, $day] = explode('-', $max_future_date);
 
     $q =  $db->query("SELECT DISTINCT(event_date) AS event_date FROM future
         WHERE event_date >= :firstdate
         AND event_date <= :finaldate
         AND deleted = 0
         ORDER BY event_date ASC
-    ", array(
+    ", [
         ':firstdate' => $firstyear . '-' . $firstmonth . '-01',
         ':finaldate' => $finalyear . '-' . $finalmonth . '-31',
-    ));
+    ]);
 
-    $years = array();
+    $years = [];
     if ($q->rows() > 0) {
         foreach ($q as $row) {
-            list($year, $month, $day) = explode('-', $row['event_date']);
+            [$year, $month, $day] = explode('-', $row['event_date']);
             $month = intval($month);
             $years[$year][$month][] = intval($day);
         }
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ function sidebar_calendars($data)
         for ($y = intval($firstyear); $y <= $finalyear; $y++) {
 
             if (!isset($years[$y])) {
-                $years[$y] = array(1 => array(), 2 => array(), 3 => array(), 4 => array(), 5 => array(), 6 => array(), 7 => array(), 8 => array(), 9 => array(), 10 => array(), 11 => array(), 12 => array());
+                $years[$y] = [1 => [], 2 => [], 3 => [], 4 => [], 5 => [], 6 => [], 7 => [], 8 => [], 9 => [], 10 => [], 11 => [], 12 => []];
             } else {
                 // This year is set. Check it has all the months...
                 $minmonth = $y == $firstyear ? $firstmonth : 1;
                 $maxmonth = $y == $finalyear ? $finalmonth : 12;
                 for ($m = intval($minmonth); $m <= $maxmonth; $m++) {
                     if (!isset($years[$y][$m])) {
-                        $years[$y][$m] = array();
+                        $years[$y][$m] = [];
                     }
                 }
                 ksort($years[$y]);
diff --git a/www/docs/comments/recent/index.php b/www/docs/comments/recent/index.php
index 027c54c038..950c332fac 100644
--- a/www/docs/comments/recent/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/comments/recent/index.php
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 $PAGE->page_start();
 $PAGE->stripe_start();
 $COMMENTLIST = new COMMENTLIST();
-$args = array(
+$args = [
     'page' => get_http_var('p'),
     'pid' => get_http_var('pid'),
-);
+];
 $COMMENTLIST->display('recent', $args);
 $PAGE->stripe_end();
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/contact/index.php b/www/docs/contact/index.php
index 58fa4fd7a9..10d5ed1556 100644
--- a/www/docs/contact/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/contact/index.php
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 include_once '../../includes/easyparliament/init.php';
 
-MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/contact', array());
+MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/contact', []);
diff --git a/www/docs/departments/index.php b/www/docs/departments/index.php
index 16471c5320..b69fb4e018 100644
--- a/www/docs/departments/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/departments/index.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     and hdate>(select max(hdate) from hansard where major in (3,4)) - interval 7 day
     group by body, major
     order by body');
-$data = array();
+$data = [];
 foreach ($q as $row) {
     $body = $row['body'];
     $major = $row['major'];
diff --git a/www/docs/departments/questions.php b/www/docs/departments/questions.php
index f28f00f700..ed9b7e5d3b 100644
--- a/www/docs/departments/questions.php
+++ b/www/docs/departments/questions.php
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
     $q = $db->query('select epobject.epobject_id from hansard,epobject
         where hansard.epobject_id=epobject.epobject_id and major=3 and section_id=0
         and hdate>(select max(hdate) from hansard where major=3) - interval 7 day
-        and lower(body) = :dept', array(
+        and lower(body) = :dept', [
         ':dept' => $dept,
-    ));
-    $ids = array();
+    ]);
+    $ids = [];
     foreach ($q as $row) {
         $ids[] = $row['epobject_id'];
     }
diff --git a/www/docs/departments/statements.php b/www/docs/departments/statements.php
index cfca5b79c1..c75fc97f3a 100644
--- a/www/docs/departments/statements.php
+++ b/www/docs/departments/statements.php
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
     $q = $db->query('select epobject.epobject_id from hansard,epobject
         where hansard.epobject_id=epobject.epobject_id and major=4 and section_id=0
         and hdate>(select max(hdate) from hansard where major=4) - interval 7 day
-        and lower(body) = :dept', array(
+        and lower(body) = :dept', [
         ':dept' => $dept,
-    ));
-    $ids = array();
+    ]);
+    $ids = [];
     foreach ($q as $row) {
         $ids[] = $row['epobject_id'];
     }
diff --git a/www/docs/divisions/division.php b/www/docs/divisions/division.php
index 7363b10392..6d733eabba 100644
--- a/www/docs/divisions/division.php
+++ b/www/docs/divisions/division.php
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
 
 $divisions = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Divisions();
 $division_votes = $divisions->getDivisionResults($vote);
-list($country, $location, $assembly, $cons_type, $assembly_name) = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\House::getCountryDetails($division_votes['house_number']);
+[$country, $location, $assembly, $cons_type, $assembly_name] = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\House::getCountryDetails($division_votes['house_number']);
 
 $main_vote_mp = false;
 if ($mp = get_http_var('p')) {
-    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('person_id' => $mp, 'house' => $division_votes['house_number']));
+    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['person_id' => $mp, 'house' => $division_votes['house_number']]);
     $main_vote_mp = true;
 } elseif ($THEUSER->postcode_is_set() && $cons_type == 'WMC') {
-    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
 }
 
-$data = array('division' => $division_votes);
+$data = ['division' => $division_votes];
 
 if (!$data['division']) {
     $PAGE->error_message("Vote not found", true);
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@
         }
     }
 
-    $mp_data = array(
+    $mp_data = [
         'name' => $MEMBER->full_name(),
         'party' => $MEMBER->party(),
         'constituency' => $MEMBER->constituency(),
         'former' => '',
         'mp_url' => $MEMBER->url(),
         'image' => $MEMBER->image()['url'],
-    );
+    ];
     $left_house = $MEMBER->left_house();
     if ($left_house[$division_votes['house_number']]['date'] != '9999-12-31') {
         $mp_data['former'] = 'former';
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@
 $data['location'] = $location;
 $data['current_assembly'] = $assembly;
 $data['assembly_name'] = $assembly_name;
-$data['nextprev'] = array('up' => array('url' => '/divisions/', 'body' => 'Recent Votes'));
+$data['nextprev'] = ['up' => ['url' => '/divisions/', 'body' => 'Recent Votes']];
 
 MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output($template, $data);
diff --git a/www/docs/divisions/index.php b/www/docs/divisions/index.php
index 7dc0e84295..d935704c94 100644
--- a/www/docs/divisions/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/divisions/index.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 $MEMBER = null;
 if ($THEUSER->postcode_is_set()) {
-    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
 }
 
 $houses = get_http_var('house', '', true);
diff --git a/www/docs/email/index.php b/www/docs/email/index.php
index ead7bc2777..68efc1cb59 100644
--- a/www/docs/email/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/email/index.php
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 $sender_name = get_http_var('sender_name');
 $pid = intval(get_http_var('pid'));
 if ($pid) {
-    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => $pid));
+    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['person_id' => $pid]);
 }
 
 //validate them
-$errors = array();
+$errors = [];
 
 if (!$pid) {
     $errors[] = 'You did not get to this page from an MP or Peer page. Please go back and try again.';
@@ -55,18 +55,18 @@
     } elseif ($MEMBER->house_disp == 3) {
         $rep_name .= ' MLA';
     }
-    $data = array(
+    $data = [
         'template'      => 'email_a_friend',
         'to'            => $recipient_email,
         'subject'       => 'Find out all about ' . $rep_name,
-    );
+    ];
     $url = $MEMBER->url(true);
-    $merge = array(
+    $merge = [
         'NAME' => $sender_name,
         'EMAIL' => $sender_email,
         'REP_NAME' => $rep_name,
         'REP_URL' => $url,
-    );
+    ];
 
     $success = send_template_email($data, $merge);
     if ($success) {
diff --git a/www/docs/foiorder2009/index.php b/www/docs/foiorder2009/index.php
index ccf86154fe..6fc00abc6a 100644
--- a/www/docs/foiorder2009/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/foiorder2009/index.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 $PAGE->page_start();
 $PAGE->stripe_start();
-$PAGE->block_start(array('id' => 'intro', 'title' => 'We need your help:'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['id' => 'intro', 'title' => 'We need your help:']);
 
 echo '<div id="foi2009">';
 echo $foi2009_message;
diff --git a/www/docs/foiorder2009/share.php b/www/docs/foiorder2009/share.php
index f06cc6ec77..17b91d44fa 100644
--- a/www/docs/foiorder2009/share.php
+++ b/www/docs/foiorder2009/share.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <p></p>
     <?php
 
-$PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'Share this with your friends'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'Share this with your friends']);
 
 #foi2009_sharethis_link();
 #foi2009_share_page();
diff --git a/www/docs/freeourbills/doshare.php b/www/docs/freeourbills/doshare.php
index e29629d7f6..a81c59d922 100644
--- a/www/docs/freeourbills/doshare.php
+++ b/www/docs/freeourbills/doshare.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <?php
 }
 
-$PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'Share the \'Free our Bills!\' campaign'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'Share the \'Free our Bills!\' campaign']);
 freeourbills_styles();
 
 freeourbills_share_page();
diff --git a/www/docs/freeourbills/index.php b/www/docs/freeourbills/index.php
index bd2f9f7ee4..52d6f0b665 100644
--- a/www/docs/freeourbills/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/freeourbills/index.php
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
 <?php freeourbills_sharethis_link(); ?>
 
 <?php
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([[
     'type' => 'html',
     'content' => '<p align="center"><img title="Duck-billed platypus" src="bill3.jpg" alt="" hspace="10"></p>',
-)));
+]]);
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/freeourbills/sharethis.php b/www/docs/freeourbills/sharethis.php
index c13a2d1346..e139708ae4 100644
--- a/www/docs/freeourbills/sharethis.php
+++ b/www/docs/freeourbills/sharethis.php
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ function freeourbills_share_details()
     $name = '';
     $email = '';
 
-    return array(
+    return [
         'name' => $name,
         'email' => $email,
         'url' => "http://www.theyworkforyou.com/freeourbills",
         'title' => 'Free Our Bills! - TheyWorkForYou',
         'email_url' => '/freeourbills',
-    );
+    ];
 }
 
 function freeourbills_share_form()
diff --git a/www/docs/glossary/index.php b/www/docs/glossary/index.php
index 70b3a8cbe8..f636831218 100644
--- a/www/docs/glossary/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/glossary/index.php
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 include_once '../../includes/easyparliament/init.php';
 include_once INCLUDESPATH . "easyparliament/glossary.php";
 
-$args = array(
+$args = [
     'sort'				=> "regexp_replace",
     'glossary_id'		=> "",
-);
+];
 
 if (get_http_var('gl')) {
     // We've already got something, so display it.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     $GLOSSARY->current_letter = $az;
     // Otherwise make it the first letter of the current term
 } elseif (isset($term)) {
-    $GLOSSARY->current_letter = strtoupper($term['title']{0});
+    $GLOSSARY->current_letter = strtoupper($term['title'][0]);
     // Otherwise make it "A" by default
 } else {
     $GLOSSARY->current_letter = "A";
@@ -65,22 +65,22 @@
     // Set up next/prev for this page.
     $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('glossary');
     $up_link = $URL->generate();
-    $URL->insert(array("gl" => $GLOSSARY->previous_term['glossary_id']));
+    $URL->insert(["gl" => $GLOSSARY->previous_term['glossary_id']]);
     $previous_link = $URL->generate('url');
-    $URL->update(array("gl" => $GLOSSARY->next_term['glossary_id']));
+    $URL->update(["gl" => $GLOSSARY->next_term['glossary_id']]);
     $next_link = $URL->generate('url');
 
-    $nextprev = array(
-        'next'	=> array(
+    $nextprev = [
+        'next'	=> [
             'url'	=> $next_link,
             'title'	=> 'Next term',
             'body'	=> $GLOSSARY->next_term['title'],
-        ),
-        'prev'	=> array(
+        ],
+        'prev'	=> [
             'url'	=> $previous_link,
             'title'	=> 'Previous term',
             'body'	=> $GLOSSARY->previous_term['title'],
-        ),
+        ],
         // Hiding this for the moment because "up" is fairly meaningless in this context
         /*,
         'up'	=> array (
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             'body'	=> 'Glossary front page',
             'title'	=> ''
         )*/
-    );
+    ];
     $DATA->set_page_metadata($this_page, 'nextprev', $nextprev);
 
     $PAGE->glossary_display_term($GLOSSARY);
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         ?><ul class="glossary"><?php
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('glossary');
         foreach ($GLOSSARY->alphabet[$GLOSSARY->current_letter] as $glossary_id) {
-            $URL->insert(array('gl' => $glossary_id));
+            $URL->insert(['gl' => $glossary_id]);
             $term_link = $URL->generate('url');
             ?><li><a href="<?php echo $term_link ?>"><?php echo $GLOSSARY->terms[$glossary_id]['title']; ?></a></li><?php
         }
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@
     }
 }
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type'		=> 'nextprev',
         'content'	=> '',
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
 ?>
diff --git a/www/docs/hansardbugs/index.php b/www/docs/hansardbugs/index.php
index c71fe5e7bf..3966ac4978 100644
--- a/www/docs/hansardbugs/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/hansardbugs/index.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 $PAGE->page_start();
 $PAGE->stripe_start();
 
-$PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'Things currently noticeable to the user'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'Things currently noticeable to the user']);
 ?>
 
 <style type="text/css">
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
 <?php
 $PAGE->block_end();
-$PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'Things not noticeable to the user'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'Things not noticeable to the user']);
 ?>
 
 <ul>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 <?php
 $PAGE->block_end();
 
-$includes = array(
-);
+$includes = [
+];
 $PAGE->stripe_end($includes);
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/help/index.php b/www/docs/help/index.php
index e5ba60661d..9e397d9c32 100644
--- a/www/docs/help/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/help/index.php
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 $this_page = 'help';
 
-MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/help', array());
+MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/help', []);
diff --git a/www/docs/help/linktous/index.php b/www/docs/help/linktous/index.php
index c80e8f1c1e..520f0c44db 100644
--- a/www/docs/help/linktous/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/help/linktous/index.php
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 $this_page = "linktous";
 
-MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/linktous', array());
+MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/linktous', []);
diff --git a/www/docs/houserules/index.php b/www/docs/houserules/index.php
index 635bd3a0ea..465c77dfc2 100644
--- a/www/docs/houserules/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/houserules/index.php
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 include_once '../../includes/easyparliament/init.php';
 
-MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/houserules', array());
+MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/houserules', []);
diff --git a/www/docs/images/mps/photo-status.php b/www/docs/images/mps/photo-status.php
index 388d2482fe..c687fa3139 100644
--- a/www/docs/images/mps/photo-status.php
+++ b/www/docs/images/mps/photo-status.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     FROM member
     WHERE house=1 AND left_house = (SELECT MAX(left_house) FROM member) ';
 $q = $db->query($query . "ORDER BY person_id");
-$out = array('both' => '', 'small' => '', 'none' => array());
+$out = ['both' => '', 'small' => '', 'none' => []];
 foreach ($q as $row) {
     $p_id = $row['person_id'];
-    list($dummy, $sz) = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage($p_id);
+    [$dummy, $sz] = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage($p_id);
     if ($sz == 'L') {
         $out['both'] .= $row['person_id'] . ', ';
     } elseif ($sz == 'S') {
diff --git a/www/docs/index-election.php b/www/docs/index-election.php
index 24fd71c248..7e979b8cab 100644
--- a/www/docs/index-election.php
+++ b/www/docs/index-election.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 $HANSARDURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('hansard');
 $MPURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('yourmp');
 
-$PAGE->block_start(array('id' => 'intro', 'title' => 'Election special! Find out how they performed for YOU:'));
+$PAGE->block_start(['id' => 'intro', 'title' => 'Election special! Find out how they performed for YOU:']);
 ?>
                         <ol>
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     } else {
         $CHANGEURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userchangepc');
     }
-    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => 1));
+    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => 1]);
     $mpname = $MEMBER->full_name();
     ?>
       <p><a href="<?php echo $MPURL->generate(); ?>"><strong>Find out more about how <?php echo $mpname; ?>, your ex-MP, represented you over the last parliament</strong></a><br>
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 if (count($popular_searches) > 0) {
     ?> <p>Popular searches today: <?php
     $lentotal = 0;
-    $correct_amount = array();
+    $correct_amount = [];
     // Select a number of queries that will fit in the space
     foreach ($popular_searches as $popular_search) {
         $len = strlen($popular_search['visible_name']);
@@ -184,16 +184,16 @@
 <?php
 //$PAGE->block_end();
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type' => 'include',
         'content' => 'whatisthissite',
-    ),
-    array(
+    ],
+    [
         'type' => 'include',
         'content' => 'sitenews_recent',
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 
 $PAGE->page_end();
 
diff --git a/www/docs/mp/index.php b/www/docs/mp/index.php
index b2aace20a8..2a4169f407 100644
--- a/www/docs/mp/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/mp/index.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 // reverse chronological order. Add new years here as we
 // get them.
 // NB: also need to update ./mpinfoin.pl to import the stats
-$wtt_stats_years = array(2015, 2014, 2013, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005);
+$wtt_stats_years = [2015, 2014, 2013, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005];
 
 // Set the PID, name and constituency.
 $pid = get_http_var('pid') != '' ? get_http_var('pid') : get_http_var('p');
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@
 }
 
 // Fix for common misspellings, name changes etc
-$name_fix = array(
+$name_fix = [
     'a j beith' => 'alan beith',
     'micky brady' => 'mickey brady',
     'daniel rogerson' => 'dan rogerson',
     'andrew slaughter' => 'andy slaughter',
-    'robert wilson' => array('rob wilson', 'reading east'),
+    'robert wilson' => ['rob wilson', 'reading east'],
     'james mcgovern' => 'jim mcgovern',
     'patrick mcfadden' => 'pat mcfadden',
     'chris leslie' => 'christopher leslie',
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     'michael weatherley' => 'mike weatherley',
     'louise bagshawe' => 'louise mensch',
     'andrew sawford' => 'andy sawford',
-);
+];
 
 if (array_key_exists($name, $name_fix)) {
     if (is_array($name_fix[$name])) {
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@
 // If this is a request for recent appearances, redirect to search results
 if (get_http_var('recent')) {
     if ($THEUSER->postcode_is_set() && !$pid) {
-        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
         if ($MEMBER->person_id()) {
             $pid = $MEMBER->person_id();
         }
     }
     if ($pid) {
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('search');
-        $URL->insert(array('pid' => $pid, 'pop' => 1));
+        $URL->insert(['pid' => $pid, 'pop' => 1]);
         header('Location: ' . $URL->generate('none'));
         exit;
     }
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
         $data[$key] = $MEMBER->extra_info[$key];
     }
 }
-$data['profile_message'] = isset($MEMBER->extra_info['profile_message']) ? $MEMBER->extra_info['profile_message'] : '';
+$data['profile_message'] = $MEMBER->extra_info['profile_message'] ?? '';
 $data['image'] = $MEMBER->image();
 $data['member_summary'] = person_summary_description($MEMBER);
 $data['enter_leave'] = $MEMBER->getEnterLeaveStrings();
@@ -396,29 +396,29 @@
         $divisions = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Divisions($MEMBER);
         $policySummaries = $divisions->getMemberDivisionDetails(true);
 
-        $policyOptions = array( 'summaries' => $policySummaries);
+        $policyOptions = [ 'summaries' => $policySummaries];
 
         // Generate voting segments
         $set_descriptions = $policiesList->getSetDescriptions();
         if ($policy_set && array_key_exists($policy_set, $set_descriptions)) {
-            $sets = array($policy_set);
+            $sets = [$policy_set];
             $data['og_image'] = $MEMBER->url(true) . "/policy_set_png?policy_set=" . $policy_set;
             $data['page_title'] = $set_descriptions[$policy_set] . ' ' . $title . ' - TheyWorkForYou';
             $data['meta_description'] = 'See how ' . $data['full_name'] . ' voted on ' . $set_descriptions[$policy_set];
             $data['single_policy_page'] = true;
         } else {
             $data['single_policy_page'] = false;
-            $sets = array(
+            $sets = [
                 'social', 'foreignpolicy', 'welfare', 'taxation', 'business',
                 'health', 'education', 'reform', 'home', 'environment',
                 'transport', 'housing', 'misc',
-            );
+            ];
             shuffle($sets);
         }
 
-        $data['key_votes_segments'] = array();
+        $data['key_votes_segments'] = [];
         foreach ($sets as $key) {
-            $data['key_votes_segments'][] = array(
+            $data['key_votes_segments'][] = [
                 'key'   => $key,
                 'title' => $set_descriptions[$key],
                 'votes' => new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\PolicyPositions(
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
                     $MEMBER,
                     $policyOptions,
                 ),
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         person_party_policy_diffs($MEMBER, $policiesList);
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ function ($k) { return $k['score_difference'] >= 2; },
         if ($policyID) {
             $data['policydivisions'] = $divisions->getMemberDivisionsForPolicy($policyID);
             $rel_agreements = $MEMBER->member_agreements($policyID, HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS, $policiesList);
-            $data['policyagreements'] = array($policyID => $rel_agreements);
+            $data['policyagreements'] = [$policyID => $rel_agreements];
         } else {
             $data['policydivisions'] = $divisions->getAllMemberDivisionsByPolicy();
             $data['policyagreements'] = $policiesList->all_policy_agreements;
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ function ($k) { return $k['score_difference'] >= 2; },
 function get_person_by_id($pid)
 {
     global $pagetype, $this_page;
-    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('person_id' => $pid));
+    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['person_id' => $pid]);
     if (!$MEMBER->valid) {
         throw new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\MemberException('Sorry, that ID number wasn&rsquo;t recognised.');
     }
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ function get_person_by_id($pid)
 function get_person_by_member_id($member_id)
 {
     // Got a member id, redirect to the canonical MP page, with a person id.
-    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('member_id' => $member_id));
+    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['member_id' => $member_id]);
     member_redirect($MEMBER);
 }
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ function get_person_by_postcode($pc)
         throw new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\MemberException(sprintf(gettext('Sorry, %s isn’t a known postcode'), _htmlentities($pc)));
     } else {
         // Redirect to the canonical MP page, with a person id.
-        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
         if ($MEMBER->person_id()) {
             // This will cookie the postcode.
             $THEUSER->set_postcode_cookie($pc);
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ function get_person_by_postcode($pc)
 
 function get_person_by_name($name, $const = '')
 {
-    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('name' => $name, 'constituency' => $const));
+    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['name' => $name, 'constituency' => $const]);
     // Edge case, only attempt further detection if this isn't the Queen.
     if (($name !== 'elizabeth the second' && $name !== 'prince charles') || $const) {
         twfy_debug('MP', 'Redirecting for MP found by name/constituency');
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ function get_person_by_name($name, $const = '')
 
 function get_mp_by_constituency($constituency)
 {
-    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
     member_redirect($MEMBER);
 }
 
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ function get_regional_by_user_postcode($pc, $page)
 
 function get_mp_by_user_postcode($pc)
 {
-    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('postcode' => $pc, 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+    $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['postcode' => $pc, 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
     member_redirect($MEMBER, 302);
 }
 
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ function member_redirect(&$MEMBER, $code = 301, $pagetype = null)
     // Now we redirect to the canonical MP page, with a person_id.
     if ($MEMBER->person_id()) {
         $url = $MEMBER->url();
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
         foreach ($_GET as $key => $value) {
             if (substr($key, 0, 4) == 'utm_' || $key == 'gclid') {
                 $params[] = urlencode($key) . "=" . urlencode($value);
@@ -636,12 +636,12 @@ function person_list_page($ids)
     if (!DEVSITE) {
         header('Cache-Control: max-age=900');
     }
-    $data = array('mps' => array());
+    $data = ['mps' => []];
     foreach ($ids as $id => $constituency) {
-        $data['mps'][] = array(
+        $data['mps'][] = [
             'url'  => WEBPATH . 'mp/?pid=' . $id,
             'name' => ucwords(strtolower($name)) . ', ' . $constituency,
-        );
+        ];
     }
     $MPSURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('mps');
     $data['all_mps_url'] = $MPSURL->generate();
@@ -685,13 +685,13 @@ function person_error_page($message)
             $MPSURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('mps');
     }
 
-    $data = array(
+    $data = [
         'error' => $message,
         'rep_name' => $people->rep_name,
         'rep_name_plural' => $people->rep_plural,
         'all_mps_url' => $MPSURL->generate(),
         'rep_search_url' => $SEARCHURL,
-    );
+    ];
     MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('mp/error', $data);
 }
 
@@ -821,8 +821,8 @@ function person_recent_appearances($member)
 {
     global $DATA, $SEARCHENGINE, $this_page;
 
-    $out = array();
-    $out['appearances'] = array();
+    $out = [];
+    $out['appearances'] = [];
 
     //$this->block_start(array('id'=>'hansard', 'title'=>$title));
     // This is really far from ideal - I don't really want $PAGE to know
@@ -842,13 +842,13 @@ function person_recent_appearances($member)
         $SEARCHENGINE = new \SEARCHENGINE($searchstring);
 
         $hansard = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Hansard();
-        $args = array(
+        $args = [
             's' => $searchstring,
             'p' => 1,
             'num' => 3,
             'pop' => 1,
             'o' => 'd',
-        );
+        ];
         $results = $hansard->search($searchstring, $args);
         $recent = serialize($results['rows']);
         $memcache->set('recent_appear:' . $person_id, $recent);
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ function person_recent_appearances($member)
     twfy_debug_timestamp();
 
     $MOREURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('search');
-    $MOREURL->insert(array('pid' => $person_id, 'pop' => 1));
+    $MOREURL->insert(['pid' => $person_id, 'pop' => 1]);
 
     $out['more_href'] = $MOREURL->generate() . '#n4';
     $out['more_text'] = sprintf(gettext('More of %s’s recent appearances'), ucfirst($member->full_name()));
@@ -877,51 +877,51 @@ function person_useful_links($member)
 
     $links = $member->extra_info();
 
-    $out = array();
+    $out = [];
 
     if (isset($links['maiden_speech'])) {
         $maiden_speech = fix_gid_from_db($links['maiden_speech']);
-        $out[] = array(
+        $out[] = [
             'href' => WEBPATH . 'debate/?id=' . $maiden_speech,
             'text' => 'Maiden speech',
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     // BIOGRAPHY.
     global $THEUSER;
     if (isset($links['mp_website'])) {
-        $out[] = array(
+        $out[] = [
             'href' => $links['mp_website'],
             'text' => 'Personal website',
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     if (isset($links['sp_url'])) {
-        $out[] = array(
+        $out[] = [
             'href' => $links['sp_url'],
             'text' => 'Page on the Scottish Parliament website',
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     if (isset($links['wikipedia_url'])) {
-        $out[] = array(
+        $out[] = [
             'href' => $links['wikipedia_url'],
             'text' => 'Wikipedia page',
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     if (isset($links['bbc_profile_url'])) {
-        $out[] = array(
+        $out[] = [
             'href' => $links['bbc_profile_url'],
             'text' => 'BBC News profile',
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     if (isset($links['diocese_url'])) {
-        $out[] = array(
+        $out[] = [
             'href' => $links['diocese_url'],
             'text' => 'Diocese website',
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     return $out;
@@ -932,22 +932,22 @@ function person_social_links($member)
 
     $links = $member->extra_info();
 
-    $out = array();
+    $out = [];
 
     if (isset($links['twitter_username'])) {
-        $out[] = array(
+        $out[] = [
             'href' => 'https://twitter.com/' . _htmlentities($links['twitter_username']),
             'text' => '@' . _htmlentities($links['twitter_username']),
             'type' => 'twitter',
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     if (isset($links['facebook_page'])) {
-        $out[] = array(
+        $out[] = [
             'href' => _htmlentities($links['facebook_page']),
             'text' => _htmlentities($links['facebook_page']),
             'type' => 'facebook',
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     return $out;
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ function person_social_links($member)
 
 function person_topics($member)
 {
-    $out = array();
+    $out = [];
 
     $extra_info = $member->extra_info();
 
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ function constituency_previous_mps($member)
     if ($member->house(HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS)) {
         return $member->previous_mps();
     } else {
-        return array();
+        return [];
     }
 }
 
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ function constituency_future_mps($member)
     if ($member->house(HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS)) {
         return $member->future_mps();
     } else {
-        return array();
+        return [];
     }
 }
 
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ function person_pbc_membership($member)
 {
 
     $extra_info = $member->extra_info();
-    $out = array('info' => '', 'data' => array());
+    $out = ['info' => '', 'data' => []];
 
     # Public Bill Committees
     if (count($extra_info['pbc'])) {
@@ -1007,11 +1007,11 @@ function person_pbc_membership($member)
                 $text .= 'Chairman, ';
             }
             $text .= $arr['title'] . ' Committee';
-            $out['data'][] = array(
+            $out['data'][] = [
                 'href'      => '/pbc/' . $arr['session'] . '/' . urlencode($arr['title']),
                 'text'      => $text,
                 'attending' => $arr['attending'] . ' out of ' . $arr['outof'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
     }
 
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ function person_register_interests($member, $extra_info)
         return;
     }
 
-    $reg = array( 'date' => '', 'data' => '<p>Nil</p>' );
+    $reg = [ 'date' => '', 'data' => '<p>Nil</p>' ];
     if (isset($extra_info['register_member_interests_date'])) {
         $reg['date'] = format_date($extra_info['register_member_interests_date'], SHORTDATEFORMAT);
     }
@@ -1061,8 +1061,8 @@ function regional_list($pc, $area_type, $rep_type)
             $dissolution['params'],
         );
     }
-    $mcon = array();
-    $mreg = array();
+    $mcon = [];
+    $mreg = [];
     foreach ($q as $row) {
         $house = $row['house'];
         $cons = $row['constituency'];
@@ -1123,10 +1123,10 @@ function regional_list($pc, $area_type, $rep_type)
     }
 
     foreach($mreg as $reg) {
-        $data['members'][] = array(
+        $data['members'][] = [
             'url' => '/' . $rep_type . '/?p=' . $reg['person_id'],
             'name' => $reg['given_name'] . ' ' . $reg['family_name'],
-        );
+        ];
 
     }
 
@@ -1147,14 +1147,14 @@ function policy_image($data, $MEMBER, $format)
     }
 
     // Generate voting segments
-    $data['segment'] = array(
+    $data['segment'] = [
         'key'   => $policy_set,
         'title' => $policiesList->getSetDescriptions()[$policy_set],
         'votes' => new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\PolicyPositions(
             $policiesList->limitToSet($policy_set),
             $MEMBER,
         ),
-    );
+    ];
 
     if ($format === 'png') {
         ob_start();
diff --git a/www/docs/mps/multiple.php b/www/docs/mps/multiple.php
index 7e47513279..f737f5684a 100644
--- a/www/docs/mps/multiple.php
+++ b/www/docs/mps/multiple.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         and m1.left_house='9999-12-31' and m2.left_house='9999-12-31'");
 foreach ($q as $row) {
     $pid = $row['person_id'];
-    $member = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => $pid));
+    $member = new MEMBER(['person_id' => $pid]);
     $h1 = $row['house1'];
     $h2 = $row['house2'];
     $out[$h1][$h2][] = $member;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function out($h1, $h2, $title)
     print '</ul>';
 }
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array('type' => 'include', 'content' => 'donate'),
-));
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    ['type' => 'include', 'content' => 'donate'],
+]);
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/news/editme.php b/www/docs/news/editme.php
index c3f4a6d362..11da27bb68 100644
--- a/www/docs/news/editme.php
+++ b/www/docs/news/editme.php
@@ -2,545 +2,513 @@
 
 /* TheyWorkForYou.com site news */
 
-$all_news = array(
-
-    49 => array('Blimey. It looks like the Internets won', <<<EOT
-After a tremendous response from you, with over 7,000 members on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=50061011231">Facebook
-group</a>, 4,000 messages sent to MPs, and a helpful <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldselect/ldmerit/16/1603.htm">4th
-Report of the House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee</a>, it
-appears that the vote has been cancelled -
-<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jan/21/mps-expenses">Guardian</a>,
-<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5559704.ece">Times</a>,
-<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7842402.stm">BBC</a>.
-
-As President Obama said in his inauguration speech: "And those of us who manage
-the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad
-habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we
-restore the vital trust between a people and their government."
-
-Read <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/21/blimey-it-looks-like-the-internets-won/">our victory mySociety blog post</a>,
-and do join our mailing list. :-)
-EOT
-        , '2009-01-21 15:30:00', 'Matthew'),
-
-    48 => array('API keys, and improved internal links', <<<EOT
-In order to monitor the service for abuse, help with support and maintenance,
-locate large volume/ commercial users to ask them to contribute to our costs,
-and provide users with usage statistics of their application, we're adding API
-keys to our <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/api/">API</a>. Apologies to
-current API users who will be inconvenienced; the API will allow key-less calls
-for a short time, during which current users can get a key and update their
-code.
-
-In front end news, we now locate whenever an old version of Hansard is
-referenced (which they do by date and column number, e.g. <a
-href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?pop=1&s=date:20080229+column:1425"><i>Official
-Report</i>, 29 February 2008, column 1425</a>) and turn the citation into a
-link to a search for the speeches in that column on that date. This only really
-became feasible when we moved server, upgraded <a
-href="http://www.xapian.org/">Xapian</a>, and added date and column number
-metadata (among others), allowing much more advanced and focussed searching -
-the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/">advanced search form</a>
-gives some other ideas. Perhaps in future we'll be able to add some
-crowd-sourcing game to match the reference to the exact speech, much like our
-<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/video/">video matching</a> (nearly 80%
-of our archive done!). :)
-EOT
-        , '2008-07-18 14:01:00', 'Matthew'),
+$all_news = [
+
+    49 => ['Blimey. It looks like the Internets won', <<<EOT
+        After a tremendous response from you, with over 7,000 members on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=50061011231">Facebook
+        group</a>, 4,000 messages sent to MPs, and a helpful <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldselect/ldmerit/16/1603.htm">4th
+        Report of the House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee</a>, it
+        appears that the vote has been cancelled -
+        <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jan/21/mps-expenses">Guardian</a>,
+        <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5559704.ece">Times</a>,
+        <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7842402.stm">BBC</a>.
+
+        As President Obama said in his inauguration speech: "And those of us who manage
+        the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad
+        habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we
+        restore the vital trust between a people and their government."
+
+        Read <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/21/blimey-it-looks-like-the-internets-won/">our victory mySociety blog post</a>,
+        and do join our mailing list. :-)
+        EOT, '2009-01-21 15:30:00', 'Matthew'],
+
+    48 => ['API keys, and improved internal links', <<<EOT
+        In order to monitor the service for abuse, help with support and maintenance,
+        locate large volume/ commercial users to ask them to contribute to our costs,
+        and provide users with usage statistics of their application, we're adding API
+        keys to our <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/api/">API</a>. Apologies to
+        current API users who will be inconvenienced; the API will allow key-less calls
+        for a short time, during which current users can get a key and update their
+        code.
+
+        In front end news, we now locate whenever an old version of Hansard is
+        referenced (which they do by date and column number, e.g. <a
+        href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?pop=1&s=date:20080229+column:1425"><i>Official
+        Report</i>, 29 February 2008, column 1425</a>) and turn the citation into a
+        link to a search for the speeches in that column on that date. This only really
+        became feasible when we moved server, upgraded <a
+        href="http://www.xapian.org/">Xapian</a>, and added date and column number
+        metadata (among others), allowing much more advanced and focussed searching -
+        the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/">advanced search form</a>
+        gives some other ideas. Perhaps in future we'll be able to add some
+        crowd-sourcing game to match the reference to the exact speech, much like our
+        <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/video/">video matching</a> (nearly 80%
+        of our archive done!). :)
+        EOT, '2008-07-18 14:01:00', 'Matthew'],
+
+    47 => ['Video on TheyWorkForYou', <<<EOT
+        <p>We&#8217;re very excited to announce that TheyWorkForYou now includes <a href="/video/">video</a> of <a href="/debates/">debates in the House of Commons</a> - but <a href="/video/">we need your help</a> to match up each speech with the video footage.</p>
+
+        <p>It&#8217;s really easy to help out.  We&#8217;ve built a <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/video/">really simple, rather addictive system</a> that lets anyone with a few spare minutes match up a randomly-selected speech from Hansard against the correct snippet of video.  You just listen out for a certain speech, and when you hear it you hit the big red &#8216;Now&#8217; button. Your clip will then immediately go live on TheyWorkForYou next to the relevent speech, improving the site for everyone. Yay!</p>
+
+        <p>You can start matching up speeches with video snippets right away, but if you take 30 seconds to <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/user/?pg=join&#038;ret=/video/">register a username</a> then we&#8217;ll log every speech that you match up and recognise your contribution on our <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/video/">&#8220;top timestampers&#8221; league table</a>.  We&#8217;ll send out mySociety hoodies to the top timestampers - they&#8217;re reserved exclusively for our volunteers as a badge of honour.</p>
+
+        <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/2008/06/01/video-recordings-of-the-house-of-commons-on-theyworkforyoucom/">Etienne's post on the mySociety blog</a>
+        has some background information on the project.
+        EOT, '2008-06-02 18:56:00', 'Matthew'],
+
+    46 => ['The Scottish Parliament', <<<EOT
+        Thanks mainly to our Edinburgh-based volunteer <a
+        href="http://longair.net/mark/">Mark Longair</a>, TheyWorkForYou now covers
+        Scottish Parliament <a href="/sp/">debates</a> and <a href="/spwrans/">written
+        answers</a>, right back to the start of this Parliament in 1999. That means
+        that <a href="/msps/">each MSP</a>, just like MPs, Lords, and MLAs, now has
+        their own page, linking to speeches and questions they have made. For example,
+        here are the current party leaders:
+        <a href="/msp/alex_salmond">Alex Salmond</a>,
+        <a href="/msp/wendy_alexander">Wendy Alexander</a>,
+        <a href="/msp/annabel_goldie">Annabel Goldie</a>,
+        <a href="/msp/nicol_stephen">Nicol Stephen</a>, and
+        <a href="/msp/robin_harper">Robin Harper</a>.
+
+        As with other types of representative, you can subscribe to email alerts or an
+        RSS feeds for their latest appearances; or subscribe to an email alert when a
+        particular word or phrase is mentioned, either anywhere or just in the Scottish
+        Parliament.
+
+        To go with this launch of a large amount of new data, we've rejigged the
+        site navigation slightly to make it a bit easier to follow. Each body now has
+        its own main tab, with links to the sections and representatives under each one
+        (so lists of MPs and Lords are now under &ldquo;UK&rdquo;).
+
+        Along with improvements to our <a href="/search/">search engine</a>, including
+        date range search, spelling correction, departmental search, and more, we're
+        launching this now to mark the success in getting endorsements for our <a
+        href="/freeourbills/">Free Our Bills campaign</a>, and we'll be rolling out
+        more goodies as the campaign goes along.
+        EOT, '2008-05-06 13:35:28', 'Matthew'],
+
+    45 => ['Shadow ministers and spokespersons', <<<EOT
+        TheyWorkForYou now includes shadow cabinet positions, shadow ministers and
+        spokespersons for the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and SNP.
+        This information is given both on a person's page and within any debates they
+        speak in, which could help explain why your local MP is speaking on transport
+        or foreign affairs a lot. :)
+        EOT, '2008-04-30 08:25:00', 'Matthew'],
+
+    44 => ['Please donate to help us expand TheyWorkForYou', <<<EOT
+        We&#8217;ve been working on Public Bill (n&#233;e Standing) Committees, and some lovely new volunteers have been working their socks off on the Scottish Parliament, to be added to <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com">TheyWorkForYou</a>. Yay!
+
+        Unfortunately, the server that TheyWorkForYou sits on is almost full, so we can&#8217;t launch their hard work. Boo!
+
+        TheyWorkForYou isn&#8217;t an externally funded project, and we need funding from other sources to keep it growing and improving. So if the season has filled you with generosity of spirit, why not <a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/donate/">drop us a few pennies</a> to pay for some upgrades? Any extra beyond what we need will go into the general pot to keep <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/">mySociety</a> running and the developers from starving.
+        EOT, '2007-12-21 10:07:35', 'Tom'],
+
+    43 => ['The Queen in Parliament', <<<EOT
+        Whilst we cover MPs and Lords, there's always been one other individual who speaks in
+        Parliament whom we missed. That anomaly has now been fixed, and so you can now view
+        <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/royal/elizabeth_the_second">the Queen's
+        page</a> on TheyWorkForYou. :)
+        This means you can sign up for an email alert whenever she speaks
+        in Parliament, subscribe to the
+        <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/rss/mp/13935.rdf">RSS feed</a> of the same,
+        or just look at past
+        <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?pid=13935&pop=1">prorogation and Queen's speeches</a>
+        more easily than anywhere else I've found.
+        EOT, '2007-09-11 15:34:47', 'Matthew'],
+
+    42 => ['Missing confirmation emails', <<<EOT
+        Whilst doing some routine maintenance, I spotted that due to a
+        server configuration mistake, TheyWorkForYou has been
+        failing to send out any confirmation emails since mid-August.
+        Very many apologies to anyone affected - emails from the past
+        few days have now been sent out, and I've got in touch
+        with anyone who signed up in the days prior to
+        that to let them know what happened.
+        EOT, "2007-09-03 17:12:47", 'Matthew'],
+
+    41 => ['The Northern Ireland Assembly', <<<EOT
+        I'm extremely proud to announce that TheyWorkForYou now covers
+        the debates of the Northern Ireland Assembly from its
+        <a href="/ni/?d=1998-07-01">creation in 1998</a> to its current
+        <a href="/ni/?d=2006-12-04">Transitional Assembly</a> status.
+        Everything should integrate with the rest of the site, so
+        MLAs who are also MPs only have the one central page, such as
+        <a href="/mp/gerry_adams/belfast_west">Gerry Adams</a> or
+        <a href="/mp/ian_paisley/north_antrim">Ian Paisley</a>.
+
+        I've done this voluntarily, in secret &mdash;
+        this announcement comes as much as a surprise to everyone else involved with
+        TheyWorkForYou as it does to you &mdash;
+        partly to try out
+        <a title="The moment I realised I should simply make &lt;b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;, and &lt;font&gt; nestable to get everything to parse was quite good"
+         href="http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/">Beautiful Soup</a>,
+        partly because I obviously didn't have enough to do writing a
+        <a href="http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/">No10 Petitions</a> website and
+        answering mountains of support mail, partly as an early Christmas present for everyone I know in the world
+        of the internets (hey guys), and partly to show how easy I think it is and that there's no excuse
+        for people not to volunteer to do the Scottish Parliament
+        and Welsh Assembly. :)
+        <a href="http://project.knowledgeforge.net/ukparse/trac/browser/trunk/parlparse/pyscraper/ni">Here's all the code</a>
+        (and there's not much; the scraper is 28 lines long, the name resolver 273, and the parser only 343 &mdash; including comments!)
+        for scraping and parsing the Northern Ireland Assembly,
+        <a href="http://project.knowledgeforge.net/ukparse/trac/browser/trunk/parlparse/members">the XML list of Assembly Members</a>
+        I created was quite important, and then it was a matter of adapting the existing
+        <a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/cvstrac/dir?d=mysociety/twfy">TheyWorkForYou code</a> to add
+        a new major type (and completely rewrite the enter/leaving code as that assumed you couldn't be
+        in more than one Parliament/Assembly at once...).
+
+        I'm sure there are bugs around the place (<a href="/contact/">do let us know</a>), but I'm off on holiday for a week now;
+        I look forward to my return (so don't expect a quick reply to suggestions or
+        complaints)! :-)
+
+        ATB,<br>
+        <a href="http://www.dracos.co.uk/">Matthew Somerville</a>
+        EOT, "2006-12-11 00:00:00", 'Matthew'],
+
+    40 => ['TheyWorkForYou API', <<<EOT
+        Today, we launched an API (Application Programming Interface) to the
+        data TheyWorkForYou contains. This lets other sites query our site for
+        various bits of information, such as the constituency or MP for a particular
+        postcode, the debates for a particular date, the comments left on a certain
+        MP's speeches, and so on. It's not complete
+        and will hopefully have improvements in future &ndash;
+        <a href="/api/">see the
+        documentation and have a play with it</a>. Do dive in, and <a href="/contact/">let us
+        know</a> of any interesting or fun applications you come up with! The
+        immediate new feature on TheyWorkForYou itself is the list of
+        neighbouring constituencies on an MP's page.
+
+        Here's my <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/2006/barcamp-london/">BarCamp
+        Presentation</a> launching the API, and a <a href="http://www.dracos.co.uk/work/theyworkforyou/api/fabfarts/">couple</a>
+        of <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/2006/09/02/battle-your-way-to-sedgefield/">applications</a> using it.
+        EOT, "2006-09-02 17:10:00"],
+
+    39 => ['New features over the last couple of months', <<<EOT
+        Just a brief round-up of what we've added since our last piece of news.
+
+        We've added MPs' membership of select committees, taken from
+        <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/selmem.cfm">this
+        official list</a>, including membership history where we can work it out.
+
+        Our rankings for various numbers have been removed, to be replaced by
+        woolly text &ndash; we have <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/help/#numbers">more
+        information on this</a>. To make up for it, we've done a bit more text
+        analysis, and added which departments and subjects an MP asks most
+        written questions about, so you can see that
+        <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/alan_williams/swansea_west">Alan Williams</a>
+        has asked more questions about Royal Residences than anything else, or that
+        <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/anne_main/st_albans">Anne Main</a> has asked
+        more questions on Flag Flying.
+
+        Firefox users can download a
+        <a href="http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?name=theyworkforyou">search plugin</a>,
+        to enable easy searching of the site from Firefox's search bar.
+
+        And a few bugfixes - our handling of when Oral Answers finish should be a bit better than previously,
+        and when searching a particular person's speeches, we no longer group the results by debate, which
+        was confusing, as you obviously expected to see all the speeches for that person that matched your
+        search terms.
+        EOT, "2006-08-18 09:46:36"],
+
+    38 => ["Got an idea for a useful website?", <<<EOT
+        mySociety is running a call for proposals until 16th June. If you can
+        come up with an idea for a useful site like this one, and it beats all
+        the other ideas, we'll build it for free. <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/proposals2006/submit">Submit an idea</a>
+        or <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/proposals2006/view">read and comment on what other people have submitted</a>.
+        EOT, "2006-06-06 06:06:06"],
+
+    37 => ["We've added the Lords, and more", <<<EOT
+        For your use and enjoyment we've added Hansard for the House of Lords (their debates,
+        written questions and ministerial statements, just like the Commons), and a page
+        on each of the <a href="/peers/">members of the House of Lords</a>. That isn't all - we've
+        also added a feature to the search to help you identify which MPs or
+        Lords are interested in a certain word or phrases. Just search as
+        usual and then click 'Show use by person'.
+        EOT, "2006-06-01 12:34:56"],
+
+    36 => ["Changes to the Register of Members' Interests", <<<EOT
+        One of the many things our site does, probably without you realising, is to track the Register of Members' Interests, in which MPs are "to provide information of any pecuniary interest or other material benefit which a Member receives which might reasonably be thought by others to influence his or her actions, speeches or votes in Parliament, or actions taken in the capacity of a Member of Parliament". The latest entry published on the official site has always been shown on MP pages (<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/tony_blair/sedgefield#register">here's Tony Blair's</a>), however we kept all previous editions of the Register safe and sound. And now, after a bit of coding, you can view a history of the Register, either <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?f=2005-12-14">comparing particular editions</a>, or for particular MPs (<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=10001">Diane Abbott</a>, for example). Entries only have to stay on the Register for a year, so this can make for some interesting reading.
+
+        Happy New Year! :) <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/">Changes to the Register of Members' Interests</a>
+        EOT, "2006-01-01 12:36:00"],
+
+    35 => ["TheyWorkForYou.com Wins Award", <<<EOT
+        We're proud to announce that TheyWorkForYou.com has won the  'Contribution to Civic Society' award at the <a href="http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/nma/nma2005/nma2005index.php">New Statesman magazine's New Media Awards</a>.
+
+        Thanks to the kind souls who nominated us. We enjoyed ourselves.
+
+
+        EOT, "2005-07-05 23:54:13"],
+
+    34 => ["NEW! Email this page to a friend", <<<EOT
+        At the top right hand side of every (ex)MP's page, we've added a simple new feature: email the page to a friend.
 
-    47 => array('Video on TheyWorkForYou', <<<EOT
-<p>We&#8217;re very excited to announce that TheyWorkForYou now includes <a href="/video/">video</a> of <a href="/debates/">debates in the House of Commons</a> - but <a href="/video/">we need your help</a> to match up each speech with the video footage.</p>
+        <a href="/mp/">Have a go</a>, and let all your friends know how easy it is to keep tabs on what your former MP did and said in your name during the last Parliament.
+        EOT, "2005-04-14 23:43:50"],
 
-<p>It&#8217;s really easy to help out.  We&#8217;ve built a <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/video/">really simple, rather addictive system</a> that lets anyone with a few spare minutes match up a randomly-selected speech from Hansard against the correct snippet of video.  You just listen out for a certain speech, and when you hear it you hit the big red &#8216;Now&#8217; button. Your clip will then immediately go live on TheyWorkForYou next to the relevent speech, improving the site for everyone. Yay!</p>
+    33 => ["Play with Pledgebank, Pound the Streets", <<<EOT
+        Our good friends over at <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/">MySociety.org</a> are close to launching <a href="http://www.pledgebank.com/">Pledgebank</a>, a new web and sms service which  does what it says on the url.
 
-<p>You can start matching up speeches with video snippets right away, but if you take 30 seconds to <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/user/?pg=join&#038;ret=/video/">register a username</a> then we&#8217;ll log every speech that you match up and recognise your contribution on our <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/video/">&#8220;top timestampers&#8221; league table</a>.  We&#8217;ll send out mySociety hoodies to the top timestampers - they&#8217;re reserved exclusively for our volunteers as a badge of honour.</p>
+        To help test the concept,  they've set up a <a href="http://www.pledgebank.com/theywork">special TheyWorkForYou.com pledge</a> which reads:
+        <blockquote>
+        <i>"I will deliver a printed copy of my local MP's page on TheyWorkForYou.com to every house in my street but only if 100 other fans of TheyWorkForYou.com will too."
+        </i>
+        </blockquote>
 
-<a href="http://www.mysociety.org/2008/06/01/video-recordings-of-the-house-of-commons-on-theyworkforyoucom/">Etienne's post on the mySociety blog</a>
-has some background information on the project.
-EOT
-        , '2008-06-02 18:56:00', 'Matthew'),
-
-    46 => array('The Scottish Parliament', <<<EOT
-Thanks mainly to our Edinburgh-based volunteer <a
-href="http://longair.net/mark/">Mark Longair</a>, TheyWorkForYou now covers
-Scottish Parliament <a href="/sp/">debates</a> and <a href="/spwrans/">written
-answers</a>, right back to the start of this Parliament in 1999. That means
-that <a href="/msps/">each MSP</a>, just like MPs, Lords, and MLAs, now has
-their own page, linking to speeches and questions they have made. For example,
-here are the current party leaders:
-<a href="/msp/alex_salmond">Alex Salmond</a>,
-<a href="/msp/wendy_alexander">Wendy Alexander</a>,
-<a href="/msp/annabel_goldie">Annabel Goldie</a>,
-<a href="/msp/nicol_stephen">Nicol Stephen</a>, and
-<a href="/msp/robin_harper">Robin Harper</a>.
-
-As with other types of representative, you can subscribe to email alerts or an
-RSS feeds for their latest appearances; or subscribe to an email alert when a
-particular word or phrase is mentioned, either anywhere or just in the Scottish
-Parliament.
-
-To go with this launch of a large amount of new data, we've rejigged the
-site navigation slightly to make it a bit easier to follow. Each body now has
-its own main tab, with links to the sections and representatives under each one
-(so lists of MPs and Lords are now under &ldquo;UK&rdquo;).
-
-Along with improvements to our <a href="/search/">search engine</a>, including
-date range search, spelling correction, departmental search, and more, we're
-launching this now to mark the success in getting endorsements for our <a
-href="/freeourbills/">Free Our Bills campaign</a>, and we'll be rolling out
-more goodies as the campaign goes along.
-EOT
-        , '2008-05-06 13:35:28', 'Matthew'),
-
-    45 => array('Shadow ministers and spokespersons', <<<EOT
-TheyWorkForYou now includes shadow cabinet positions, shadow ministers and
-spokespersons for the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and SNP.
-This information is given both on a person's page and within any debates they
-speak in, which could help explain why your local MP is speaking on transport
-or foreign affairs a lot. :)
-EOT
-        , '2008-04-30 08:25:00', 'Matthew'),
+        If you're up for it, why not <a href="http://www.pledgebank.com/theywork">sign up now?</a>
+        EOT, "2005-04-13 22:41:23"],
 
-    44 => array('Please donate to help us expand TheyWorkForYou', <<<EOT
-We&#8217;ve been working on Public Bill (n&#233;e Standing) Committees, and some lovely new volunteers have been working their socks off on the Scottish Parliament, to be added to <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com">TheyWorkForYou</a>. Yay!
+    32 => ["NEW! How MPs voted on Key Issues", <<<EOT
+        We've added a smashing new feature to all our <a href="/mps/">MP pages</a>, courtesy of Francis at <a href="http://www.publicwhip.org.uk">PublicWhip</a>
 
-Unfortunately, the server that TheyWorkForYou sits on is almost full, so we can&#8217;t launch their hard work. Boo!
+        You can now check out which way MPs tended vote on half a dozen key issues from the last Parliament (Iraq, Fox Hunting, ID cards. Top Up Fees etc) via a nice, easy to understand panel.
 
-TheyWorkForYou isn&#8217;t an externally funded project, and we need funding from other sources to keep it growing and improving. So if the season has filled you with generosity of spirit, why not <a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/donate/">drop us a few pennies</a> to pay for some upgrades? Any extra beyond what we need will go into the general pot to keep <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/">mySociety</a> running and the developers from starving.
-EOT
-        , '2007-12-21 10:07:35', 'Tom'),
-
-    43 => array('The Queen in Parliament', <<<EOT
-Whilst we cover MPs and Lords, there's always been one other individual who speaks in
-Parliament whom we missed. That anomaly has now been fixed, and so you can now view
-<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/royal/elizabeth_the_second">the Queen's
-page</a> on TheyWorkForYou. :)
-This means you can sign up for an email alert whenever she speaks
-in Parliament, subscribe to the
-<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/rss/mp/13935.rdf">RSS feed</a> of the same,
-or just look at past
-<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?pid=13935&pop=1">prorogation and Queen's speeches</a>
-more easily than anywhere else I've found.
-EOT
-        , '2007-09-11 15:34:47', 'Matthew'),
-
-    42 => array('Missing confirmation emails', <<<EOT
-Whilst doing some routine maintenance, I spotted that due to a
-server configuration mistake, TheyWorkForYou has been
-failing to send out any confirmation emails since mid-August.
-Very many apologies to anyone affected - emails from the past
-few days have now been sent out, and I've got in touch
-with anyone who signed up in the days prior to
-that to let them know what happened.
-EOT
-        , "2007-09-03 17:12:47", 'Matthew'),
-
-    41 => array('The Northern Ireland Assembly', <<<EOT
-I'm extremely proud to announce that TheyWorkForYou now covers
-the debates of the Northern Ireland Assembly from its
-<a href="/ni/?d=1998-07-01">creation in 1998</a> to its current
-<a href="/ni/?d=2006-12-04">Transitional Assembly</a> status.
-Everything should integrate with the rest of the site, so
-MLAs who are also MPs only have the one central page, such as
-<a href="/mp/gerry_adams/belfast_west">Gerry Adams</a> or
-<a href="/mp/ian_paisley/north_antrim">Ian Paisley</a>.
-
-I've done this voluntarily, in secret &mdash;
-this announcement comes as much as a surprise to everyone else involved with
-TheyWorkForYou as it does to you &mdash;
-partly to try out
-<a title="The moment I realised I should simply make &lt;b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;, and &lt;font&gt; nestable to get everything to parse was quite good"
- href="http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/">Beautiful Soup</a>,
-partly because I obviously didn't have enough to do writing a
-<a href="http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/">No10 Petitions</a> website and
-answering mountains of support mail, partly as an early Christmas present for everyone I know in the world
-of the internets (hey guys), and partly to show how easy I think it is and that there's no excuse
-for people not to volunteer to do the Scottish Parliament
-and Welsh Assembly. :)
-<a href="http://project.knowledgeforge.net/ukparse/trac/browser/trunk/parlparse/pyscraper/ni">Here's all the code</a>
-(and there's not much; the scraper is 28 lines long, the name resolver 273, and the parser only 343 &mdash; including comments!)
-for scraping and parsing the Northern Ireland Assembly,
-<a href="http://project.knowledgeforge.net/ukparse/trac/browser/trunk/parlparse/members">the XML list of Assembly Members</a>
-I created was quite important, and then it was a matter of adapting the existing
-<a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/cvstrac/dir?d=mysociety/twfy">TheyWorkForYou code</a> to add
-a new major type (and completely rewrite the enter/leaving code as that assumed you couldn't be
-in more than one Parliament/Assembly at once...).
-
-I'm sure there are bugs around the place (<a href="/contact/">do let us know</a>), but I'm off on holiday for a week now;
-I look forward to my return (so don't expect a quick reply to suggestions or
-complaints)! :-)
-
-ATB,<br>
-<a href="http://www.dracos.co.uk/">Matthew Somerville</a>
-EOT
-        , "2006-12-11 00:00:00", 'Matthew'),
-
-    40 => array('TheyWorkForYou API', <<<EOT
-Today, we launched an API (Application Programming Interface) to the
-data TheyWorkForYou contains. This lets other sites query our site for
-various bits of information, such as the constituency or MP for a particular
-postcode, the debates for a particular date, the comments left on a certain
-MP's speeches, and so on. It's not complete
-and will hopefully have improvements in future &ndash;
-<a href="/api/">see the
-documentation and have a play with it</a>. Do dive in, and <a href="/contact/">let us
-know</a> of any interesting or fun applications you come up with! The
-immediate new feature on TheyWorkForYou itself is the list of
-neighbouring constituencies on an MP's page.
-
-Here's my <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/2006/barcamp-london/">BarCamp
-Presentation</a> launching the API, and a <a href="http://www.dracos.co.uk/work/theyworkforyou/api/fabfarts/">couple</a>
-of <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/2006/09/02/battle-your-way-to-sedgefield/">applications</a> using it.
-EOT
-        , "2006-09-02 17:10:00"),
-
-    39 => array('New features over the last couple of months', <<<EOT
-Just a brief round-up of what we've added since our last piece of news.
-
-We've added MPs' membership of select committees, taken from
-<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/selmem.cfm">this
-official list</a>, including membership history where we can work it out.
-
-Our rankings for various numbers have been removed, to be replaced by
-woolly text &ndash; we have <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/help/#numbers">more
-information on this</a>. To make up for it, we've done a bit more text
-analysis, and added which departments and subjects an MP asks most
-written questions about, so you can see that
-<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/alan_williams/swansea_west">Alan Williams</a>
-has asked more questions about Royal Residences than anything else, or that
-<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/anne_main/st_albans">Anne Main</a> has asked
-more questions on Flag Flying.
-
-Firefox users can download a
-<a href="http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?name=theyworkforyou">search plugin</a>,
-to enable easy searching of the site from Firefox's search bar.
-
-And a few bugfixes - our handling of when Oral Answers finish should be a bit better than previously,
-and when searching a particular person's speeches, we no longer group the results by debate, which
-was confusing, as you obviously expected to see all the speeches for that person that matched your
-search terms.
-EOT
-        , "2006-08-18 09:46:36"),
+        For example, mining the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/graham_allen/nottingham_north#votingrecord">voting record of Graham Allen</a>, Labour MP for Nottingham North, shows that he was pretty dubious about the Iraq war, but very strongly in favour of a ban on fox hunting.
 
-    38 => array("Got an idea for a useful website?", <<<EOT
-mySociety is running a call for proposals until 16th June. If you can
-come up with an idea for a useful site like this one, and it beats all
-the other ideas, we'll build it for free. <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/proposals2006/submit">Submit an idea</a>
-or <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/proposals2006/view">read and comment on what other people have submitted</a>.
-EOT
-        , "2006-06-06 06:06:06"),
-
-    37 => array("We've added the Lords, and more", <<<EOT
-For your use and enjoyment we've added Hansard for the House of Lords (their debates,
-written questions and ministerial statements, just like the Commons), and a page
-on each of the <a href="/peers/">members of the House of Lords</a>. That isn't all - we've
-also added a feature to the search to help you identify which MPs or
-Lords are interested in a certain word or phrases. Just search as
-usual and then click 'Show use by person'.
-EOT
-        , "2006-06-01 12:34:56"),
+        This information is the result sophisticated mining of PublicWhip's detailed vote data covering hundreds of Parliamentary divisions.
 
-    36 => array("Changes to the Register of Members' Interests", <<<EOT
-One of the many things our site does, probably without you realising, is to track the Register of Members' Interests, in which MPs are "to provide information of any pecuniary interest or other material benefit which a Member receives which might reasonably be thought by others to influence his or her actions, speeches or votes in Parliament, or actions taken in the capacity of a Member of Parliament". The latest entry published on the official site has always been shown on MP pages (<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/tony_blair/sedgefield#register">here's Tony Blair's</a>), however we kept all previous editions of the Register safe and sound. And now, after a bit of coding, you can view a history of the Register, either <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?f=2005-12-14">comparing particular editions</a>, or for particular MPs (<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=10001">Diane Abbott</a>, for example). Entries only have to stay on the Register for a year, so this can make for some interesting reading.
+        We hope it'll make it easier for you to keep track of where your MP really stands on key issues - after all, They Work For You.
+        EOT, "2005-04-05 22:59:57"],
 
-Happy New Year! :) <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/">Changes to the Register of Members' Interests</a>
-EOT
-        , "2006-01-01 12:36:00"),
+    31 => ["Channel 4 linking to TheyWorkForYou.com", <<<EOT
+        We're happy to announce that the Channel 4 website is directing people to TheyWorkForYou.com's MP pages via a <a href="http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/E/election2005/yourmp.html">postcode box</a> on their <a href="http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/E/election2005/">Election 2005 website</a>.
 
-    35 => array("TheyWorkForYou.com Wins Award", <<<EOT
-We're proud to announce that TheyWorkForYou.com has won the  'Contribution to Civic Society' award at the <a href="http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/nma/nma2005/nma2005index.php">New Statesman magazine's New Media Awards</a>.
+        We've done a special paint job for users coming from the Channel 4 site, just to make them feel welcome. You can see an example <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/c4/paul_keetch/hereford">here</a>.
 
-Thanks to the kind souls who nominated us. We enjoyed ourselves.
+        We'd love to know what you think of this paint job, as we're planning a redesign. As ever, <a href="/contact/">get in touch</a>.
+        EOT, "2005-04-05 22:53:32"],
 
+    30 => ["NEW! Email Alerts & Other Features", <<<EOT
+         Since launching in June, we've made hundreds of small
+             improvements to the site. However, the cold winter nights
+             have sparked an explosion of activity, and we've launched a
+             slew of new features in response to requests such as:
 
-EOT
-        , "2005-07-05 23:54:13"),
+             <i>"Can you Email me when my MP next speaks, or when an issue
+               I care about is raised?"</i>
 
-    34 => array("NEW! Email this page to a friend", <<<EOT
-At the top right hand side of every (ex)MP's page, we've added a simple new feature: email the page to a friend.
+             You all *so* wanted this. Near the top of every MP's page,
+             and on every search results page, you'll see a link starting
+             with 'Email me when...' Just click and go, or sign up by
+             hand using <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/alert/">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/alert/</a>
 
-<a href="/mp/">Have a go</a>, and let all your friends know how easy it is to keep tabs on what your former MP did and said in your name during the last Parliament.
-EOT
-        , "2005-04-14 23:43:50"),
+            <i> "Can I see when an issue was last raised in Parliament?"</i>
 
-    33 => array("Play with Pledgebank, Pound the Streets", <<<EOT
-Our good friends over at <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/">MySociety.org</a> are close to launching <a href="http://www.pledgebank.com/">Pledgebank</a>, a new web and sms service which  does what it says on the url.
+             Yes. At the top of every search results page you'll see a
+             link that sorts the most recent result at the top. Ideal for
+             keeping tabs on topical concerns such as
+             <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?o=d&s=%22identity+card%22">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?o=d&s=%22identity+card%22</a>
 
-To help test the concept,  they've set up a <a href="http://www.pledgebank.com/theywork">special TheyWorkForYou.com pledge</a> which reads:
-<blockquote>
-<i>"I will deliver a printed copy of my local MP's page on TheyWorkForYou.com to every house in my street but only if 100 other fans of TheyWorkForYou.com will too."
-</i>
-</blockquote>
+             <i>"Can I just search the stuff my MP has said?"</i>
 
-If you're up for it, why not <a href="http://www.pledgebank.com/theywork">sign up now?</a>
-EOT
-        , "2005-04-13 22:41:23"),
+             Yup. Go to an MP's page. See the red search box to the right
+             of your MP's delicious photo? That's your baby. It'll search
+             just that MP's contributions.
 
-    32 => array("NEW! How MPs voted on Key Issues", <<<EOT
-We've added a smashing new feature to all our <a href="/mps/">MP pages</a>, courtesy of Francis at <a href="http://www.publicwhip.org.uk">PublicWhip</a>
+             <i>"What about Westminster Hall, Written Ministerial
+               Statements & House of Commons' Committees?"</i>
 
-You can now check out which way MPs tended vote on half a dozen key issues from the last Parliament (Iraq, Fox Hunting, ID cards. Top Up Fees etc) via a nice, easy to understand panel.
+             We're two-thirds done. See <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/</a> and
+             <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/</a> We're busy tacking Committee
+             proceedings, but these be hard.
 
-For example, mining the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/graham_allen/nottingham_north#votingrecord">voting record of Graham Allen</a>, Labour MP for Nottingham North, shows that he was pretty dubious about the Iraq war, but very strongly in favour of a ban on fox hunting.
+             <i>"Is what you're doing legal?"</i>
 
-This information is the result sophisticated mining of PublicWhip's detailed vote data covering hundreds of Parliamentary divisions.
+             Yes. We are legit. Indeed, within a couple of months of launch
+             we had Parliament's blessing, plenty of enthusiasm and a nice
+             shiny licence to re-use Hansard. Given Parliament's history &
+             traditions, such a swift & positive reaction is most admirable.
 
-We hope it'll make it easier for you to keep track of where your MP really stands on key issues - after all, They Work For You.
-EOT
-        , "2005-04-05 22:59:57"),
+             FINALLY, TELL YOUR FRIENDS
 
-    31 => array("Channel 4 linking to TheyWorkForYou.com", <<<EOT
-We're happy to announce that the Channel 4 website is directing people to TheyWorkForYou.com's MP pages via a <a href="http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/E/election2005/yourmp.html">postcode box</a> on their <a href="http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/E/election2005/">Election 2005 website</a>.
+             TheyWorkForYou.com is the best place to get the unadulterated
+             lowdown on what your MP has said and done in your name.
 
-We've done a special paint job for users coming from the Channel 4 site, just to make them feel welcome. You can see an example <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/c4/paul_keetch/hereford">here</a>.
+             As the election approaches, we think the site could make a
+             real difference to democratic transparency and engagement.
 
-We'd love to know what you think of this paint job, as we're planning a redesign. As ever, <a href="/contact/">get in touch</a>.
-EOT
-        , "2005-04-05 22:53:32"),
+             If you agree, please tell your friends. Blog about us. Write
+             about us. Link to us. Use our RSS feeds in your sites. Tell
+             your enemies. Hell, even tell your parents. You're the only
+             marketing we can afford!
 
-    30 => array("NEW! Email Alerts & Other Features", <<<EOT
- Since launching in June, we've made hundreds of small
-     improvements to the site. However, the cold winter nights
-     have sparked an explosion of activity, and we've launched a
-     slew of new features in response to requests such as:
+             Best wishes,
 
-     <i>"Can you Email me when my MP next speaks, or when an issue
-       I care about is raised?"</i>
+            - Tom, on behalf of the TheyWorkForYou.com volunteers
 
-     You all *so* wanted this. Near the top of every MP's page,
-     and on every search results page, you'll see a link starting
-     with 'Email me when...' Just click and go, or sign up by
-     hand using <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/alert/">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/alert/</a>
+             <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/about/">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/about/</a>  - New volunteers welcome!
+        EOT, "2005-02-24 22:02:44"],
 
-    <i> "Can I see when an issue was last raised in Parliament?"</i>
+    26 => ["New Release of TheyWorkForYou.com Source Code", <<<EOT
+        <strong>Update:</strong> New URL for the code.
 
-     Yes. At the top of every search results page you'll see a
-     link that sorts the most recent result at the top. Ideal for
-     keeping tabs on topical concerns such as
-     <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?o=d&s=%22identity+card%22">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?o=d&s=%22identity+card%22</a>
+        We've released version 8 of the <a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/cvstrac/dir?d=mysociety/twfy">TheyWorkForYou.com source code</a> which is available for download under an Open Source licence.
 
-     <i>"Can I just search the stuff my MP has said?"</i>
+        The update contains new code for:
 
-     Yup. Go to an MP's page. See the red search box to the right
-     of your MP's delicious photo? That's your baby. It'll search
-     just that MP's contributions.
+        - Westminster Hall Debates
+        - Written ministerial statements
+        - Better search code
 
-     <i>"What about Westminster Hall, Written Ministerial
-       Statements & House of Commons' Committees?"</i>
+        Feel free to download it and have a play.
 
-     We're two-thirds done. See <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/</a> and
-     <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/</a> We're busy tacking Committee
-     proceedings, but these be hard.
+        Whilst you're at it, don't forget we also publish a full <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/raw/">XML version of the Hansard data</a>.
+        EOT, "2005-01-25 00:15:19"],
 
-     <i>"Is what you're doing legal?"</i>
+    25 => ["Search by Date", <<<EOT
+        Thanks to the sterling efforts of a fine new volunteer (thanks David!), you can now sort any search results either by listing the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s=Uzbekistan&o=r">most relevant results first</a>, or <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s=Uzbekistan&o=d">most recent results first</a>.
 
-     Yes. We are legit. Indeed, within a couple of months of launch
-     we had Parliament's blessing, plenty of enthusiasm and a nice
-     shiny licence to re-use Hansard. Given Parliament's history &
-     traditions, such a swift & positive reaction is most admirable.
 
-     FINALLY, TELL YOUR FRIENDS
+        This is good news for those wanting to keep up to date with issues as they pop up in the Commons.
 
-     TheyWorkForYou.com is the best place to get the unadulterated
-     lowdown on what your MP has said and done in your name.
+        Next step on search is probably an RSS version of keyword searches. We're still very keen to improve overall relevancy of results - anyone out there fancy lending us a Google Appliance to play with?
 
-     As the election approaches, we think the site could make a
-     real difference to democratic transparency and engagement.
+        As ever, <a href="/contact/">contact us</a> if you've got any suggestions how we might improve the site, or if you fancy volunteering.
+        EOT, "2005-01-25 00:16:09"],
 
-     If you agree, please tell your friends. Blog about us. Write
-     about us. Link to us. Use our RSS feeds in your sites. Tell
-     your enemies. Hell, even tell your parents. You're the only
-     marketing we can afford!
+    20 => ["New! Ministerial Statements now included", <<<EOT
+        The <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/">TheyWorkForYou.com</a> volunteers are busily crunching their way through the more esoteric corners of Hansard. By way of example, we've just incorporated <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/">Written Ministerial Statements</a> into the site.
 
-     Best wishes,
+        Nope, most of us had never heard of them either, but apparently:
 
-    - Tom, on behalf of the TheyWorkForYou.com volunteers
+        <i><a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/">Written Ministerial Statements</a> were introducted in late 2002 to stop the practice of having "planted" or "inspired" questions designed to elicit Government statements.
 
-     <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/about/">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/about/</a>  - New volunteers welcome!
-EOT
-        , "2005-02-24 22:02:44"),
+        They are just that - statements on a particular topic by a Government Minister.
+        </i>
 
-    26 => array("New Release of TheyWorkForYou.com Source Code", <<<EOT
-<strong>Update:</strong> New URL for the code.
+        Well, there you go. You live and learn.
 
-We've released version 8 of the <a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/cvstrac/dir?d=mysociety/twfy">TheyWorkForYou.com source code</a> which is available for download under an Open Source licence.
+        Next up: Select Committees, which promise to be an order of magnitude more challenging. We'll keep you posted.
 
-The update contains new code for:
+        PS We're always on the lookout for new volunteers - <a href="/contact/">contact us</a> if you are keen to help in almost any capacity.
+        EOT, "2005-01-17 17:44:47"],
 
-- Westminster Hall Debates
-- Written ministerial statements
-- Better search code
+    19 => ["NEW! Westminster Hall debates now available.", <<<EOT
+        The volunteers have been busy over the past few days, and we are now one stage closer towards <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/">TheyWorkForYou.com</a> becoming a truly comprehensive record of Parliamentary activity.
 
-Feel free to download it and have a play.
+        We've included <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/">debates from Westminster Hall</a>, which is a new-ish forum sitting in parallel to the main Commons Chamber. Learn more about it <a href="http://www.explore.parliament.uk/Parliament.aspx?id=10416&glossary=true">here</a>.
 
-Whilst you're at it, don't forget we also publish a full <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/raw/">XML version of the Hansard data</a>.
-EOT
-        , "2005-01-25 00:15:19"),
+        <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/">Westminster Hall Debates</a> were introduced in 1999 with the aim of encouraging constructive rather than confrontational debate between MPs.
 
-    25 => array("Search by Date", <<<EOT
-Thanks to the sterling efforts of a fine new volunteer (thanks David!), you can now sort any search results either by listing the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s=Uzbekistan&o=r">most relevant results first</a>, or <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?s=Uzbekistan&o=d">most recent results first</a>.
+        As ever, we'll let you be the judge.
 
+        Next up, parsing all the various House of Commons' Committees... .
 
-This is good news for those wanting to keep up to date with issues as they pop up in the Commons.
 
-Next step on search is probably an RSS version of keyword searches. We're still very keen to improve overall relevancy of results - anyone out there fancy lending us a Google Appliance to play with?
 
-As ever, <a href="/contact/">contact us</a> if you've got any suggestions how we might improve the site, or if you fancy volunteering.
-EOT
-        , "2005-01-25 00:16:09"),
 
-    20 => array("New! Ministerial Statements now included", <<<EOT
-The <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/">TheyWorkForYou.com</a> volunteers are busily crunching their way through the more esoteric corners of Hansard. By way of example, we've just incorporated <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/">Written Ministerial Statements</a> into the site.
 
-Nope, most of us had never heard of them either, but apparently:
+        EOT, "2004-12-22 23:47:19"],
 
-<i><a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/">Written Ministerial Statements</a> were introducted in late 2002 to stop the practice of having "planted" or "inspired" questions designed to elicit Government statements.
+    18 => ["RSS feed of your MP's recent appearances", <<<EOT
+        Don't forget you can keep track of any MP's recent House of Commons appearances via an RSS newsfeed. You'll find the link in the right-hand column of each individual MP's page.
 
-They are just that - statements on a particular topic by a Government Minister.
-</i>
+        For example, the RSS feed of <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10508">Barabara Roche's</a> recent appearances in the House of Commons can be found at the following web address:
 
-Well, there you go. You live and learn.
+        <blockquote><a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/rss/mp/10508.rdf">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/rss/mp/10508.rdf</a>
+        </blockquote>
 
-Next up: Select Committees, which promise to be an order of magnitude more challenging. We'll keep you posted.
+        RSS is a simple way to publish & distribute content which is frequently updated  (<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3223484.stm">learn more here</a>.)
 
-PS We're always on the lookout for new volunteers - <a href="/contact/">contact us</a> if you are keen to help in almost any capacity.
-EOT
-        , "2005-01-17 17:44:47"),
+        Some enlightened MPs are now incorporating this useful feed of their Parliamentary activity into their websites. See <a href="http://www.richardallan.org.uk/">Richard Allen's</a> website for a good example.
+        EOT, "2004-11-27 16:38:41"],
 
-    19 => array("NEW! Westminster Hall debates now available.", <<<EOT
-The volunteers have been busy over the past few days, and we are now one stage closer towards <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/">TheyWorkForYou.com</a> becoming a truly comprehensive record of Parliamentary activity.
+    16 => ["NEW! MPs' Expenses", <<<EOT
+        At the bottom of <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mps/">each MP's page</a>, you can now see how much money your MP has claimed in allowances over the past three years.
 
-We've included <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/">debates from Westminster Hall</a>, which is a new-ish forum sitting in parallel to the main Commons Chamber. Learn more about it <a href="http://www.explore.parliament.uk/Parliament.aspx?id=10416&glossary=true">here</a>.
+        For example, it is good to note that <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10508#expenses">Barbara Roche</a>, a North London MP, does not claim excessive travel expenses.
 
-<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/">Westminster Hall Debates</a> were introduced in 1999 with the aim of encouraging constructive rather than confrontational debate between MPs.
+        Bear in mind that proper democracy does cost money, so please think twice before using these data as a stick with which to beat your MP. An "expensive" MP might be providing excellent value for money. And vice versa.
+        EOT, "2004-11-08 10:11:14"],
 
-As ever, we'll let you be the judge.
+    11 => ["TheyWorkForYou.com Development Wiki now public", <<<EOT
+        Shortly after we launched our beta test in June we decided we should also open up access to the wiki we use to help develop TheyWorkForYou.com so that anyone can also have a go, muck in, or just laugh at us.
 
-Next up, parsing all the various House of Commons' Committees... .
+        Of course, that took far longer than we planned, but having <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/news/archives/2004/07/18/new_full_source_.php">published the source code</a>, we should open up the wiki too.
 
+        We don't like wiki spam, so it will remain passworded, but anyone who wants a browse can tuck in at the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wiki/moin.cgi">TheyWorkForYou.com wiki</a>
 
+        username: theyworkforyou
+        password: n0vemb3r (n-zero-vemb-three-r)
 
+        (dissemination is fine, but please don't post the link with the login details embedded in the url)
 
+        In case you're wondering what we're up to, well, we're just rousing ourselves for another tilt at completing our vision before the next election is called, so if anyone python or php skills and fancies lending a hand, do <a href="/contact/">contact us</a>.
+        EOT, "2004-10-01 23:14:13"],
 
-EOT
-        , "2004-12-22 23:47:19"),
+    8 => ["New! Full Source Code Published", <<<EOT
+        <strong>Update:</strong> Code has moved location, updated the URLs and text accordingly.
 
-    18 => array("RSS feed of your MP's recent appearances", <<<EOT
-Don't forget you can keep track of any MP's recent House of Commons appearances via an RSS newsfeed. You'll find the link in the right-hand column of each individual MP's page.
+        We're <em>really</em> keen for others to use both our code and the data feeds we make available to make the UK's Parliament more accessible.
 
-For example, the RSS feed of <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10508">Barabara Roche's</a> recent appearances in the House of Commons can be found at the following web address:
+        Most notably, we've published the source code for the front and back end of TheyWorkForYou.com. It's available here:
+        <a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/cvstrac/dir?d=mysociety/twfy">https://secure.mysociety.org/cvstrac/dir?d=mysociety/twfy</a> for the front end website, and
+        <a href="http://www.knowledgeforge.net/project/ukparse/">http://www.knowledgeforge.net/project/ukparse/</a> for the backend scraper and parser.
 
-<blockquote><a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/rss/mp/10508.rdf">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/rss/mp/10508.rdf</a>
-</blockquote>
+        <strong>But there's more!</strong> Below, you'll find links to various other open data feeds and resources we've produced to date:
 
-RSS is a simple way to publish & distribute content which is frequently updated  (<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3223484.stm">learn more here</a>.)
+        <a href="http://ukparse.kforge.net/parlparse/">http://ukparse.kforge.net/parlparse/</a> - XML files of debates / written answers back to June 2001 (House of Commons only - not Westminster Hall); MP id and constituency index files;  how to use the parser source code.
 
-Some enlightened MPs are now incorporating this useful feed of their Parliamentary activity into their websites. See <a href="http://www.richardallan.org.uk/">Richard Allen's</a> website for a good example.
-EOT
-        , "2004-11-27 16:38:41"),
-
-    16 => array("NEW! MPs' Expenses", <<<EOT
-At the bottom of <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mps/">each MP's page</a>, you can now see how much money your MP has claimed in allowances over the past three years.
-
-For example, it is good to note that <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=10508#expenses">Barbara Roche</a>, a North London MP, does not claim excessive travel expenses.
-
-Bear in mind that proper democracy does cost money, so please think twice before using these data as a stick with which to beat your MP. An "expensive" MP might be providing excellent value for money. And vice versa.
-EOT
-        , "2004-11-08 10:11:14"),
-
-    11 => array("TheyWorkForYou.com Development Wiki now public", <<<EOT
-Shortly after we launched our beta test in June we decided we should also open up access to the wiki we use to help develop TheyWorkForYou.com so that anyone can also have a go, muck in, or just laugh at us.
+        <a href="http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/project/data.php">http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/project/data.php</a> - MP performance data; voting record matrices.
 
-Of course, that took far longer than we planned, but having <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/news/archives/2004/07/18/new_full_source_.php">published the source code</a>, we should open up the wiki too.
+        <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/rss/mp/10508.rdf">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/rss/mp/10508.rdf</a>
+            - Typical MP 'recent appearances' RSS feed, uses person id.
+        EOT, "2004-07-18 22:58:23"],
 
-We don't like wiki spam, so it will remain passworded, but anyone who wants a browse can tuck in at the <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wiki/moin.cgi">TheyWorkForYou.com wiki</a>
+    7 => ["Public Beta Now Live", <<<EOT
+        Welcome to the public beta of TheyWorkForYou.com, which launched on Sunday 6th June 2004 at the <a href="http://www.notcon04.com/" title="link to NotCon04 conference website">NotCon04</a> conference.
 
-username: theyworkforyou
-password: n0vemb3r (n-zero-vemb-three-r)
+        We hope you enjoy using the service during its public beta phase, which will last for  a while as we unpick all the bugs and tweak the features.
 
-(dissemination is fine, but please don't post the link with the login details embedded in the url)
+        We want to know everything: what you like, what you hate, what works, what's broken, what could we do better. The lot. Don't hold back.
 
-In case you're wondering what we're up to, well, we're just rousing ourselves for another tilt at completing our vision before the next election is called, so if anyone python or php skills and fancies lending a hand, do <a href="/contact/">contact us</a>.
-EOT
-        , "2004-10-01 23:14:13"),
-
-    8 => array("New! Full Source Code Published", <<<EOT
-<strong>Update:</strong> Code has moved location, updated the URLs and text accordingly.
-
-We're <em>really</em> keen for others to use both our code and the data feeds we make available to make the UK's Parliament more accessible.
+        The search engine is our main area of immediate focus - we know we've got months of tuning and tweaking of search results to come. We know enough to know that great search is hard, and that your feedback is crucial.
 
-Most notably, we've published the source code for the front and back end of TheyWorkForYou.com. It's available here:
-<a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/cvstrac/dir?d=mysociety/twfy">https://secure.mysociety.org/cvstrac/dir?d=mysociety/twfy</a> for the front end website, and
-<a href="http://www.knowledgeforge.net/project/ukparse/">http://www.knowledgeforge.net/project/ukparse/</a> for the backend scraper and parser.
+        In the meantime, please enjoy being the first people to scribble in the margins of Hansard. May you be first of many.
 
-<strong>But there's more!</strong> Below, you'll find links to various other open data feeds and resources we've produced to date:
+        <a href="/contact/">Send all bug reports (and feature suggestions) to us</a>.
 
-<a href="http://ukparse.kforge.net/parlparse/">http://ukparse.kforge.net/parlparse/</a> - XML files of debates / written answers back to June 2001 (House of Commons only - not Westminster Hall); MP id and constituency index files;  how to use the parser source code.
+        Finally, a big 'thank you' to everyone who helped test the site during the private beta phase over the past two weeks. Your feedback has been invaluable.
 
-<a href="http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/project/data.php">http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/project/data.php</a> - MP performance data; voting record matrices.
+        More than the usuals,
 
-<a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/rss/mp/10508.rdf">https://www.theyworkforyou.com/rss/mp/10508.rdf</a>
-    - Typical MP 'recent appearances' RSS feed, uses person id.
-EOT
-        , "2004-07-18 22:58:23"),
+        - <i><a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/about/" title="link to About Us page">The TheyWorkForYou.com Volunteers</a></i>
+        EOT, "2004-06-06 03:02:53"],
 
-    7 => array("Public Beta Now Live", <<<EOT
-Welcome to the public beta of TheyWorkForYou.com, which launched on Sunday 6th June 2004 at the <a href="http://www.notcon04.com/" title="link to NotCon04 conference website">NotCon04</a> conference.
+    6 => ["Want to help make us complete?", <<<EOT
+        Please remember that this isn't yet a complete record of our MPs' activities in the House of Commons. For that we need to add the transcripts of Select Committee proceedings and a load of other fiddly and esoteric information.
 
-We hope you enjoy using the service during its public beta phase, which will last for  a while as we unpick all the bugs and tweak the features.
+        We also want to add data from before 2001. And there's always the Lords... We yearn to be a complete record.
 
-We want to know everything: what you like, what you hate, what works, what's broken, what could we do better. The lot. Don't hold back.
+        But to do this, we will need to ensure our key developers are kept fed. If you're in a sugar daddy frame of mind, we'd be only too pleased to accept donations.
 
-The search engine is our main area of immediate focus - we know we've got months of tuning and tweaking of search results to come. We know enough to know that great search is hard, and that your feedback is crucial.
+        Just <a href="/contact/">contact us</a>.
 
-In the meantime, please enjoy being the first people to scribble in the margins of Hansard. May you be first of many.
+        EOT, "2004-05-21 22:15:22"],
 
-<a href="/contact/">Send all bug reports (and feature suggestions) to us</a>.
+    5 => ["Know someone who'd like this website?", <<<EOT
+        If you know someone who would appreciate being a beta tester, please <a href="/contact/">contact us</a> with their details.
 
-Finally, a big 'thank you' to everyone who helped test the site during the private beta phase over the past two weeks. Your feedback has been invaluable.
+        Many thanks.
+        EOT, "2004-05-21 22:55:24"],
 
-More than the usuals,
+    4 => ["Welcome to our private beta test", <<<EOT
+        Hello all, and thank you for helping to road test TheyWorkForYou.com. We hope you enjoy our new baby; we're proud of her, even though she's still somewhat rough around the edges.
 
-- <i><a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/about/" title="link to About Us page">The TheyWorkForYou.com Volunteers</a></i>
-EOT
-        , "2004-06-06 03:02:53"),
+        We've just entered our 'closed beta' phase - you'll need a password to access the site until we move into our open beta phase sometime in June.
 
-    6 => array("Want to help make us complete?", <<<EOT
-Please remember that this isn't yet a complete record of our MPs' activities in the House of Commons. For that we need to add the transcripts of Select Committee proceedings and a load of other fiddly and esoteric information.
+        Please <a href="/contact/">contact us</a> with your feedback, or you can just add your comments to this blog.
 
-We also want to add data from before 2001. And there's always the Lords... We yearn to be a complete record.
+        We want to know everything: what you like, what you hate, what works, what's broken, what could we do better. The lot. Don't hold back.
 
-But to do this, we will need to ensure our key developers are kept fed. If you're in a sugar daddy frame of mind, we'd be only too pleased to accept donations.
+        The search engine is our main area of immediate focus - we know we've got months of tuning and tweaking of search results to come. We know enough to know that great search is hard, and that your feedback is crucial.
 
-Just <a href="/contact/">contact us</a>.
+        In the meantime, please enjoy being the first people to scribble in the margins of Hansard. May you be first of many.
 
-EOT
-        , "2004-05-21 22:15:22"),
-
-    5 => array("Know someone who'd like this website?", <<<EOT
-If you know someone who would appreciate being a beta tester, please <a href="/contact/">contact us</a> with their details.
-
-Many thanks.
-EOT
-        , "2004-05-21 22:55:24"),
-
-    4 => array("Welcome to our private beta test", <<<EOT
-Hello all, and thank you for helping to road test TheyWorkForYou.com. We hope you enjoy our new baby; we're proud of her, even though she's still somewhat rough around the edges.
-
-We've just entered our 'closed beta' phase - you'll need a password to access the site until we move into our open beta phase sometime in June.
-
-Please <a href="/contact/">contact us</a> with your feedback, or you can just add your comments to this blog.
-
-We want to know everything: what you like, what you hate, what works, what's broken, what could we do better. The lot. Don't hold back.
-
-The search engine is our main area of immediate focus - we know we've got months of tuning and tweaking of search results to come. We know enough to know that great search is hard, and that your feedback is crucial.
-
-In the meantime, please enjoy being the first people to scribble in the margins of Hansard. May you be first of many.
-
-- <em>The TheyWorkForYou.com volunteers</em>
-EOT
-        , "2004-05-21 22:55:24"),
-);
+        - <em>The TheyWorkForYou.com volunteers</em>
+        EOT, "2004-05-21 22:55:24"],
+];
 
 // General news functions
 function news_format_body($content)
diff --git a/www/docs/news/home_page_include.php b/www/docs/news/home_page_include.php
index ccf01adc32..9c128b05be 100644
--- a/www/docs/news/home_page_include.php
+++ b/www/docs/news/home_page_include.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     if ($c++ == 2) {
         break;
     }
-    list($title, $content, $date) = $news_row;
+    [$title, $content, $date] = $news_row;
     $url = news_individual_link($date, $title);
     print "<h5><a href=\"$url\">" . $title . "</a></h5>";
     print "<p>";
diff --git a/www/docs/news/index.php b/www/docs/news/index.php
index 3cba4c592e..5fe564f9d8 100644
--- a/www/docs/news/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/news/index.php
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 $uri = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
 if (preg_match("#/(\d\d\d\d)/(\d\d)/(\d\d)/([a-z0-9_]+)(\.php)?$#", $uri, $matches)) {
     // Individual item
-    list($all, $year, $month, $day, $ref) = $matches;
+    [$all, $year, $month, $day, $ref] = $matches;
     if ($ref == "please_build_on_") {
         $ref = "new_full_source_";
     }
     foreach ($all_news as $id => $news_row) {
-        list($title, $content, $date) = $news_row;
+        [$title, $content, $date] = $news_row;
         if (news_format_ref($title) != $ref) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
     }
 } elseif (preg_match("#/(\d\d\d\d)/(\d\d)/?(index.php)?$#", $uri, $matches)) {
     // Month index
-    list($all, $year, $month) = $matches;
+    [$all, $year, $month] = $matches;
     $this_page = 'sitenews_date';
     $DATA->set_page_metadata($this_page, 'title', format_date("$year-$month-01", "%B %Y"));
     $PAGE->page_start();
     $PAGE->stripe_start();
     foreach (array_reverse($all_news) as $id => $news_row) {
-        list($title, $content, $date) = $news_row;
+        [$title, $content, $date] = $news_row;
         if (substr($date, 0, 7) != "$year-$month") {
             continue;
         }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         if ($c++ == 10) {
             break;
         }
-        list($title, $content, $date) = $news_row;
+        [$title, $content, $date] = $news_row;
         print "<h3>" . format_date(substr($date, 0, 10), LONGDATEFORMAT) . "</h3>";
         print "<h4>" . $title . "</h4>";
         print news_format_body($content);
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@
     }
 }
 
-$PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-    array(
+$PAGE->stripe_end([
+    [
         'type' => 'include',
         'content' => 'sitenews',
-    ),
-));
+    ],
+]);
 $PAGE->page_end();
diff --git a/www/docs/news/rdf.php b/www/docs/news/rdf.php
index 097ffe4be9..638833f6bc 100644
--- a/www/docs/news/rdf.php
+++ b/www/docs/news/rdf.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     if ($c++ == 10) {
         break;
     }
-    list($title, $content, $date) = $news_row;
+    [$title, $content, $date] = $news_row;
     $url = "https://www.theyworkforyou.com" . news_individual_link($date, $title);
     print "<rdf:li rdf:resource=\"$url\" />\n";
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     if ($c++ == 10) {
         break;
     }
-    list($title, $content, $date) = $news_row;
+    [$title, $content, $date] = $news_row;
     $url = "https://www.theyworkforyou.com" . news_individual_link($date, $title);
     $excerpt = trim_characters(news_format_body($content), 0, 250);
     $date = str_replace(" ", "T", $date) . "+00:00";
diff --git a/www/docs/news/sidebar_archives.php b/www/docs/news/sidebar_archives.php
index 4f0d3675c5..15de28b015 100644
--- a/www/docs/news/sidebar_archives.php
+++ b/www/docs/news/sidebar_archives.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 $last = "";
 global $all_news;
 foreach ($all_news as $id => $news_row) {
-    list($title, $content, $date) = $news_row;
+    [$title, $content, $date] = $news_row;
 
     $ym = substr($date, 0, 7);
     if ($ym != $last) {
diff --git a/www/docs/parliaments/index.php b/www/docs/parliaments/index.php
index 07cef1de61..a05bfccea4 100644
--- a/www/docs/parliaments/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/parliaments/index.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 $PAGE->page_start();
 $PAGE->stripe_start();
 echo '<dl>';
-foreach (array('hansard', 'sp_home', 'ni_home', 'wales_home', 'london_home') as $page) {
+foreach (['hansard', 'sp_home', 'ni_home', 'wales_home', 'london_home'] as $page) {
     $menu = $DATA->page_metadata($page, 'menu');
     $title = $menu['text'];
     $text = $menu['title'];
diff --git a/www/docs/postcode/index.php b/www/docs/postcode/index.php
index bd4b937f77..cc9fd47704 100644
--- a/www/docs/postcode/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/postcode/index.php
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 include_once '../../includes/easyparliament/init.php';
 include_once INCLUDESPATH . 'easyparliament/member.php';
 
-$data = array();
-$errors = array();
+$data = [];
+$errors = [];
 
 // handling to switch the GE message based either on time or a query string
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function postcode_error($error)
 function fetch_mp($pc, $constituencies, $house = null)
 {
     global $THEUSER;
-    $args = array('constituency' => $constituencies['WMC']);
+    $args = ['constituency' => $constituencies['WMC']];
     if ($house) {
         $args['house'] = $house;
     }
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ function pick_multiple($pc, $areas, $area_type, $house)
         WHERE constituency = :constituency
             AND member.person_id = pn.person_id AND pn.type = 'name'
             AND pn.end_date = (SELECT MAX(end_date) from person_names where person_names.person_id = member.person_id)
-        AND house = 1 ORDER BY left_house DESC LIMIT 1", array(
+        AND house = 1 ORDER BY left_house DESC LIMIT 1", [
         ':constituency' => MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Constituencies::normaliseConstituencyName($areas['WMC']),
-    ))->first();
-    $mp = array();
+    ])->first();
+    $mp = [];
     if ($q) {
         $mp = $q;
         $mp['former'] = ($mp['left_house'] != '9999-12-31');
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ function pick_multiple($pc, $areas, $area_type, $house)
         );
     }
 
-    $mcon = array();
-    $mreg = array();
+    $mcon = [];
+    $mreg = [];
     foreach ($q as $row) {
         $cons = $row['constituency'];
         if ($house == HOUSE_TYPE_NI) {
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ function mapit_lookup($type, $filename)
     }
 
     $input = ($type == 'postcode') ? $r->areas : $r;
-    $areas = array();
+    $areas = [];
     foreach ($input as $row) {
-        if (in_array($row->type, array('WMC', 'WMCF', 'SPC', 'SPE', 'NIE', 'WAC', 'WAE'))) {
+        if (in_array($row->type, ['WMC', 'WMCF', 'SPC', 'SPE', 'NIE', 'WAC', 'WAE'])) {
             $areas[$row->type] = $row->name;
         }
     }
diff --git a/www/docs/privacy/index.php b/www/docs/privacy/index.php
index 8f15e1add4..9b3f95e738 100644
--- a/www/docs/privacy/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/privacy/index.php
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 include_once '../../includes/easyparliament/init.php';
 
-MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/privacy', array());
+MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Renderer::output('static/privacy', []);
diff --git a/www/docs/random/index.php b/www/docs/random/index.php
index 2d00415355..81b64f20f1 100644
--- a/www/docs/random/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/random/index.php
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 $gid = fix_gid_from_db($gid);
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('debates');
-$URL->insert(array( 'id' => $gid ));
+$URL->insert([ 'id' => $gid ]);
 header('Location: ' . $URL->generate());
diff --git a/www/docs/regmem/index.php b/www/docs/regmem/index.php
index 6b9c086859..b5b58223c4 100755
--- a/www/docs/regmem/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/regmem/index.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 $dir = RAWDATA . 'scrapedxml/regmem';
 $dh = opendir($dir);
-$files = array();
+$files = [];
 while ($file = readdir($dh)) {
     if (preg_match('#^regmem#', $file)) {
         $files[] = "$dir/$file";
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ function person_history($p)
     global $files, $dir, $DATA, $PAGE, $this_page, $link, $cats;
     $this_page = 'regmem_mp';
     $name = '';
-    $nil = array();
+    $nil = [];
     $earliest = $files[0];
     foreach ($files as $_) {
         $file = _load_file($_);
         $date = preg_replace("#$dir/regmem(.*?)\.xml#", '$1', $_);
-        $data[$_] = array();
+        $data[$_] = [];
         if (preg_match('#<regmem personid="uk.org.publicwhip/person/' . $p . '" (?:memberid="(.*?)" )?membername="(.*?)" date="(.*?)">(.*?)</regmem>#s', $file, $m)) {
             $earliest = $_;
             if (!$name) {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function register_history($f)
     $DATA->set_page_metadata($this_page, 'heading', 'Changes from ' . $old_pretty . ' to ' . $new_pretty);
     $PAGE->stripe_start();
     print $link;
-    $data = array();
+    $data = [];
     parse_file($old, $old_iso, 'old', $data);
     parse_file($new, $new_iso, 'new', $data);
     ?>
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ function front_page()
                 $compare .= "<em>$year</em> ";
             }
         }
-        $months = array('Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec');
+        $months = ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'];
         preg_match('/(\d\d)-(\d\d)/', $md, $m);
         $date = ($m[2] + 0) . ' ' . $months[$m[1] - 1];
         $view .= '<a href="./?d=' . $y . '-' . $md . '">' . $date . '</a>';
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ function show_register($d)
     $d_iso = preg_replace("#$dir/regmem(.*?)\.xml#", '$1', $d);
     $d_pretty = format_date($d_iso, LONGDATEFORMAT);
     $d = _load_file($d);
-    $data = array();
+    $data = [];
     parse_file($d, $d_iso, 'only', $data);
     $this_page = 'regmem_date';
     $DATA->set_page_metadata($this_page, 'heading', "The Register of Members' Interests, $d_pretty");
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ function by_name($a, $b)
 function canonicalise_data($cat_data)
 {
     $cat_data = preg_replace('#^.*?<item#s', '<item', $cat_data);
-    $cat_data = str_replace(array('<i>', '</i>'), '', $cat_data);
+    $cat_data = str_replace(['<i>', '</i>'], '', $cat_data);
     $cat_data = preg_replace('/<item subcategory="(.*?)">\s*/', '<item>($1) ', $cat_data);
     $cat_data = preg_replace('/<item([^>]*?)>\s*/', '<item>', $cat_data);
     $cat_data = preg_replace('/  +/', ' ', $cat_data);
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ function prettify($s)
 function cat_heading($cat_type, $date_pre, $date_post, $table = true)
 {
     global $cats;
-    $cat_pre = isset($cats[$date_pre][$cat_type]) ? $cats[$date_pre][$cat_type] : '';
-    $cat_post = isset($cats[$date_post][$cat_type]) ? $cats[$date_post][$cat_type] : '';
+    $cat_pre = $cats[$date_pre][$cat_type] ?? '';
+    $cat_post = $cats[$date_post][$cat_type] ?? '';
     if ($cat_pre == $cat_post || !$cat_post || !$cat_pre) {
         if (!$cat_pre) {
             $cat_pre = $cat_post;
diff --git a/www/docs/report/index.php b/www/docs/report/index.php
index 85b0c17e07..08f7bfe73f 100644
--- a/www/docs/report/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/report/index.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     if (get_http_var('submitted') == true) {
         // The form has been submitted.
 
-        $errors = array();
+        $errors = [];
 
         if (get_http_var('body') == '') {
             $errors['body'] = "Please enter a reason why you think this annotation is not appropriate.";
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@
 
             $REPORT = new COMMENTREPORT();
 
-            $reportdata = array(
+            $reportdata = [
                 'body'		=> get_http_var('body'),
                 'firstname'	=> get_http_var('firstname'),
                 'lastname'	=> get_http_var('lastname'),
                 'email'		=> get_http_var('em'),
-            );
+            ];
 
             $success = $REPORT->create($COMMENT, $reportdata);
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
 
 
-function display_form($COMMENT, $errors = array())
+function display_form($COMMENT, $errors = [])
 {
     global $this_page, $THEUSER, $PAGE;
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function display_form($COMMENT, $errors = array())
     // Now display the form.
 
     $FORMURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this_page);
-    $FORMURL->remove(array('id'));
+    $FORMURL->remove(['id']);
 
     ?>
                 <br>
diff --git a/www/docs/rss/index.php b/www/docs/rss/index.php
index e29f2ad5c8..c9cc41967f 100644
--- a/www/docs/rss/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/rss/index.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         $errors['pc'] = "Sorry, " . _htmlentities($pc) . " isn't a known postcode";
         twfy_debug('MP', "Can't display an MP, as submitted postcode didn't match a constituency");
     } else {
-        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('constituency' => $constituency));
+        $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['constituency' => $constituency]);
         if ($MEMBER->person_id()) {
             // This will cookie the postcode.
             $THEUSER->set_postcode_cookie($pc);
diff --git a/www/docs/search/rss/index.php b/www/docs/search/rss/index.php
index 248003cf77..6fb11b99d9 100644
--- a/www/docs/search/rss/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/search/rss/index.php
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@
 
     $DATA->set_page_metadata($this_page, 'title', $pagetitle);
 
-    $args = array(
+    $args = [
         's' => $searchstring,
         'p' => $pagenum,
         'pop' => 1,
         'o' => get_http_var('o'),
         'num' => $num,
-    );
+    ];
 
     $LIST = new HANSARDLIST();
     $LIST->display('search', $args, 'rss');
diff --git a/www/docs/section.php b/www/docs/section.php
index 4fed27de26..a48716de5a 100644
--- a/www/docs/section.php
+++ b/www/docs/section.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 global $THEUSER, $MEMBER;
 if (isset($THEUSER) && $THEUSER->postcode_is_set()) {
     try {
-        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(array('postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\House::majorToHouse($view->major)[0]));
+        $MEMBER = new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Member(['postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\House::majorToHouse($view->major)[0]]);
     } catch (MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\MemberException $e) {
         $MEMBER = null;
     }
diff --git a/www/docs/topic/topic.php b/www/docs/topic/topic.php
index 6bdb73cca0..d90d19a5fe 100644
--- a/www/docs/topic/topic.php
+++ b/www/docs/topic/topic.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 // Make sure the requested topic actually exists, otherwise throw a 404.
 if ($topic = $topics->getTopic($topicname)) {
 
-    $data = array();
+    $data = [];
     $data['topic'] = $topic;
     // Assume, unless we hear otherwise, that we don't want the postcode form displayed.
     $data['display_postcode_form'] = false;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
                         throw new \Exception('Sorry, ' . _htmlentities($pc) . ' isn&rsquo;t a known postcode');
                     } else {
                         // Generate the Member object
-                        $member = new Member(array('constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+                        $member = new Member(['constituency' => $constituency, 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
                         if ($member->person_id()) {
                             // This will cookie the postcode.
                             $THEUSER->set_postcode_cookie($pc);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     throw new \Exception('Sorry, ' . _htmlentities($pc) . ' isn&rsquo;t a valid postcode');
                 }
             } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                Renderer::output('topic/error', array('error' => $e->getMessage()));
+                Renderer::output('topic/error', ['error' => $e->getMessage()]);
             }
 
         }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // DOES THE USER HAVE A POSTCODE ALREADY SET?
         elseif ($THEUSER->postcode_is_set()) {
-            $member = new Member(array('postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+            $member = new Member(['postcode' => $THEUSER->postcode(), 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
         }
 
         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         $positions = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\PolicyPositions(
             $policies->limitToArray($topic_policies),
             $member,
-            array('summaries' => $policySummaries),
+            ['summaries' => $policySummaries],
         );
 
         $data['positions'] = $positions->positions;
@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@
 } else {
 
     header('HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found');
-    Renderer::output('topic/error', array('error' => 'Sorry, but there isn&rsquo;t a topic page by that name.'));
+    Renderer::output('topic/error', ['error' => 'Sorry, but there isn&rsquo;t a topic page by that name.']);
 
 }
diff --git a/www/docs/user/confirm/index.php b/www/docs/user/confirm/index.php
index 2996d571bc..1e7c6994da 100644
--- a/www/docs/user/confirm/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/user/confirm/index.php
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@
 you logged in, so please make sure they're enabled for this site.");
     }
 
-    $PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-        array(
+    $PAGE->stripe_end([
+        [
             'type'		=> 'include',
             'content'	=> 'userconfirmed',
-        ),
-    ));
+        ],
+    ]);
 
     $PAGE->page_end();
 
diff --git a/www/docs/user/index.php b/www/docs/user/index.php
index 1997dd94f6..5b67f30990 100644
--- a/www/docs/user/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/user/index.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 $user = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\User();
 
-$data = array();
+$data = [];
 
 // work out what sort of page we are displaying
 switch (get_http_var("pg")) {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         } else {
             // probably want to login
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userlogin');
-            $URL->insert(array('ret' => '/user/'));
+            $URL->insert(['ret' => '/user/']);
             $loginurl = $URL->generate();
             header("Location: $loginurl");
             exit;
diff --git a/www/docs/user/login/index.php b/www/docs/user/login/index.php
index 7ddbfd257e..e2f23491fd 100644
--- a/www/docs/user/login/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/user/login/index.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     // We can then send the user there after log in.
     $returnurl 	= get_http_var("ret");
 
-    $errors = array();
+    $errors = [];
 
     if ($email == "") {
         $errors["email"] = gettext("Please enter your email address");
@@ -73,19 +73,19 @@
     $USER = new USER();
     $USER->init($resend);
     if (!$USER->confirmed()) {
-        $details = array(
+        $details = [
             'email' => $USER->email(),
             'firstname' => $USER->firstname(),
             'lastname' => $USER->lastname(),
-        );
+        ];
         $USER->send_confirmation_email($details);
         $this_page = 'userwelcome';
         $PAGE->page_start();
         $PAGE->stripe_start();
-        $message = array(
+        $message = [
             'title' => gettext("Confirmation email resent"),
             'text' => gettext("You should receive an email shortly which will contain a link. You will need to follow that link to confirm your email address before you can log in. Thanks."),
-        );
+        ];
         $PAGE->message($message);
         $PAGE->stripe_end();
         $PAGE->page_end();
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 }
 
 
-function display_page($errors = array())
+function display_page($errors = [])
 {
     global $PAGE, $this_page, $THEUSER;
 
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ function display_page($errors = array())
 
     <?php
 
-        $PAGE->stripe_end(array(
-            array(
+        $PAGE->stripe_end([
+            [
                 'type' => 'include',
                 'content' => 'userlogin',
-            ),
-        ));
+            ],
+        ]);
 
     $PAGE->page_end();
 
diff --git a/www/docs/user/logout/index.php b/www/docs/user/logout/index.php
index bb808048fd..1b7e125d92 100644
--- a/www/docs/user/logout/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/user/logout/index.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this_page);
 if (get_http_var("ret") != "") {
     // So we can send the user back to where they came from.
-    $URL->insert(array("ret" => get_http_var("ret")));
+    $URL->insert(["ret" => get_http_var("ret")]);
 }
 $THEUSER->logout($URL->generate());
 
diff --git a/www/docs/user/password/index.php b/www/docs/user/password/index.php
index f1e610d288..05794cc223 100644
--- a/www/docs/user/password/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/user/password/index.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     // Form's been submitted.
 
     // Where we'll store any errors that occur...
-    $errors = array();
+    $errors = [];
 
 
     $email = trim(get_http_var("email"));
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 
 
 
-function display_page($errors = array())
+function display_page($errors = [])
 {
     global $this_page, $PAGE;
 
diff --git a/www/docs/user/prompt/index.php b/www/docs/user/prompt/index.php
index cdffd3db5c..dcb6fcf18a 100644
--- a/www/docs/user/prompt/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/user/prompt/index.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 $anchor = '#addcomment';
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userjoin');
-$URL->insert(array('ret' => $returl . $anchor));
+$URL->insert(['ret' => $returl . $anchor]);
 $joinurl = $URL->generate();
 
 
diff --git a/www/docs/vote/index.php b/www/docs/vote/index.php
index ef44d254cc..0224b0f066 100644
--- a/www/docs/vote/index.php
+++ b/www/docs/vote/index.php
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
 
     $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this_page);
     $URL->reset();
-    $URL->insert(array(
+    $URL->insert([
         'v'		=> $v,
         'id'	=> $id,
         'ret' 	=> $ret,
         'testing' => 'true',
-    ));
+    ]);
 
     // Redirect to this same URL with 'testing=true' on the end.
     header("Location: " . $URL->generate('none'));
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ function voteerror($text)
 
     $PAGE->page_start();
 
-    $message = array(
+    $message = [
         'title'	=> 'Sorry',
         'text'	=> $text,
-    );
+    ];
 
     if (get_http_var('ret') != '') {
         $message['linkurl'] = get_http_var('ret');
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function voteerror($text)
     }
 
     // Make sure it's a valid epobject_id.
-    $q = $db->query("SELECT epobject_id FROM epobject WHERE epobject_id=:epobject_id", array(':epobject_id' => $epobject_id));
+    $q = $db->query("SELECT epobject_id FROM epobject WHERE epobject_id=:epobject_id", [':epobject_id' => $epobject_id]);
     if ($q->rows() != 1) {
         voteerror("We need a valid epobject id.");
     }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function voteerror($text)
             // just doing it.
             $prev_epvotes = explode('+', $votecookie);
         } else {
-            $prev_epvotes = array();
+            $prev_epvotes = [];
         }
 
         if (in_array($epobject_id, $prev_epvotes)) {
@@ -131,19 +131,19 @@ function voteerror($text)
         }
 
         // Vote!
-        $q = $db->query("SELECT epobject_id FROM anonvotes WHERE epobject_id=:epobject_id", array(':epobject_id' => $epobject_id));
+        $q = $db->query("SELECT epobject_id FROM anonvotes WHERE epobject_id=:epobject_id", [':epobject_id' => $epobject_id]);
 
         if ($q->rows() == 1) {
             if ($vote == 1) {
-                $q = $db->query("UPDATE anonvotes SET yes_votes = yes_votes + 1 WHERE epobject_id=:epobject_id", array(':epobject_id' => $epobject_id));
+                $q = $db->query("UPDATE anonvotes SET yes_votes = yes_votes + 1 WHERE epobject_id=:epobject_id", [':epobject_id' => $epobject_id]);
             } else {
-                $q = $db->query("UPDATE anonvotes SET no_votes = no_votes + 1 WHERE epobject_id=:epobject_id", array(':epobject_id' => $epobject_id));
+                $q = $db->query("UPDATE anonvotes SET no_votes = no_votes + 1 WHERE epobject_id=:epobject_id", [':epobject_id' => $epobject_id]);
             }
         } else {
             if ($vote == 1) {
-                $q = $db->query("INSERT INTO anonvotes (epobject_id, yes_votes) VALUES (:epobject_id, '1')", array(':epobject_id' => $epobject_id));
+                $q = $db->query("INSERT INTO anonvotes (epobject_id, yes_votes) VALUES (:epobject_id, '1')", [':epobject_id' => $epobject_id]);
             } else {
-                $q = $db->query("INSERT INTO anonvotes (epobject_id, no_votes) VALUES (:epobject_id, '1')", array(':epobject_id' => $epobject_id));
+                $q = $db->query("INSERT INTO anonvotes (epobject_id, no_votes) VALUES (:epobject_id, '1')", [':epobject_id' => $epobject_id]);
             }
         }
         if (!$q->success()) {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function voteerror($text)
         // User is logged in.
 
         // See if the user's already voted for this.
-        $q = $db->query("SELECT vote FROM uservotes WHERE epobject_id = :epobject_id AND user_id = :user_id", array(':user_id' => $THEUSER->user_id(), ':epobject_id' => $epobject_id));
+        $q = $db->query("SELECT vote FROM uservotes WHERE epobject_id = :epobject_id AND user_id = :user_id", [':user_id' => $THEUSER->user_id(), ':epobject_id' => $epobject_id]);
         if (!$q->success()) {
             voteerror("Something went wrong and we couldn't register your vote");
         }
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function voteerror($text)
             voteerror("You have already rated this item. You can only rate something once.");
         } else {
             // Add the vote.
-            $q = $db->query("INSERT INTO uservotes (user_id, epobject_id, vote) VALUES (:user_id, :epobject_id, :vote)", array(':user_id' => $THEUSER->user_id(), ':vote' => $vote, ':epobject_id' => $epobject_id));
+            $q = $db->query("INSERT INTO uservotes (user_id, epobject_id, vote) VALUES (:user_id, :epobject_id, :vote)", [':user_id' => $THEUSER->user_id(), ':vote' => $vote, ':epobject_id' => $epobject_id]);
             if (!$q->success()) {
                 voteerror("Something went wrong and we couldn't register your vote");
             }
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ function voteerror($text)
 
 $PAGE->page_start();
 
-$message = array(
+$message = [
     'title'	=> "Thanks for your vote",
     'text'	=> "<strong>Would you like to ask a question like this yourself?</strong> Use our <a href=\"https://www.whatdotheyknow.com\">Freedom of Information site</a>.",
-);
+];
 
 if (get_http_var('ret') != '') {
     $message['linkurl'] = get_http_var('ret');
diff --git a/www/includes/dbtypes.php b/www/includes/dbtypes.php
index 6d2c4d9380..58a74a7358 100644
--- a/www/includes/dbtypes.php
+++ b/www/includes/dbtypes.php
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 define('EPTYPE_GLOSSARY', 2);
 
 // The major field in the hansard database table
-$hansardmajors = array(
-    1 => array(
+$hansardmajors = [
+    1 => [
         'type' => 'debate',
         'title' => "Commons debates",
         'singular' => 'debate',
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
         'sidebar' => 'hocdebates',
         'sidebar_short' => 'hocdebates_short',
         'location' => 'UK',
-    ),
-    2 => array(
+    ],
+    2 => [
         'type' => 'debate',
         'title' => "Westminster Hall debates",
         'singular' => 'debate',
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
         'sidebar' => 'whalldebates',
         'sidebar_short' => 'whalldebates_short',
         'location' => 'UK',
-    ),
+    ],
     # Written answers have minor 1 for question, 2 for answer
-    3 => array(
+    3 => [
         'type' => 'other',
         'title' => "Written Answers",
         'singular' => 'answer',
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
         'sidebar' => 'wrans',
         'sidebar_short' => 'wrans_short',
         'location' => 'UK',
-    ),
-    4 => array(
+    ],
+    4 => [
         'type' => 'other',
         'title' => "Written Ministerial Statements",
         'singular' => 'statement',
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
         'sidebar' => 'wms',
         'sidebar_short' => 'wms_short',
         'location' => 'UK',
-    ),
-    101 => array(
+    ],
+    101 => [
         'type' => 'debate',
         'title' => 'Lords debates',
         'singular' => 'debate',
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
         'sidebar' => 'holdebates',
         'sidebar_short' => 'holdebates_short',
         'location' => 'UK',
-    ),
-    5 => array(
+    ],
+    5 => [
         'type' => 'debate',
         'title' => 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates',
         'singular' => 'debate',
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
         'sidebar' => 'nidebates',
         'sidebar_short' => 'nidebates_short',
         'location' => 'NI',
-    ),
-    6 => array(
+    ],
+    6 => [
         'type' => 'debate',
         'title' => 'Public Bill Committees',
         'singular' => 'clause',
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
         'sidebar' => 'pbc',
         'sidebar_short' => 'pbc_short',
         'location' => 'UK',
-    ),
-    7 => array(
+    ],
+    7 => [
         'type' => 'debate',
         'title' => 'Scottish Parliament debates',
         'singular' => 'debate',
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
         'sidebar' => 'spdebates',
         'sidebar_short' => 'spdebates_short',
         'location' => 'Scotland',
-    ),
-    8 => array(
+    ],
+    8 => [
         'type' => 'other',
         'title' => "Scottish Parliament written answers",
         'singular' => 'answer',
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
         'sidebar' => 'spwrans',
         'sidebar_short' => 'spwrans_short',
         'location' => 'Scotland',
-    ),
-    9 => array(
+    ],
+    9 => [
         'type' => 'other',
         'title' => "Questions to the Mayor of London",
         'singular' => 'answer',
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@
         'sidebar' => 'lmqs',
         'sidebar_short' => 'lmqs_short',
         'location' => 'London',
-    ),
-    10 => array(
+    ],
+    10 => [
         'type' => 'debate',
         'title' => 'Welsh Parliament record',
         'singular' => gettext('debate'),
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@
         'sidebar' => 'senedddebates',
         'sidebar_short' => 'senedddebates_short',
         'location' => 'Wales',
-    ),
-    11 => array(
+    ],
+    11 => [
         'type' => 'debate',
         'title' => 'Senedd Cymru Cofnod',
         'singular' => gettext('debate'),
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@
         'sidebar' => 'senedddebates',
         'sidebar_short' => 'senedddebates_short',
         'location' => 'Wales',
-    ),
-);
+    ],
+];
 $hansardmajors[104] = $hansardmajors[4];
 
-$parties = array(
+$parties = [
     'Bp'    => 'Bishop',
     'Con'   => 'Conservative',
     'CWM'   => 'Deputy Speaker',
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
     'UKU'   => 'United Kingdom Unionist',
     'UU'    => 'Ulster Unionist',
     'XB'    => 'Crossbench',
-);
+];
 
 /*
 // The htype field in the hansard database table
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/alert.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/alert.php
index b7177a225d..3a9d6a79df 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/alert.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/alert.php
@@ -63,18 +63,18 @@ public function fetch_between($confirmed, $deleted, $start_date, $end_date)
             AND      deleted = :deleted
             AND      created >= :start_date
             AND      created <= :end_date
-            GROUP BY criteria", array(
+            GROUP BY criteria", [
             ':confirmed' => $confirmed,
             ':deleted' => $deleted,
             ':start_date' => $start_date,
             ':end_date' => $end_date,
-        ));
-        $data = array();
+        ]);
+        $data = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
-            $contents = array('criteria' => $row['criteria'], 'count' => $row['cnt']);
+            $contents = ['criteria' => $row['criteria'], 'count' => $row['cnt']];
             $data[] = $contents;
         }
-        $data = array('alerts' => $data);
+        $data = ['alerts' => $data];
         return $data;
     }
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public function fetch($confirmed, $deleted)
 
         $data = $q->fetchAll();
         $info = "Alert";
-        $data = array('info' => $info, 'data' => $data);
+        $data = ['info' => $info, 'data' => $data];
 
         return $data;
     }
@@ -125,19 +125,19 @@ public function add($details, $confirmation_email = false, $instantly_confirm =
         $q = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM alerts
             WHERE email = :email
             AND criteria = :criteria
-            AND confirmed=1", array(
+            AND confirmed=1", [
             ':email' => $details['email'],
             ':criteria' => $criteria,
-        ))->first();
+        ])->first();
         if ($q) {
             if ($q['deleted']) {
                 $this->db->query("UPDATE alerts SET deleted=0
                     WHERE email = :email
                     AND criteria = :criteria
-                    AND confirmed=1", array(
+                    AND confirmed=1", [
                     ':email' => $details['email'],
                     ':criteria' => $criteria,
-                ));
+                ]);
                 return 1;
             } else {
                 return -2;
@@ -153,12 +153,12 @@ public function add($details, $confirmation_email = false, $instantly_confirm =
                 :lang,
                 '0', '0', NOW()
             )
-        ", array(
+        ", [
             ':email' => $details['email'],
             ':criteria' => $criteria,
             ':pc' => $details['pc'],
             ':lang' => LANGUAGE,
-        ));
+        ]);
 
         if ($q->success()) {
 
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ public function add($details, $confirmation_email = false, $instantly_confirm =
             $r = $this->db->query("UPDATE alerts
                         SET registrationtoken = :registration_token
                         WHERE alert_id = :alert_id
-                        ", array(
+                        ", [
                 ':registration_token' => $this->registrationtoken,
                 ':alert_id' => $this->alert_id,
-            ));
+            ]);
 
             if ($r->success()) {
                 // Updated DB OK.
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ public function add($details, $confirmation_email = false, $instantly_confirm =
                     $this->db->query("UPDATE alerts
                         SET confirmed = '1'
                         WHERE alert_id = :alert_id
-                        ", array(
+                        ", [
                         ':alert_id' => $this->alert_id,
-                    ));
+                    ]);
                     return 1;
                 }
             } else {
@@ -260,15 +260,15 @@ public function send_confirmation_email($details)
         }
 
         // Arrays we need to send a templated email.
-        $data = array(
+        $data = [
             'to' 		=> $details['email'],
             'template' 	=> 'alert_confirmation',
-        );
+        ];
 
-        $merge = array(
+        $merge = [
             'CONFIRMURL'	=> $confirmurl,
             'CRITERIA'	=> $this->criteria_pretty(),
-        );
+        ];
 
         $success = send_template_email($data, $merge);
         if ($success) {
@@ -280,17 +280,17 @@ public function send_confirmation_email($details)
 
     public function send_already_signedup_email($details)
     {
-        $data = array(
+        $data = [
             'to' 		=> $details['email'],
             'template' 	=> 'alert_already_signedup',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $criteria = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Alert::detailsToCriteria($details);
         $this->criteria = $criteria;
 
-        $merge = array(
+        $merge = [
             'CRITERIA'	=> $this->criteria_pretty(),
-        );
+        ];
 
         $success = send_template_email($data, $merge);
         if ($success) {
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ public function fetch_by_mp($email, $pid)
         $q = $this->db->query("SELECT alert_id FROM alerts
             WHERE confirmed AND NOT deleted
             AND email = :email
-            AND criteria = :criteria", array(
+            AND criteria = :criteria", [
             ':email' => $email,
             ':criteria' => 'speaker:' . $pid,
-        ));
+        ]);
         if ($q->rows() > 0) {
             return true;
         } else {
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ public function email_exists($email)
 
         if ($email != "") {
             $q = $this->db->query("SELECT alert_id FROM alerts
-                WHERE email = :email", array(
+                WHERE email = :email", [
                 ':email' => $email,
-            ));
+            ]);
             if ($q->rows() > 0) {
                 return true;
             } else {
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public function check_token($token)
             return false;
         }
 
-        list($alert_id, $registrationtoken) = $token_parts;
+        [$alert_id, $registrationtoken] = $token_parts;
         if (!is_numeric($alert_id) || !$registrationtoken) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -357,18 +357,18 @@ public function check_token($token)
                         FROM alerts
                         WHERE alert_id = :alert_id
                         AND registrationtoken = :registration_token
-                        ", array(
+                        ", [
             ':alert_id' => $alert_id,
             ':registration_token' => $registrationtoken,
-        ))->first();
+        ])->first();
         if (!$q) {
             $this->token_checked = false;
         } else {
-            $this->token_checked = array(
+            $this->token_checked = [
                 'id' => $q['alert_id'],
                 'email' => $q['email'],
                 'criteria' => $q['criteria'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         return $this->token_checked;
@@ -381,19 +381,19 @@ public function fetch_by_token($confirmation)
                         FROM alerts
                         WHERE registrationtoken = :registration_token
                         ",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':registration_token' => $confirmation,
-            ),
+            ],
         )->first();
 
         if (!$q) {
             return false;
         } else {
-            return array(
+            return [
                 'id' => $q['alert_id'],
                 'email' => $q['email'],
                 'criteria' => $q['criteria'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
     }
 
@@ -408,9 +408,9 @@ public function confirm($token)
         }
         $this->criteria = $alert['criteria'];
         $this->email = $alert['email'];
-        $r = $this->db->query("UPDATE alerts SET confirmed = 1, deleted = 0 WHERE alert_id = :alert_id", array(
+        $r = $this->db->query("UPDATE alerts SET confirmed = 1, deleted = 0 WHERE alert_id = :alert_id", [
             ':alert_id' => $alert['id'],
-        ));
+        ]);
 
         return $r->success();
     }
@@ -423,9 +423,9 @@ public function delete($token)
         if (!($alert = $this->check_token($token))) {
             return false;
         }
-        $r = $this->db->query("DELETE FROM alerts WHERE alert_id = :alert_id", array(
+        $r = $this->db->query("DELETE FROM alerts WHERE alert_id = :alert_id", [
             ':alert_id' => $alert['id'],
-        ));
+        ]);
 
         return $r->success();
     }
@@ -435,9 +435,9 @@ public function delete_all($token)
         if (!($alert = $this->check_token($token))) {
             return false;
         }
-        $r = $this->db->query("DELETE FROM alerts WHERE email = :email", array(
+        $r = $this->db->query("DELETE FROM alerts WHERE email = :email", [
             ':email' => $alert['email'],
-        ));
+        ]);
 
         return $r->success();
     }
@@ -447,9 +447,9 @@ public function suspend($token)
         if (!($alert = $this->check_token($token))) {
             return false;
         }
-        $r = $this->db->query("UPDATE alerts SET deleted = 2 WHERE alert_id = :alert_id", array(
+        $r = $this->db->query("UPDATE alerts SET deleted = 2 WHERE alert_id = :alert_id", [
             ':alert_id' => $alert['id'],
-        ));
+        ]);
 
         return $r->success();
     }
@@ -459,9 +459,9 @@ public function resume($token)
         if (!($alert = $this->check_token($token))) {
             return false;
         }
-        $r = $this->db->query("UPDATE alerts SET deleted = 0 WHERE alert_id = :alert_id", array(
+        $r = $this->db->query("UPDATE alerts SET deleted = 0 WHERE alert_id = :alert_id", [
             ':alert_id' => $alert['id'],
-        ));
+        ]);
 
         return $r->success();
     }
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public function criteria_pretty($html = false)
     {
         $criteria = explode(' ', $this->criteria);
         $spokenby = array_values(\MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::speakerNamesForIDs($this->criteria));
-        $words = array();
+        $words = [];
         foreach ($criteria as $c) {
             if (!preg_match('#^speaker:(\d+)#', $c, $m)) {
                 $words[] = $c;
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/comment.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/comment.php
index e802b0a948..f73e4c64b2 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/comment.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/comment.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public function __construct($comment_id = '')
                                     modflagged
                             FROM	comments
                             WHERE 	comment_id=:comment_id",
-                array(':comment_id' => $comment_id),
+                [':comment_id' => $comment_id],
             )->first();
 
             if ($q) {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public function comments_enabled()
     public function display($format = 'html', $template = 'comments')
     {
 
-        $data['comments'][0] = array(
+        $data['comments'][0] = [
             'comment_id'	=> $this->comment_id,
             'user_id'		=> $this->user_id,
             'epobject_id'	=> $this->epobject_id,
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public function display($format = 'html', $template = 'comments')
             'firstname'		=> $this->firstname,
             'lastname'		=> $this->lastname,
             'visible'		=> $this->visible,
-        );
+        ];
 
         // Use the same renderer as the COMMENTLIST class.
         $COMMENTLIST = new COMMENTLIST();
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ public function set_modflag($switch)
             $this->modflagged = $date;
             return true;
         } else {
-            $message = array(
+            $message = [
                 'title' => 'Sorry',
                 'text' => "We couldn't update the annotation's modflag.",
-            );
+            ];
             $PAGE->error_message($message);
             return false;
         }
@@ -218,19 +218,19 @@ public function delete()
             if ($q->success()) {
                 return true;
             } else {
-                $message = array(
+                $message = [
                     'title' => 'Sorry',
                     'text' => "We were unable to delete the annotation.",
-                );
+                ];
                 $PAGE->error_message($message);
                 return false;
             }
 
         } else {
-            $message = array(
+            $message = [
                 'title' => 'Sorry',
                 'text' => "You are not authorised to delete annotations.",
-            );
+            ];
             $PAGE->error_message($message);
             return false;
         }
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public function _set_url()
                                     gid
                             FROM	hansard
                             WHERE	epobject_id = :epobject_id",
-                array(':epobject_id' => $this->epobject_id),
+                [':epobject_id' => $this->epobject_id],
             )->first();
 
             if ($q) {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public function _set_url()
                 $page = $hansardmajors[$major]['page'];
 
                 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($page);
-                $URL->insert(array('id' => $gid));
+                $URL->insert(['id' => $gid]);
                 $this->url = $URL->generate() . '#c' . $this->comment_id;
             }
         }
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public function _set_username()
                                     lastname
                             FROM	users
                             WHERE	user_id = :user_id",
-                array(':user_id' => $this->user_id),
+                [':user_id' => $this->user_id],
             )->first();
 
             if ($q) {
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/commentlist.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/commentlist.php
index f6026b4727..9b57236fc4 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/commentlist.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/commentlist.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function __construct()
     }
 
 
-    public function display($view, $args = array(), $format = 'html')
+    public function display($view, $args = [], $format = 'html')
     {
         // $view is what we're viewing by:
         //	'ep' is all the comments attached to an epobject.
@@ -100,23 +100,23 @@ public function _get_data_by_ep($args)
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "getting data by epobject");
 
         // What we return.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         if (!is_numeric($args['epobject_id'])) {
             $PAGE->error_message("Sorry, we don't have a valid epobject id");
             return $data;
         }
 
         // For getting the data.
-        $input = array(
-            'amount' => array(
+        $input = [
+            'amount' => [
                 'user' => true,
-            ),
-            'where' => array(
+            ],
+            'where' => [
                 'comments.epobject_id=' => $args['epobject_id'],
                 #'visible=' => '1'
-            ),
+            ],
             'order' => 'posted ASC',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $commentsdata = $this->_get_comment_data($input);
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_user($args)
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "getting data by user");
 
         // What we return.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         if (!is_numeric($args['user_id'])) {
             $PAGE->error_message("Sorry, we don't have a valid user id");
@@ -191,24 +191,24 @@ public function _get_data_by_user($args)
                         GROUP BY epobject_id
                         ORDER BY posted DESC
                         LIMIT " . $limit,
-            array(':user_id' => $args['user_id']),
+            [':user_id' => $args['user_id']],
         );
 
-        $comments = array();
-        $comment_ids = array();
+        $comments = [];
+        $comment_ids = [];
 
         if ($q->rows() > 0) {
 
             foreach ($q as $row) {
 
-                $urldata = array(
+                $urldata = [
                     'major' => $row['major'],
                     'gid' => $row['gid'],
                     'comment_id' => $row['comment_id'],
                     'user_id' => $args['user_id'],
-                );
+                ];
 
-                $comments[] = array(
+                $comments[] = [
                     'comment_id' => $row['comment_id'],
                     'posted' => $row['posted'],
                     'total_comments' => $row['total_comments'],
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_user($args)
                     // Hansard item body, not comment body.
                     'hbody' => $row['body'],
                     'url' => $this->_comment_url($urldata),
-                );
+                ];
 
                 // We'll need these for getting the comment bodies.
                 $comment_ids[] = $row['comment_id'];
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_user($args)
 
             if ($r->rows() > 0) {
 
-                $commentbodies = array();
+                $commentbodies = [];
 
                 foreach ($r as $row2) {
                     $commentbodies[$row2['comment_id']] = $row2['body'];
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent($args)
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "getting data by recent");
 
         // What we return.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         if (isset($args['num']) && is_numeric($args['num'])) {
             $num = $args['num'];
@@ -284,31 +284,31 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent($args)
 
         $limit = $num * ($page - 1) . ',' . $num;
 
-        $where = array(
+        $where = [
             'visible=' => '1',
-        );
+        ];
         if (isset($args['pid']) && is_numeric($args['pid'])) {
             $where['person_id='] = $args['pid'];
         }
-        $input = array(
-            'amount' => array(
+        $input = [
+            'amount' => [
                 'user' => true,
-            ),
+            ],
             'where'  => $where,
             'order' => 'posted DESC',
             'limit' => $limit,
-        );
+        ];
 
         $commentsdata = $this->_get_comment_data($input);
 
         $data['comments'] = $commentsdata;
         $data['results_per_page'] = $num;
         $data['page'] = $page;
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
         if (isset($args['pid']) && is_numeric($args['pid'])) {
             $data['pid'] = $args['pid'];
             $q = 'SELECT title, given_name, family_name, lordofname, house FROM member m, person_names p WHERE m.person_id=p.person_id AND p.type="name" AND left_house="9999-12-31" AND m.person_id = :pid';
-            $q = $this->db->query($q, array(':pid' => $args['pid']))->first();
+            $q = $this->db->query($q, [':pid' => $args['pid']])->first();
             $data['full_name'] = member_full_name($q['house'], $q['title'], $q['given_name'], $q['family_name'], $q['lordofname']);
             $q = 'SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM comments,hansard WHERE visible=1 AND comments.epobject_id = hansard.epobject_id and hansard.person_id = :pid';
             $params[':pid'] = $args['pid'];
@@ -325,19 +325,19 @@ public function _get_data_by_dates($args)
         // $args should contain start_date and end_date
 
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "getting data by recent");
-        $data = array();
-        $where = array(
+        $data = [];
+        $where = [
             'visible=' => '1',
             'date(posted)>=' => $args['start_date'],
             'date(posted)<=' => $args['end_date'],
-        );
-        $input = array(
-            'amount' => array(
+        ];
+        $input = [
+            'amount' => [
                 'user' => true,
-            ),
+            ],
             'where'  => $where,
             'order'  => 'posted DESC',
-        );
+        ];
         $commentsdata = $this->_get_comment_data($input);
         $data['comments'] = $commentsdata;
         return $data;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_search($args)
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "getting data by search");
 
         // What we return.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         if (isset($args['num']) && is_numeric($args['num'])) {
             $num = $args['num'];
@@ -366,16 +366,16 @@ public function _get_data_by_search($args)
 
         $limit = $num * ($page - 1) . ',' . $num;
 
-        $input = array(
-            'amount' => array(
+        $input = [
+            'amount' => [
                 'user' => true,
-            ),
-            'where'  => array(
+            ],
+            'where'  => [
                 'comments.body LIKE' => "%$args[s]%",
-            ),
+            ],
             'order' => 'posted DESC',
             'limit' => $limit,
-        );
+        ];
 
         $commentsdata = $this->_get_comment_data($input);
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ public function _comment_url($urldata)
         $major 		= $urldata['major'];
         $gid 		= $urldata['gid'];
         $comment_id = $urldata['comment_id'];
-        $user_id = isset($urldata['user_id']) ? $urldata['user_id'] : false;
+        $user_id = $urldata['user_id'] ?? false;
 
         // If you change stuff here, you might have to change it in
         // $COMMENT->_set_url() too...
@@ -412,9 +412,9 @@ public function _comment_url($urldata)
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($page);
 
         $gid = fix_gid_from_db($gid); // In includes/utility.php
-        $URL->insert(array('id' => $gid ));
+        $URL->insert(['id' => $gid ]);
         if ($user_id) {
-            $URL->insert(array('u' => $user_id));
+            $URL->insert(['u' => $user_id]);
         }
         $url = $URL->generate() . '#c' . $comment_id;
 
@@ -485,16 +485,16 @@ public function _get_comment_data($input)
         // 'order' is a string for the $order clause, eg 'hpos DESC'.
         // 'limit' as a string for the $limit clause, eg '21,20'.
 
-        $amount = isset($input['amount']) ? $input['amount'] : array();
+        $amount = $input['amount'] ?? [];
         $wherearr = $input['where'];
-        $order = isset($input['order']) ? $input['order'] : '';
-        $limit = isset($input['limit']) ? $input['limit'] : '';
+        $order = $input['order'] ?? '';
+        $limit = $input['limit'] ?? '';
 
         // The fields to fetch from db. 'table' => array ('field1', 'field2').
-        $fieldsarr = array(
-            'comments' => array('comment_id', 'user_id', 'epobject_id', 'body', 'posted', 'modflagged', 'visible'),
-            'hansard' => array('major', 'gid'),
-        );
+        $fieldsarr = [
+            'comments' => ['comment_id', 'user_id', 'epobject_id', 'body', 'posted', 'modflagged', 'visible'],
+            'hansard' => ['major', 'gid'],
+        ];
 
         // Yes, we need the gid of a comment's associated hansard object
         // to make the comment's URL. And we have to go via the epobject
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ public function _get_comment_data($input)
 
         // Add on the stuff for getting a user's details.
         if (isset($amount['user']) && $amount['user'] == true) {
-            $fieldsarr['users'] = array('firstname', 'lastname', 'user_id');
+            $fieldsarr['users'] = ['firstname', 'lastname', 'user_id'];
             // Like doing "FROM comments, users" but it's easier to add
             // an "INNER JOIN..." automatically to the query.
             $join .= ' INNER JOIN users ON comments.user_id = users.user_id ';
@@ -512,10 +512,10 @@ public function _get_comment_data($input)
 
         // Add on that we need to get the hansard item's body.
         if (isset($amount['hansard']) && $amount['hansard'] == true) {
-            $fieldsarr['epobject'] = array('body');
+            $fieldsarr['epobject'] = ['body'];
         }
 
-        $fieldsarr2 = array();
+        $fieldsarr2 = [];
         // Construct the $fields clause.
         foreach ($fieldsarr as $table => $tablesfields) {
             foreach ($tablesfields as $n => $field) {
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ public function _get_comment_data($input)
         $fields = implode(', ', $fieldsarr2);
 
 
-        $wherearr2 = array();
-        $params = array();
+        $wherearr2 = [];
+        $params = [];
         $i = 0;
         // Construct the $where clause.
         foreach ($wherearr as $key => $val) {
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ public function _get_comment_data($input)
                         ", $params);
 
         // Format the data into an array for returning.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         // If you change stuff here, you might have to change it in
         // $COMMENT->_set_url() too...
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ public function _get_comment_data($input)
 
         foreach ($q as $row) {
 
-            $out = array();
+            $out = [];
 
             // Put each row returned into its own array in $data.
             foreach ($fieldsarr as $table => $tablesfields) {
@@ -589,12 +589,12 @@ public function _get_comment_data($input)
                 }
             }
 
-            $urldata = array(
+            $urldata = [
                 'major' => $row['major'],
                 'gid' => $out['gid'],
                 'comment_id' => $out['comment_id'],
                 #					'user_id' =>
-            );
+            ];
             $out['url'] = $this->_comment_url($urldata);
             $data[] = $out;
         }
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/commentreport.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/commentreport.php
index a81522351c..408d1d77e4 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/commentreport.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/commentreport.php
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ public function __construct($report_id = '')
                                     users
                             WHERE	commentreports.report_id = :report_id
                             AND		commentreports.user_id = users.user_id
-                            ", array(
+                            ", [
                 ':report_id' => $report_id,
-            ))->first();
+            ])->first();
 
             if ($q) {
                 $this->report_id = $report_id;
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ public function __construct($report_id = '')
                                     commentreports.lastname,
                                     commentreports.email
                             FROM	commentreports
-                            WHERE	commentreports.report_id = :report_id", array(
+                            WHERE	commentreports.report_id = :report_id", [
                     ':report_id' => $report_id,
-                ))->first();
+                ])->first();
                 if ($q) {
                     $this->report_id = $report_id;
                     $this->comment_id = $q['comment_id'];
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ public function create($COMMENT, $reportdata)
                                     :user_id
                                     )
                         ";
-            $params = array(
+            $params = [
                 ':comment_id' => $COMMENT->comment_id(),
                 ':body' => $body,
                 ':time' => $time,
                 ':user_id' => $THEUSER->user_id(),
-            );
+            ];
         } else {
             $sql = "INSERT INTO commentreports
                                     (comment_id, body, reported, firstname, lastname, email)
@@ -259,14 +259,14 @@ public function create($COMMENT, $reportdata)
                                     :email
                                     )
                         ";
-            $params = array(
+            $params = [
                 ':comment_id' => $COMMENT->comment_id(),
                 ':body' => $body,
                 ':time' => $time,
                 ':firstname' => $reportdata['firstname'],
                 ':lastname' => $reportdata['lastname'],
                 ':email' => $reportdata['email'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         $q = $this->db->query($sql, $params);
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ public function create($COMMENT, $reportdata)
             // Notify those who need to know that there's a new report.
 
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('admin_commentreport');
-            $URL->insert(array(
+            $URL->insert([
                 'rid' => $this->report_id,
                 'cid' => $this->comment_id,
-            ));
+            ]);
 
             $emailbody = "A new comment report has been filed by " . $this->user_name() . ".\n\n";
             $emailbody .= "COMMENT:\n" . $COMMENT->body() . "\n\n";
@@ -317,14 +317,14 @@ public function create($COMMENT, $reportdata)
                 $email = $this->email();
             }
 
-            $data = array(
+            $data = [
                 'to' 			=> $email,
                 'template' 		=> 'report_acknowledge',
-            );
-            $merge = array(
+            ];
+            $merge = [
                 'COMMENTURL' 	=> "https://" . DOMAIN . $COMMENT->url(),
                 'REPORTBODY' 	=> strip_tags($this->body()),
-            );
+            ];
 
 
             // send_template_email in utility.php.
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ public function create($COMMENT, $reportdata)
     public function display()
     {
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         if (is_numeric($this->report_id)) {
-            $data = array(
+            $data = [
                 'report_id' 	=> $this->report_id(),
                 'comment_id' 	=> $this->comment_id(),
                 'user_id' 		=> $this->user_id(),
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public function display()
                 'locked' 		=> $this->locked(),
                 'lockedby'		=> $this->lockedby(),
                 'upheld'	 	=> $this->upheld(),
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         $this->render($data);
@@ -466,12 +466,12 @@ public function resolve($upheld, $COMMENT)
                                         lockedby = NULL,
                                         upheld = :upheld
                                 WHERE 	report_id = :report_id
-                                ", array(
+                                ", [
                     ':time' => $time,
                     ':resolved_by' => $THEUSER->user_id(),
                     ':upheld' => $upheldsql,
                     ':report_id' => $this->report_id,
-                ));
+                ]);
 
                 if ($q->success()) {
 
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/commentreportlist.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/commentreportlist.php
index 000eeca90c..f4dc28a9bd 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/commentreportlist.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/commentreportlist.php
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent()
         ORDER BY commentreports.reported ASC
         LIMIT $number_to_fetch");
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
-            $data[] = array(
+            $data[] = [
                 'report_id'		=> $row['report_id'],
                 'comment_id' 	=> $row['comment_id'],
                 'firstname'		=> $row['firstname'],
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent()
                 'body'			=> $row['body'],
                 'reported'		=> $row['reported'],
                 'locked'		=> $row['locked'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
         foreach ($r as $row) {
-            $data[] = array(
+            $data[] = [
                 'report_id'		=> $row['report_id'],
                 'comment_id' 	=> $row['comment_id'],
                 'firstname'		=> $row['firstname'],
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent()
                 'body'			=> $row['body'],
                 'reported'		=> $row['reported'],
                 'locked'		=> $row['locked'],
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         return $data;
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/glossary.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/glossary.php
index f4a29327c4..d561aadd94 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/glossary.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/glossary.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class GLOSSARY
     public $current_letter;
 
     // constructor...
-    public function __construct($args = array())
+    public function __construct($args = [])
     {
         // We can optionally start the glossary with one of several arguments
         //		1. glossary_id - treat the glossary as a single term
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function __construct($args = array())
 
         $this->db = new ParlDB();
 
-        $this->replace_order = array();
+        $this->replace_order = [];
         if (isset($args['s']) && ($args['s'] != "")) {
             $args['s'] = urldecode($args['s']);
             $this->search_glossary($args);
@@ -74,18 +74,18 @@ public function __construct($args = array())
 
         // These stop stupid submissions.
         // everything should be lowercase.
-        $this->stopwords = array( "the", "of", "to", "and", "for", "in", "a", "on", "is", "that", "will", "secretary", "are", "ask", "state", "have", "be", "has", "by", "with", "i", "not", "what", "as", "it", "hon", "he", "which", "from", "if", "been", "this", "s", "we", "at", "government", "was", "my", "an", "department", "there", "make", "or", "made", "their", "all", "but", "they", "how", "debate" );
+        $this->stopwords = [ "the", "of", "to", "and", "for", "in", "a", "on", "is", "that", "will", "secretary", "are", "ask", "state", "have", "be", "has", "by", "with", "i", "not", "what", "as", "it", "hon", "he", "which", "from", "if", "been", "this", "s", "we", "at", "government", "was", "my", "an", "department", "there", "make", "or", "made", "their", "all", "but", "they", "how", "debate" ];
 
     }
 
-    public function get_glossary_item($args = array())
+    public function get_glossary_item($args = [])
     {
         // Search for and fetch glossary item with title or glossary_id
         // We could also search glossary text that contains the title text, for cross references
 
-        $this->alphabet = array();
+        $this->alphabet = [];
         foreach (range("A", "Z") as $letter) {
-            $this->alphabet[$letter] = array();
+            $this->alphabet[$letter] = [];
         }
 
         $q = $this->db->query("SELECT g.glossary_id, g.title, g.body, u.user_id, u.firstname, u.lastname
@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ public function get_glossary_item($args = array())
         }
     }
 
-    public function search_glossary($args = array())
+    public function search_glossary($args = [])
     {
         // Search for and fetch glossary item with a title
         // Useful for the search page, and nowhere else (so far)
 
         $this->query = addslashes($args['s']);
-        $this->search_matches = array();
+        $this->search_matches = [];
         $this->num_search_matches = 0;
 
         $query = "SELECT g.glossary_id, g.title, g.body, u.user_id, u.firstname, u.lastname
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ public function glossarise($body, $tokenize = 0, $urlize = 0)
 
         global $this_page;
 
-        $findwords = array();
-        $replacewords = array();
+        $findwords = [];
+        $replacewords = [];
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url("glossary");
-        $URL->insert(array("gl" => ""));
+        $URL->insert(["gl" => ""]);
 
         // External links shown within their own definition
         // should be the complete and linked url.
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public function glossarise($body, $tokenize = 0, $urlize = 0)
             $term_body = $this->terms[$glossary_id]['body'];
             $term_title = $this->terms[$glossary_id]['title'];
 
-            $URL->update(array("gl" => $glossary_id));
+            $URL->update(["gl" => $glossary_id]);
             # The regex here ensures that the phrase is only matched if it's not already within <a> tags, preventing double-linking. Kudos to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7798829/php-regular-expression-to-match-keyword-outside-html-tag-a
             $findwords[$glossary_id] = "/\b(" . $term_title . ")\b(?!(?>[^<]*(?:<(?!\/?a\b)[^<]*)*)<\/a>)/i";
             // catch glossary terms within their own definitions
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php
index 1265016459..38fffe3abc 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class HANSARDLIST
 {
     // This will be used to cache information about speakers on this page
     // so we don't have to keep fetching the same data from the DB.
-    public $speakers = array();
+    public $speakers = [];
     /*
     $this->speakers[ $person_id ] = array (
         "name" => $name,
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ class HANSARDLIST
 
     // This will be used to cache mappings from epobject_id to gid,
     // so we don't have to continually fetch the same data in get_hansard_data().
-    public $epobjectid_to_gid = array();
+    public $epobjectid_to_gid = [];
     /*
     $this->epobjectid_to_gid[ $epobject_id ] => $gid;
     */
 
     # Similarly, cache bill lookups
-    public $bill_lookup = array();
+    public $bill_lookup = [];
 
     // This is so we can tell what type of thing we're displaying from outside
     // the object. eg, so we know if we should be able to post comments to the
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public function __construct()
 
 
 
-    public function display($view, $args = array(), $format = 'html')
+    public function display($view, $args = [], $format = 'html')
     {
 
         // $view is what we're viewing by:
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public function display($view, $args = array(), $format = 'html')
             return false;
         }
 
-        $validviews = array('calendar', 'date', 'gid', 'person', 'search', 'recent', 'recent_mostvotes', 'biggest_debates', 'recent_wrans', 'recent_wms', 'column', 'mp', 'bill', 'session', 'recent_debates', 'recent_pbc_debates', 'featured_gid');
+        $validviews = ['calendar', 'date', 'gid', 'person', 'search', 'recent', 'recent_mostvotes', 'biggest_debates', 'recent_wrans', 'recent_wms', 'column', 'mp', 'bill', 'session', 'recent_debates', 'recent_pbc_debates', 'featured_gid'];
         if (in_array($view, $validviews)) {
 
             // What function do we call for this view?
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public function total_items()
         // Returns number of items in debates or wrans, depending on which class this is,
         // DEBATELIST or WRANSLIST.
 
-        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM hansard WHERE major = :major", array(':major' => $this->major));
+        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM hansard WHERE major = :major", [':major' => $this->major]);
 
         return $q->first()['count'];
     }
@@ -223,28 +223,28 @@ public function most_recent_day()
         }
 
         // What we return.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         $q = $this->db->query("SELECT MAX(hdate) AS hdate
                         FROM 	hansard
                         WHERE	major = :major
-                        ", array(':major' => $this->major))->first();
+                        ", [':major' => $this->major])->first();
         if ($q) {
 
             $hdate = $q['hdate'];
             if ($hdate) {
                 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this->listpage);
-                $URL->insert(array('d' => $hdate));
+                $URL->insert(['d' => $hdate]);
 
                 // Work out a timestamp which is handy for comparing to now.
-                list($year, $month, $date) = explode('-', $hdate);
+                [$year, $month, $date] = explode('-', $hdate);
                 $timestamp = gmmktime(0, 0, 0, $month, $date, $year);
 
-                $data = array(
+                $data = [
                     'hdate'		=> $hdate,
                     'timestamp'	=> $timestamp,
                     'listurl'	=> $URL->generate(),
-                );
+                ];
 
                 // This is just because it's an expensive query
                 // and we really want to avoid doing it more than once.
@@ -287,14 +287,14 @@ public function _get_section($itemdata)
             // so get the section info above this item.
 
             // For getting hansard data.
-            $input = array(
-                'amount' => array(
+            $input = [
+                'amount' => [
                     'body' => true,
-                ),
-                'where' => array(
+                ],
+                'where' => [
                     'hansard.epobject_id=' => $itemdata['section_id'],
-                ),
-            );
+                ],
+            ];
 
             $sectiondata = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
 
@@ -322,21 +322,21 @@ public function _get_subsection($itemdata)
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "getting an item's subsection");
 
         // What we return.
-        $subsectiondata = array();
+        $subsectiondata = [];
 
         if ($itemdata['htype'] == '12' || $itemdata['htype'] == '13' || $itemdata['htype'] == '14') {
             // This item is a speech or procedural, so get the
             // subsection info above this item.
 
             // For getting hansard data.
-            $input = array(
-                'amount' => array(
+            $input = [
+                'amount' => [
                     'body' => true,
-                ),
-                'where' => array(
+                ],
+                'where' => [
                     'hansard.epobject_id=' => $itemdata['subsection_id'],
-                ),
-            );
+                ],
+            ];
 
             $subsectiondata = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
             if (count($subsectiondata) == 0) {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public function _get_nextprev_items($itemdata)
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "getting next/prev items");
 
         // What we return.
-        $nextprevdata = array();
+        $nextprevdata = [];
 
         $prev_item_id = false;
         $next_item_id = false;
@@ -424,19 +424,19 @@ public function _get_nextprev_items($itemdata)
         // Previous item.
         if ($prev_item_id) {
             // We have a previous one to link to.
-            $wherearr = array();
+            $wherearr = [];
             $wherearr['hansard.epobject_id='] = $prev_item_id;
 
             // For getting hansard data.
-            $input = array(
-                'amount' => array(
+            $input = [
+                'amount' => [
                     'body' => true,
                     'speaker' => true,
-                ),
+                ],
                 'where' => $wherearr,
                 'order' => 'hpos DESC',
                 'limit' => 1,
-            );
+            ];
 
             $prevdata = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
 
@@ -444,11 +444,11 @@ public function _get_nextprev_items($itemdata)
                 if ($itemdata['htype'] == '10' || $itemdata['htype'] == '11') {
                     // Linking to the prev (sub)section.
                     $thing = $hansardmajors[$this->major]['singular'];
-                    $nextprevdata['prev'] = array(
+                    $nextprevdata['prev'] = [
                         'body'		=> sprintf(gettext("Previous %s"), $thing),
                         'url'		=> $prevdata[0]['listurl'],
                         'title'		=> $prevdata[0]['body'],
-                    );
+                    ];
                 } else {
                     // Linking to the prev speaker.
 
@@ -457,11 +457,11 @@ public function _get_nextprev_items($itemdata)
                     } else {
                         $title = '';
                     }
-                    $nextprevdata['prev'] = array(
+                    $nextprevdata['prev'] = [
                         'body'		=> gettext('Previous speaker'),
                         'url'		=> $prevdata[0]['commentsurl'],
                         'title'		=> $title,
-                    );
+                    ];
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -469,30 +469,30 @@ public function _get_nextprev_items($itemdata)
         // Next item.
         if ($next_item_id) {
             // We have a next one to link to.
-            $wherearr = array();
+            $wherearr = [];
             $wherearr['hansard.epobject_id='] = $next_item_id;
 
             // For getting hansard data.
-            $input = array(
-                'amount' => array(
+            $input = [
+                'amount' => [
                     'body' => true,
                     'speaker' => true,
-                ),
+                ],
                 'where' => $wherearr,
                 'order' => 'hpos ASC',
                 'limit' => 1,
-            );
+            ];
             $nextdata = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
 
             if (count($nextdata) > 0) {
                 if ($itemdata['htype'] == '10' || $itemdata['htype'] == '11') {
                     // Linking to the next (sub)section.
                     $thing = $hansardmajors[$this->major]['singular'];
-                    $nextprevdata['next'] = array(
+                    $nextprevdata['next'] = [
                         'body'		=> sprintf(gettext("Next %s"), $thing),
                         'url'		=> $nextdata[0]['listurl'],
                         'title'		=> $nextdata[0]['body'],
-                    );
+                    ];
                 } else {
                     // Linking to the next speaker.
 
@@ -501,34 +501,34 @@ public function _get_nextprev_items($itemdata)
                     } else {
                         $title = '';
                     }
-                    $nextprevdata['next'] = array(
+                    $nextprevdata['next'] = [
                         'body'		=> gettext('Next speaker'),
                         'url'		=> $nextdata[0]['commentsurl'],
                         'title'		=> $title,
-                    );
+                    ];
                 }
             }
         }
 
         if ($this->major == 6) {
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('pbc_bill');
-            $URL->remove(array('bill'));
-            $nextprevdata['up'] = array(
+            $URL->remove(['bill']);
+            $nextprevdata['up'] = [
                 'body'	=> _htmlspecialchars($this->bill_title),
                 'title'	=> '',
                 'url'	=> $URL->generate() . $this->url,
-            );
+            ];
         } elseif ($itemdata['htype'] == '10' || $itemdata['htype'] == '11') {
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this->listpage);
             // Create URL for this (sub)section's date.
-            $URL->insert(array('d' => $itemdata['hdate']));
-            $URL->remove(array('id'));
+            $URL->insert(['d' => $itemdata['hdate']]);
+            $URL->remove(['id']);
             $things = $hansardmajors[$itemdata['major']]['title'];
-            $nextprevdata['up'] = array(
+            $nextprevdata['up'] = [
                 'body'	=> sprintf(gettext("All %s on %s"), $things, format_date($itemdata['hdate'], SHORTDATEFORMAT)),
                 'title'	=> '',
                 'url' 	=> $URL->generate(),
-            );
+            ];
         } else {
             // We'll be setting $nextprevdata['up'] within $this->get_data_by_gid()
             // because we need to know the name and url of the parent item, which
@@ -549,18 +549,18 @@ public function _get_nextprev_dates($date)
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "getting next/prev dates");
 
         // What we return.
-        $nextprevdata = array();
+        $nextprevdata = [];
 
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this->listpage);
 
-        $looper = array("next", "prev");
+        $looper = ["next", "prev"];
 
         foreach ($looper as $n => $nextorprev) {
 
             $URL->reset();
 
-            $params = array(':major' => $this->major,
-                ':date' => $date);
+            $params = [':major' => $this->major,
+                ':date' => $date];
             if ($nextorprev == 'next') {
                 $q = $this->db->query("SELECT MIN(hdate) AS hdate
                             FROM 	hansard
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ public function _get_nextprev_dates($date)
             // when displaying the first day of debates.
             if ($q && $q['hdate'] != null) {
 
-                $URL->insert(array( 'd' => $q['hdate'] ));
+                $URL->insert([ 'd' => $q['hdate'] ]);
 
                 if ($nextorprev == 'next') {
                     $body = gettext('Next day');
@@ -587,25 +587,25 @@ public function _get_nextprev_dates($date)
 
                 $title = format_date($q['hdate'], SHORTDATEFORMAT);
 
-                $nextprevdata[$nextorprev] = array(
+                $nextprevdata[$nextorprev] = [
                     'hdate' => $q['hdate'],
                     'url' => $URL->generate(),
                     'body' => $body,
                     'title' => $title,
-                );
+                ];
             }
         }
 
         $year = substr($date, 0, 4);
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($hansardmajors[$this->major]['page_year']);
         $thing = $hansardmajors[$this->major]['plural'];
-        $URL->insert(array('y' => $year));
+        $URL->insert(['y' => $year]);
 
-        $nextprevdata['up'] = array(
+        $nextprevdata['up'] = [
             'body' 	=> sprintf(gettext("All of %s’s %s"), $year, $thing),
             'title'	=> '',
             'url' 	=> $URL->generate(),
-        );
+        ];
 
         return $nextprevdata;
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ public function _validate_date($args)
             return false;
         }
 
-        list(, $year, $month, $day) = $matches;
+        [, $year, $month, $day] = $matches;
 
         if (!checkdate($month, $day, $year)) {
             $PAGE->error_message("Sorry, '" . _htmlentities($date) . "' isn't a valid date.");
@@ -660,32 +660,32 @@ public function _get_item($args)
 
 
         // Get all the data just for this epobject_id.
-        $input = array(
-            'amount' => array(
+        $input = [
+            'amount' => [
                 'body' => true,
                 'speaker' => true,
                 'comment' => true,
                 'votes' => true,
-            ),
-            'where' => array(
+            ],
+            'where' => [
                 // Need to add the 'uk.org.publicwhip/debate/' or whatever on before
                 // looking in the DB.
                 'gid=' => $this->gidprefix . $args['gid'],
-            ),
-        );
+            ],
+        ];
 
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "looking for redirected gid");
         $gid = $this->gidprefix . $args['gid'];
-        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid", array(':gid' => $gid))->first();
+        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid", [':gid' => $gid])->first();
         if (!$q) {
             $itemdata = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
         } else {
             do {
                 $gid = $q['gid_to'];
-                $q = $this->db->query("SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid", array(':gid' => $gid))->first();
+                $q = $this->db->query("SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid", [':gid' => $gid])->first();
             } while ($q);
             twfy_debug(get_class($this), "found redirected gid $gid");
-            $input['where'] = array('gid=' => $gid);
+            $input['where'] = ['gid=' => $gid];
             $itemdata = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
             if (count($itemdata) > 0) {
                 throw new RedirectException(fix_gid_from_db($gid));
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ public function _get_item($args)
             $this->check_gid_change($args['gid'], 'a', '');
 
             if (substr($args['gid'], -1) == 'L') {
-                $letts = array('a','b','c','d','e');
+                $letts = ['a','b','c','d','e'];
                 for ($i = 0; $i < 4; $i++) {
                     $this->check_gid_change($args['gid'], $letts[$i], $letts[$i + 1]);
                 }
@@ -746,17 +746,17 @@ public function _get_item($args)
 
     private function check_gid_change($gid, $from, $to)
     {
-        $input = array(
-            'amount' => array(
+        $input = [
+            'amount' => [
                 'body' => true,
                 'speaker' => true,
                 'comment' => true,
                 'votes' => true,
-            ),
-        );
+            ],
+        ];
         if (strstr($gid, $from)) {
             $check_gid = str_replace($from, $to, $gid);
-            $input['where'] = array('gid=' => $this->gidprefix . $check_gid);
+            $input['where'] = ['gid=' => $this->gidprefix . $check_gid];
             $itemdata = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
             if (count($itemdata) > 0) {
                 throw new RedirectException($check_gid);
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_date($args)
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "getting data by date");
 
         // Where we'll put all the data we want to render.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         $date = $this->_validate_date($args);
 
@@ -789,26 +789,26 @@ public function _get_data_by_date($args)
 
             // Get all the sections for this date.
             // Then for each of those we'll get the subsections and rows.
-            $input = array(
-                'amount' => array(
+            $input = [
+                'amount' => [
                     'body' => true,
                     'comment' => true,
                     'excerpt' => true,
-                ),
-                'where' => array(
+                ],
+                'where' => [
                     'hdate=' => "$date",
                     'htype=' => '10',
                     'major=' => $this->major,
-                ),
+                ],
                 'order' => 'hpos',
-            );
+            ];
 
             $sections = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
 
             if (count($sections) > 0) {
 
                 // Where we'll keep the full list of sections and subsections.
-                $data['rows'] = array();
+                $data['rows'] = [];
 
                 $num_sections = count($sections);
                 for ($n = 0; $n < $num_sections; $n++) {
@@ -818,19 +818,19 @@ public function _get_data_by_date($args)
                     $sectionrow = $this->_get_section($sections[$n]);
 
                     // Get the subsections within the section.
-                    $input = array(
-                        'amount' => array(
+                    $input = [
+                        'amount' => [
                             'body' => true,
                             'comment' => true,
                             'excerpt' => true,
-                        ),
-                        'where' => array(
+                        ],
+                        'where' => [
                             'section_id='	=> $sections[$n]['epobject_id'],
                             'htype='		=> '11',
                             'major='		=> $this->major,
-                        ),
+                        ],
                         'order' => 'hpos',
-                    );
+                    ];
 
                     $rows = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
 
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent($args)
         // this returns a $data array suitable for sending to a template.
         // It lists recent dates with debates/wrans on them, with links.
 
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
 
         if (isset($args['days']) && is_numeric($args['days'])) {
             $limit = 'LIMIT :limit';
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent($args)
             $major = '';
         }
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         $q = $this->db->query("SELECT DISTINCT(hdate)
                         FROM 	hansard
@@ -886,11 +886,11 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent($args)
 
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this->listpage);
         foreach ($q as $row) {
-            $URL->insert(array('d' => $row['hdate']));
-            $data['rows'][] = array(
+            $URL->insert(['d' => $row['hdate']]);
+            $data['rows'][] = [
                 'body' => format_date($row['hdate'], SHORTDATEFORMAT),
                 'listurl' => $URL->generate(),
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         $data['info']['text'] = gettext('Recent dates');
@@ -905,17 +905,17 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent($args)
     public function _get_data_by_person($args)
     {
         global $PAGE, $hansardmajors;
-        $items_to_list = isset($args['max']) ? $args['max'] : 20;
+        $items_to_list = $args['max'] ?? 20;
 
         // Where we'll put all the data we want to render.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         if (!isset($args['person_id'])) {
             $PAGE->error_message("Sorry, we need a valid person ID.");
             return $data;
         }
 
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
 
         $where = 'hansard.person_id = :person_id';
         $params[':person_id'] = trim($args['person_id']);
@@ -949,9 +949,9 @@ public function _get_data_by_person($args)
                         ", $params);
 
 
-        $speeches = array();
+        $speeches = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
-            $speech = array(
+            $speech = [
                 'subsection_id' => $row['subsection_id'],
                 'section_id' => $row['section_id'],
                 'htype' => $row['htype'],
@@ -964,11 +964,11 @@ public function _get_data_by_person($args)
                 'body_section' => $row['body_section'],
                 'body_subsection' => $row['body_subsection'],
                 'gid' => fix_gid_from_db($row['gid']),
-            );
+            ];
             // Cache parent id to speed up _get_listurl
             $this->epobjectid_to_gid[$row['subsection_id']] = fix_gid_from_db($row['gid_subsection']);
 
-            $url_args = array('p' => $row['person_id']);
+            $url_args = ['p' => $row['person_id']];
             $speech['listurl'] = $this->_get_listurl($speech, $url_args);
             $speeches[] = $speech;
         }
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_person($args)
             }
             $data['rows'] = $speeches;
         } else {
-            $data['rows'] = array();
+            $data['rows'] = [];
         }
         return $data;
     }
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_search($args)
         }
 
         // What we'll return.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         $data['info']['s'] = $args['s'];
 
@@ -1080,14 +1080,14 @@ public function _get_data_by_search($args)
         if (! isset($args['pop']) or $args['pop'] != 1) {
             global $SEARCHLOG;
             $SEARCHLOG->add(
-                array('query' => $searchstring,
+                ['query' => $searchstring,
                     'page' => $page,
-                    'hits' => $count),
+                    'hits' => $count],
             );
         }
         // No results.
         if ($count <= 0) {
-            $data['rows'] = array();
+            $data['rows'] = [];
             return $data;
         }
 
@@ -1099,13 +1099,13 @@ public function _get_data_by_search($args)
         $relevances = $SEARCHENGINE->get_relevances();
         if (count($gids) <= 0) {
             // No results.
-            $data['rows'] = array();
+            $data['rows'] = [];
             return $data;
         }
         #if ($sort_order=='created') { print_r($gids); }
 
         // We'll put all the data in here before giving it to a template.
-        $rows = array();
+        $rows = [];
 
         // Cycle through each result, munge the data, get more, and put it all in $data.
         $num_gids = count($gids);
@@ -1134,14 +1134,14 @@ public function _get_data_by_search($args)
 
                 # Ignore past events in places that we cover (we'll have the data from Hansard)
                 if ($itemdata['event_date'] < date('Y-m-d') &&
-                    in_array($itemdata['chamber'], array(
+                    in_array($itemdata['chamber'], [
                         'Commons: Main Chamber', 'Lords: Main Chamber',
                         'Commons: Westminster Hall',
-                    ))) {
+                    ])) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                list($cal_item, $cal_meta) = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Calendar::meta($itemdata);
+                [$cal_item, $cal_meta] = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Calendar::meta($itemdata);
                 $body = $this->prepare_search_result_for_display($cal_item) . '.';
                 if (!empty($cal_meta)) {
                     $body .= ' <span class="future_meta">' . join('; ', $cal_meta) . '</span>';
@@ -1166,10 +1166,10 @@ public function _get_data_by_search($args)
 
             } else {
 
-                $q = array('gid_to' => $gid);
+                $q = ['gid_to' => $gid];
                 do {
                     $gid = $q['gid_to'];
-                    $q = $this->db->query("SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid", array(':gid' => $gid))->first();
+                    $q = $this->db->query("SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid", [':gid' => $gid])->first();
                 } while ($q);
 
                 // Get the data for the gid from the database
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_search($args)
                     epobject.epobject_id, epobject.body
                 FROM hansard, epobject
                 WHERE hansard.gid = :gid
-                    AND hansard.epobject_id = epobject.epobject_id", array(':gid' => $gid));
+                    AND hansard.epobject_id = epobject.epobject_id", [':gid' => $gid]);
 
                 if ($q->rows() > 1) {
                     if ($isset($args['exceptions'])) {
@@ -1204,18 +1204,18 @@ public function _get_data_by_search($args)
                 //////////////////////////
                 // 2. Create the URL to link to this bit of text.
 
-                $id_data = array(
+                $id_data = [
                     'major'            => $itemdata['major'],
                     'minor'            => $itemdata['minor'],
                     'htype'         => $itemdata['htype'],
                     'gid'             => $itemdata['gid'],
                     'section_id'    => $itemdata['section_id'],
                     'subsection_id'    => $itemdata['subsection_id'],
-                );
+                ];
 
                 // We append the query onto the end of the URL as variable 's'
                 // so we can highlight them on the debate/wrans list page.
-                $url_args = array('s' => $searchstring);
+                $url_args = ['s' => $searchstring];
 
                 $itemdata['listurl'] = $this->_get_listurl($id_data, $url_args, $encode);
 
@@ -1268,24 +1268,24 @@ public function _get_data_by_search($args)
                     } else {
                         $listurl = '';
                     }
-                    $itemdata['parent'] = array(
+                    $itemdata['parent'] = [
                         'body' => $body,
                         'listurl' => $listurl,
-                    );
+                    ];
                     if ($itemdata['htype'] == 11) {
                         # Search result was a subsection heading; fetch the first entry
                         # from the wrans/wms to show under the heading
-                        $input = array(
-                            'amount' => array(
+                        $input = [
+                            'amount' => [
                                 'body' => true,
                                 'speaker' => true,
-                            ),
-                            'where' => array(
+                            ],
+                            'where' => [
                                 'hansard.subsection_id=' => $itemdata['epobject_id'],
-                            ),
+                            ],
                             'order' => 'hpos ASC',
                             'limit' => 1,
-                        );
+                        ];
                         $ddata = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
                         if (count($ddata)) {
                             $itemdata['body'] = $ddata[0]['body'];
@@ -1379,12 +1379,12 @@ public function _get_data_by_calendar($args)
         global $DATA, $this_page, $PAGE, $hansardmajors;
 
         // What we return.
-        $data = array(
-            'info' => array(
+        $data = [
+            'info' => [
                 'page' => $this->listpage,
                 'major' => $this->major,
-            ),
-        );
+            ],
+        ];
 
         // Set a variable so we know what we're displaying...
         if (isset($args['months']) && is_numeric($args['months'])) {
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_calendar($args)
                 "SELECT MAX(hdate) AS hdate
                             FROM	hansard
                             WHERE	major = :major",
-                array(':major' => $this->major),
+                [':major' => $this->major],
             )->first();
 
             if ($q && $q['hdate'] != null) {
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_calendar($args)
             }
 
             // What's the first date of data we need to fetch?
-            list($finalyear, $finalmonth, $day) = explode('-', $recentdate);
+            [$finalyear, $finalmonth, $day] = explode('-', $recentdate);
 
             $finalyear = intval($finalyear);
             $finalmonth = intval($finalmonth);
@@ -1490,9 +1490,9 @@ public function _get_data_by_calendar($args)
                 $finalmonth = 12;
             }
 
-            $params = array(
+            $params = [
                 ':firstdate' => $firstyear . '-' . $firstmonth . '-01',
-                ':finaldate' => $finalyear . '-' . $finalmonth . '-31');
+                ':finaldate' => $finalyear . '-' . $finalmonth . '-31'];
 
             // Check there are some dates for this year/month.
             $q = $this->db->query("SELECT epobject_id
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_calendar($args)
         // Get the data...
 
         $where = '';
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
 
         if ($finalyear > $firstyear || $finalmonth >= $firstmonth) {
             $params[':finaldate'] = $finalyear . '-' . $finalmonth . '-31';
@@ -1534,10 +1534,10 @@ public function _get_data_by_calendar($args)
         if ($q->rows() > 0) {
 
             // We put the data in this array. See top of function for the structure.
-            $years = array();
+            $years = [];
 
             foreach ($q as $row) {
-                list($year, $month, $day) = explode('-', $row['hdate']);
+                [$year, $month, $day] = explode('-', $row['hdate']);
 
                 $month = intval($month);
                 $day = intval($day);
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_calendar($args)
             for ($y = $firstyear; $y <= $finalyear; $y++) {
 
                 if (!isset($years[$y])) {
-                    $years[$y] = array(1 => array(), 2 => array(), 3 => array(), 4 => array(), 5 => array(), 6 => array(), 7 => array(), 8 => array(), 9 => array(), 10 => array(), 11 => array(), 12 => array());
+                    $years[$y] = [1 => [], 2 => [], 3 => [], 4 => [], 5 => [], 6 => [], 7 => [], 8 => [], 9 => [], 10 => [], 11 => [], 12 => []];
                 } else {
 
                     // This year is set. Check it has all the months...
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_calendar($args)
 
                     for ($m = $minmonth; $m <= $maxmonth; $m++) {
                         if (!isset($years[$y][$m])) {
-                            $years[$y][$m] = array();
+                            $years[$y][$m] = [];
                         }
                     }
                     ksort($years[$y]);
@@ -1584,35 +1584,35 @@ public function _get_data_by_calendar($args)
             // Only need next/prev on these pages.
             // Not sure this is the best place for this, but...
 
-            $nextprev = array();
+            $nextprev = [];
 
             if ($action == 'recentyear') {
                 // Assuming there will be a previous year!
 
-                $YEARURL->insert(array('y' => $firstyear - 1));
+                $YEARURL->insert(['y' => $firstyear - 1]);
 
-                $nextprev['prev'] = array(
+                $nextprev['prev'] = [
                     'body' => 'Previous year',
                     'title' => $firstyear - 1,
                     'url' => $YEARURL->generate(),
-                );
+                ];
 
             } else {
                 // action is 'year'.
 
-                $nextprev['prev'] = array('body' => 'Previous year');
-                $nextprev['next'] = array('body' => 'Next year');
+                $nextprev['prev'] = ['body' => 'Previous year'];
+                $nextprev['next'] = ['body' => 'Next year'];
 
                 $q = $this->db->query("SELECT DATE_FORMAT(hdate, '%Y') AS year
                             FROM hansard WHERE major = :major
                             AND year(hdate) < :firstyear
                             ORDER BY hdate DESC
-                            LIMIT 1", array(
+                            LIMIT 1", [
                     ':major' => $this->major,
                     ':firstyear' => $firstyear,
-                ))->first();
+                ])->first();
                 if ($action == 'year' && $q) {
-                    $YEARURL->insert(array('y' => $q['year']));
+                    $YEARURL->insert(['y' => $q['year']]);
                     $nextprev['prev']['title'] = $q['year'];
                     $nextprev['prev']['url'] = $YEARURL->generate();
                 }
@@ -1621,12 +1621,12 @@ public function _get_data_by_calendar($args)
                             FROM hansard WHERE major = :major
                             AND year(hdate) > :finalyear
                             ORDER BY hdate
-                            LIMIT 1", array(
+                            LIMIT 1", [
                     ':major' => $this->major,
                     ':finalyear' => $finalyear,
-                ))->first();
+                ])->first();
                 if ($q) {
-                    $YEARURL->insert(array('y' => $q['year']));
+                    $YEARURL->insert(['y' => $q['year']]);
                     $nextprev['next']['title'] = $q['year'];
                     $nextprev['next']['url'] = $YEARURL->generate();
                 }
@@ -1691,18 +1691,18 @@ protected function _get_hansard_data($input)
         // $input['order'] is a string for the $order clause, eg 'hpos DESC'.
         // $input['limit'] as a string for the $limit clause, eg '21,20'.
 
-        $amount 		= isset($input['amount']) ? $input['amount'] : array();
-        $wherearr 		= isset($input['where']) ? $input['where'] : array();
-        $order 			= isset($input['order']) ? $input['order'] : '';
-        $limit 			= isset($input['limit']) ? $input['limit'] : '';
+        $amount 		= $input['amount'] ?? [];
+        $wherearr 		= $input['where'] ?? [];
+        $order 			= $input['order'] ?? '';
+        $limit 			= $input['limit'] ?? '';
 
 
         // The fields to fetch from db. 'table' => array ('field1', 'field2').
-        $fieldsarr = array(
-            'hansard' => array('epobject_id', 'htype', 'gid', 'hpos', 'section_id', 'subsection_id', 'hdate', 'htime', 'source_url', 'major', 'minor', 'colnum'),
-        );
+        $fieldsarr = [
+            'hansard' => ['epobject_id', 'htype', 'gid', 'hpos', 'section_id', 'subsection_id', 'hdate', 'htime', 'source_url', 'major', 'minor', 'colnum'],
+        ];
 
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
 
         if (isset($amount['speaker']) && $amount['speaker'] == true) {
             $fieldsarr['hansard'][] = 'person_id';
@@ -1711,14 +1711,14 @@ protected function _get_hansard_data($input)
         if ((isset($amount['body']) && $amount['body'] == true) ||
             (isset($amount['comment']) && $amount['comment'] == true)
         ) {
-            $fieldsarr['epobject'] = array('body');
+            $fieldsarr['epobject'] = ['body'];
             $join = 'LEFT OUTER JOIN epobject ON hansard.epobject_id = epobject.epobject_id';
         } else {
             $join = '';
         }
 
 
-        $fieldsarr2 = array();
+        $fieldsarr2 = [];
         // Construct the $fields clause.
         foreach ($fieldsarr as $table => $tablesfields) {
             foreach ($tablesfields as $n => $field) {
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ protected function _get_hansard_data($input)
         }
         $fields = implode(', ', $fieldsarr2);
 
-        $wherearr2 = array();
+        $wherearr2 = [];
         // Construct the $where clause.
         $i = 0;
         foreach ($wherearr as $key => $val) {
@@ -1762,11 +1762,11 @@ protected function _get_hansard_data($input)
                         ", $params);
 
         // Format the data into an array for returning.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             // Where we'll store the data for this item before adding
             // it to $data.
-            $item = array();
+            $item = [];
 
             // Put each row returned into its own array in $data.
             foreach ($fieldsarr as $table => $tablesfields) {
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ protected function _get_hansard_data($input)
                 ($item['htype'] == '10' ||
                 $item['htype'] == '11')
             ) {
-                $params = array(':epobject_id' => $item['epobject_id']);
+                $params = [':epobject_id' => $item['epobject_id']];
                 if ($item['htype'] == '10') {
                     $where = 'hansard.section_id = :epobject_id
                         AND hansard.subsection_id = :epobject_id';
@@ -1885,14 +1885,14 @@ protected function _get_hansard_data($input)
             // 'commentsurl' is the URL of the item on its own page, with comments.
 
             // All the things we need to work out a listurl!
-            $item_data = array(
+            $item_data = [
                 'major'			=> $this->major,
                 'minor' 		=> $item['minor'],
                 'htype' 		=> $item['htype'],
                 'gid' 			=> $item['gid'],
                 'section_id'	=> $item['section_id'],
                 'subsection_id'	=> $item['subsection_id'],
-            );
+            ];
 
 
             $item['listurl'] = $this->_get_listurl($item_data);
@@ -1903,12 +1903,12 @@ protected function _get_hansard_data($input)
                 $COMMENTSURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this->commentspage);
                 if ($this->major == 6) {
                     # Another hack...
-                    $COMMENTSURL->remove(array('id'));
+                    $COMMENTSURL->remove(['id']);
                     $id = preg_replace('#^.*?_.*?_#', '', $item['gid']);
                     $fragment = $this->url . $id;
                     $item['commentsurl'] = $COMMENTSURL->generate() . $fragment;
                 } else {
-                    $COMMENTSURL->insert(array('id' => $item['gid']));
+                    $COMMENTSURL->insert(['id' => $item['gid']]);
                     $item['commentsurl'] = $COMMENTSURL->generate();
                 }
             }
@@ -1933,10 +1933,10 @@ protected function _get_hansard_data($input)
             if (isset($amount['comment']) && $amount['comment'] == true) {
 
                 // All the things we need to get the comment data.
-                $item_data = array(
+                $item_data = [
                     'htype' => $item['htype'],
                     'epobject_id' => $item['epobject_id'],
-                );
+                ];
 
                 $commentdata = $this->_get_comment($item_data);
                 $item['totalcomments'] = $commentdata['totalcomments'];
@@ -1958,14 +1958,14 @@ public function _get_votes($epobject_id)
         // Separated out here just for clarity.
         // Returns an array of user and anon yes/no votes for an epobject.
 
-        $votes = array();
+        $votes = [];
 
         // YES user votes.
         $q = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(vote) as totalvotes
                         FROM	uservotes
                         WHERE	epobject_id = :epobject_id
                         AND 	vote = '1'
-                        GROUP BY epobject_id", array(':epobject_id' => $epobject_id))->first();
+                        GROUP BY epobject_id", [':epobject_id' => $epobject_id])->first();
 
         if ($q) {
             $votes['user']['yes'] = $q['totalvotes'];
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ public function _get_votes($epobject_id)
                         FROM	uservotes
                         WHERE	epobject_id = :epobject_id
                         AND 	vote = '0'
-                        GROUP BY epobject_id", array(':epobject_id' => $epobject_id))->first();
+                        GROUP BY epobject_id", [':epobject_id' => $epobject_id])->first();
 
         if ($q) {
             $votes['user']['no'] = $q['totalvotes'];
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ public function _get_votes($epobject_id)
                                 no_votes
                         FROM	anonvotes
                         WHERE	epobject_id = :epobject_id",
-            array(':epobject_id' => $epobject_id),
+            [':epobject_id' => $epobject_id],
         )->first();
 
         if ($q) {
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ public function _get_votes($epobject_id)
     }
 
 
-    public function _get_listurl($id_data, $url_args = array(), $encode = 'html')
+    public function _get_listurl($id_data, $url_args = [], $encode = 'html')
     {
         global $hansardmajors;
         // Generates an item's listurl - this is the 'contextual' url
@@ -2038,9 +2038,9 @@ public function _get_listurl($id_data, $url_args = array(), $encode = 'html')
                 $id = preg_replace('#^.*?_.*?_#', '', $id_data['gid']);
                 global $DATA;
                 $DATA->set_page_metadata('pbc_clause', 'url', 'pbc/' . $this->url . $id);
-                $LISTURL->remove(array('id'));
+                $LISTURL->remove(['id']);
             } else {
-                $LISTURL->insert(array( 'id' => $id_data['gid'] ));
+                $LISTURL->insert([ 'id' => $id_data['gid'] ]);
             }
         } else {
             // A debate speech or question/answer, etc.
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ public function _get_listurl($id_data, $url_args = array(), $encode = 'html')
                     "SELECT gid
                                 FROM 	hansard
                                 WHERE	epobject_id = :epobject_id",
-                    array(':epobject_id' => $parent_epobject_id),
+                    [':epobject_id' => $parent_epobject_id],
                 )->first();
 
                 if ($r) {
@@ -2082,20 +2082,20 @@ public function _get_listurl($id_data, $url_args = array(), $encode = 'html')
                 // We have a gid so add to the URL.
                 if ($id_data['major'] == 6) {
                     if (isset($this->bill_lookup[$minor])) {
-                        list($title, $session) = $this->bill_lookup[$minor];
+                        [$title, $session] = $this->bill_lookup[$minor];
                     } else {
                         $qq = $this->db->query('select title, session from bills where id=' . $minor)->first();
                         $title = $qq['title'];
                         $session = $qq['session'];
-                        $this->bill_lookup[$minor] = array($title, $session);
+                        $this->bill_lookup[$minor] = [$title, $session];
                     }
                     $url = "$session/" . urlencode(str_replace(' ', '_', $title));
                     $parent_gid = preg_replace('#^.*?_.*?_#', '', $parent_gid);
                     global $DATA;
                     $DATA->set_page_metadata('pbc_clause', 'url', "pbc/$url/$parent_gid");
-                    $LISTURL->remove(array('id'));
+                    $LISTURL->remove(['id']);
                 } else {
-                    $LISTURL->insert(array( 'id' => $parent_gid ));
+                    $LISTURL->insert([ 'id' => $parent_gid ]);
                 }
                 // Use a truncated form of this item's gid for the anchor.
                 $fragment = '#g' . gid_to_anchor($id_data['gid']);
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ public function _get_listurl($id_data, $url_args = array(), $encode = 'html')
     public function _get_speaker($person_id, $hdate, $htime, $major)
     {
         if ($person_id == 0) {
-            return array();
+            return [];
         }
 
         # Special exemption below for when NI Speaker becomes Speaker
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ public function _get_speaker($person_id, $hdate, $htime, $major)
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect
                 WHERE gid_from = :gid_from",
-            array(':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/person/$person_id"),
+            [':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/person/$person_id"],
         )->first();
         if ($q) {
             $person_id = str_replace('uk.org.publicwhip/person/', '', $q['gid_to']);
@@ -2153,15 +2153,15 @@ public function _get_speaker($person_id, $hdate, $htime, $major)
                             AND p.person_id = m.person_id AND p.type = 'name'
                             AND p.start_date <= :hdate AND :hdate <= p.end_date
                         ORDER BY entered_house",
-            array(':person_id' => $person_id, ':hdate' => $hdate),
+            [':person_id' => $person_id, ':hdate' => $hdate],
         );
         $member = $this->_get_speaker_alone($q, $person_id, $hdate, $htime, $major);
 
         $URL = $this->_get_speaker_url($member['house']);
-        $URL->insert(array('p' => $person_id));
+        $URL->insert(['p' => $person_id]);
 
         $name = member_full_name($member['house'], $member['title'], $member['given_name'], $member['family_name'], $member['lordofname']);
-        $speaker = array(
+        $speaker = [
             'member_id' => $member['member_id'],
             "name" => $name,
             'house' => $member['house'],
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@ public function _get_speaker($person_id, $hdate, $htime, $major)
             "party" => $member["party"] ? gettext($member["party"]) : '',
             "person_id" => $person_id,
             "url" => $URL->generate(),
-        );
+        ];
 
         global $parties;
         // Manual fix for Speakers.
@@ -2197,9 +2197,9 @@ private function _get_speaker_alone($q, $person_id, $hdate, $htime, $major)
         if (count($members) > 1) {
             # Couple of special cases for the election of the NI Speaker
             if ($person_id == 13799 && $hdate == '2007-05-08') {
-                $members = array($members[$htime < '11:00' ? 0 : 1]);
+                $members = [$members[$htime < '11:00' ? 0 : 1]];
             } elseif ($person_id == 13831 && $hdate == '2015-01-12') {
-                $members = array($members[$htime < '13:00' ? 0 : 1]);
+                $members = [$members[$htime < '13:00' ? 0 : 1]];
             }
         }
         if (count($members) != 1) {
@@ -2228,12 +2228,12 @@ private function _get_speaker_url($house)
 
     private function _get_speaker_offices($speaker, $hdate)
     {
-        $offices = array();
+        $offices = [];
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT dept, position, source FROM moffice
             WHERE person=:person_id
             AND from_date <= :hdate and :hdate <= to_date",
-            array(':person_id' => $speaker['person_id'], ':hdate' => $hdate),
+            [':person_id' => $speaker['person_id'], ':hdate' => $hdate],
         );
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $dept = $row['dept'];
@@ -2245,12 +2245,12 @@ private function _get_speaker_offices($speaker, $hdate)
             if (!$pos || $pos == 'Chairman' || $pos == 'Member') {
                 continue;
             }
-            $offices[] = array(
+            $offices[] = [
                 'dept' => $dept,
                 'position' => $pos,
                 'source' => $source,
                 'pretty' => prettify_office($pos, $dept),
-            );
+            ];
         }
         return $offices;
     }
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@ public function _get_comment($item_data)
 
         // What we return.
         $totalcomments = $this->_get_comment_count_for_epobject($item_data);
-        $comment = array();
+        $comment = [];
 
         if ($item_data['htype'] == '12' || $item_data['htype'] == '13' || $item_data['htype'] == '14') {
 
@@ -2293,17 +2293,17 @@ public function _get_comment($item_data)
                             AND		c.visible = 1
                             ORDER BY c.posted ASC
                             LIMIT	1",
-                    array(':epobject_id' => $item_data['epobject_id']),
+                    [':epobject_id' => $item_data['epobject_id']],
                 )->first();
 
                 // Add this comment to the data structure.
-                $comment = array(
+                $comment = [
                     'comment_id' => $q['comment_id'],
                     'user_id'	=> $q['user_id'],
                     'body'		=> $q['body'],
                     'posted'	=> $q['posted'],
                     'username'	=> $q['firstname'] . ' ' . $q['lastname'],
-                );
+                ];
             }
 
         }
@@ -2312,10 +2312,10 @@ public function _get_comment($item_data)
         // or subsection itself, only the items within them. So
         // we don't get the most recent comment. Because there isn't one.
 
-        $return = array(
+        $return = [
             'totalcomments' => $totalcomments,
             'comment' => $comment,
-        );
+        ];
 
         return $return;
     }
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ public function _get_comment_count_for_epobject($item_data)
                         FROM 	$from
                         WHERE	$where
                         AND		visible = 1",
-            array(':epobject_id' => $item_data['epobject_id']),
+            [':epobject_id' => $item_data['epobject_id']],
         )->first();
 
         return $q['count'];
@@ -2371,18 +2371,18 @@ public function _get_data_by_gid($args)
         // Get the information about the item this URL refers to.
         $itemdata = $this->_get_item($args);
         if (!$itemdata) {
-            return array();
+            return [];
         }
 
         // If part of a Written Answer (just question or just answer), select the whole thing
         if (isset($itemdata['major']) && $hansardmajors[$itemdata['major']]['type'] == 'other' and ($itemdata['htype'] == '12' or $itemdata['htype'] == '13' or $itemdata['htype'] == '14')) {
             // find the gid of the subheading which holds this part
-            $input = array(
-                'amount' => array('gid' => true),
-                'where' => array(
+            $input = [
+                'amount' => ['gid' => true],
+                'where' => [
                     'epobject_id=' => $itemdata['subsection_id'],
-                ),
-            );
+                ],
+            ];
             $parent = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
             // display that item, i.e. the whole of the Written Answer
             twfy_debug(get_class($this), "instead of " . $args['gid'] . " selecting subheading gid " . $parent[0]['gid'] . " to get whole wrans");
@@ -2393,14 +2393,14 @@ public function _get_data_by_gid($args)
 
         # If a WMS main heading, go to next gid
         if (isset($itemdata['major']) && $itemdata['major'] == 4 && $itemdata['htype'] == '10') {
-            $input = array(
-                'amount' => array('gid' => true),
-                'where' => array(
+            $input = [
+                'amount' => ['gid' => true],
+                'where' => [
                     'section_id=' => $itemdata['epobject_id'],
-                ),
+                ],
                 'order' => 'hpos ASC',
                 'limit' => 1,
-            );
+            ];
             $next = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
             if (!empty($next)) {
                 twfy_debug(get_class($this), 'instead of ' . $args['gid'] . ' moving to ' . $next[0]['gid']);
@@ -2411,7 +2411,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_gid($args)
         }
 
         // Where we'll put all the data we want to render.
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         if (isset($itemdata['htype'])) {
             $this->htype = $itemdata['htype'];
@@ -2482,42 +2482,42 @@ public function _get_data_by_gid($args)
         // Now get all the non-heading rows.
 
         // What data do we want for each item?
-        $amount = array(
+        $amount = [
             'body' => true,
             'speaker' => true,
             'comment' => true,
             'votes' => true,
-        );
+        ];
 
         if ($itemdata['htype'] == '10') {
             // This item is a section, so we're displaying all the items within
             // it that aren't within a subsection.
 
-            $input = array(
+            $input = [
                 'amount' => $amount,
-                'where' => array(
+                'where' => [
                     'section_id=' => $itemdata['epobject_id'],
                     'subsection_id=' => $itemdata['epobject_id'],
-                ),
+                ],
                 'order' => 'hpos ASC',
-            );
+            ];
 
             $data['rows'] = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
             if (!count($data['rows']) || (count($data['rows']) == 1 && strstr($data['rows'][0]['body'], 'was asked'))) {
 
-                $input = array(
-                    'amount' => array(
+                $input = [
+                    'amount' => [
                         'body' => true,
                         'comment' => true,
                         'excerpt' => true,
-                    ),
-                    'where' => array(
+                    ],
+                    'where' => [
                         'section_id='	=> $sectionrow['epobject_id'],
                         'htype='		=> '11',
                         'major='		=> $this->major,
-                    ),
+                    ],
                     'order' => 'hpos',
-                );
+                ];
                 $data['subrows'] = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
                 # If there's only one subheading, and nothing in the heading, redirect to it immediaetly
                 if (count($data['subrows']) == 1) {
@@ -2527,13 +2527,13 @@ public function _get_data_by_gid($args)
         } elseif ($itemdata['htype'] == '11') {
             // This item is a subsection, so we're displaying everything within it.
 
-            $input = array(
+            $input = [
                 'amount' => $amount,
-                'where' => array(
+                'where' => [
                     'subsection_id=' => $itemdata['epobject_id'],
-                ),
+                ],
                 'order' => 'hpos ASC',
-            );
+            ];
 
             $data['rows'] = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
 
@@ -2565,10 +2565,10 @@ public function _get_data_by_column($args)
 
         twfy_debug(get_class($this), "getting data by column");
 
-        $input = array( 'amount' => array('body' => true, 'comment' => true, 'speaker' => true),
-            'where' => array( 'hdate=' => $args['date'], 'major=' => $this->major, 'gid LIKE ' => '%.' . $args['column'] . '.%' ),
+        $input = [ 'amount' => ['body' => true, 'comment' => true, 'speaker' => true],
+            'where' => [ 'hdate=' => $args['date'], 'major=' => $this->major, 'gid LIKE ' => '%.' . $args['column'] . '.%' ],
             'order' => 'hpos',
-        );
+        ];
         $data = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
         #		$data = array();
 
@@ -2591,7 +2591,7 @@ class WMSLIST extends WRANSLIST
     public $commentspage = 'wms';
     public $gidprefix = 'uk.org.publicwhip/wms/';
 
-    public function _get_data_by_recent_wms($args = array())
+    public function _get_data_by_recent_wms($args = [])
     {
         return $this->_get_data_by_recent_wrans($args);
     }
@@ -2660,7 +2660,7 @@ public function get_gid_from_spid($spid)
         $fixed_spid = preg_replace('/(S[0-9]+\w+)-0*([0-9]+)/', '${1}-${2}', $fixed_spid);
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "select mentioned_gid from mentions where gid = :gid_from_spid and (type = 4 or type = 6)",
-            array(':gid_from_spid' => 'uk.org.publicwhip/spq/' . $fixed_spid),
+            [':gid_from_spid' => 'uk.org.publicwhip/spq/' . $fixed_spid],
         )->first();
         $gid = $q['mentioned_gid'];
         if ($gid) {
@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ public function old_get_gid_from_spid($spid)
     {
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "select gid from hansard where gid like :gid_like",
-            array(':gid_like' => 'uk.org.publicwhip/spwa/%.' . $spid . '.h'),
+            [':gid_like' => 'uk.org.publicwhip/spwa/%.' . $spid . '.h'],
         )->first();
         $gid = $q['gid'];
         if ($gid) {
@@ -2737,13 +2737,13 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_mostvotes($args)
                         HAVING 	total_vote > 0
                         ORDER BY total_vote DESC
                         LIMIT	$items_to_list
-                        ", array(':major' => $this->major));
+                        ", [':major' => $this->major]);
 
         // What we return.
-        $data = array();
-        $speeches = array();
+        $data = [];
+        $speeches = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
-            $speech = array(
+            $speech = [
                 'subsection_id' => $row['subsection_id'],
                 'section_id' => $row['section_id'],
                 'htype' => $row['htype'],
@@ -2752,7 +2752,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_mostvotes($args)
                 'hdate' => $row['hdate'],
                 'body' => $row['body'],
                 'votes' => $row['total_vote'],
-            );
+            ];
 
             // Remove the "uk.org.publicwhip/blah/" from the gid:
             // (In includes/utility.php)
@@ -2788,7 +2788,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_mostvotes($args)
             $data['rows'] = $speeches;
 
         } else {
-            $data['rows'] = array();
+            $data['rows'] = [];
         }
 
         $data['info']['days'] = $days;
@@ -2800,23 +2800,23 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_mostvotes($args)
     public function total_speeches()
     {
 
-        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM hansard WHERE major = :major AND htype = 12", array(':major' => $this->major));
+        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM hansard WHERE major = :major AND htype = 12", [':major' => $this->major]);
 
         return $q->first()['count'];
     }
 
 
-    public function biggest_debates($args = array())
+    public function biggest_debates($args = [])
     {
         // So we can just get the data back for special formatting
         // on the front page, without doing the whole display() thing.
         return $this->_get_data_by_biggest_debates($args);
     }
 
-    public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args = array())
+    public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args = [])
     {
-        $params = array();
-        $data = array();
+        $params = [];
+        $data = [];
 
         $params[':gid'] = $args['gid'];
         $params[':major'] = $this->major;
@@ -2843,7 +2843,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args = array())
         if ($q) {
 
             // This array just used for getting further data about this debate.
-            $item_data = array(
+            $item_data = [
                 'major'         => $this->major,
                 'minor'         => $q['minor'],
                 'gid'           => fix_gid_from_db($q['gid']),
@@ -2851,7 +2851,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args = array())
                 'section_id'    => $q['section_id'],
                 'subsection_id' => $q['subsection_id'],
                 'epobject_id'   => $q['epobject_id'],
-            );
+            ];
 
             $list_url      = $this->_get_listurl($item_data);
             $totalcomments = $this->_get_comment_count_for_epobject($item_data);
@@ -2869,10 +2869,10 @@ public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args = array())
                                 FROM    epobject sec, epobject sub
                                 WHERE   sec.epobject_id = :section_id
                                 AND     sub.epobject_id = :subsection_id",
-                    array(
+                    [
                         ':section_id' => $item_data['section_id'],
                         ':subsection_id' => $item_data['subsection_id'],
-                    ),
+                    ],
                 )->first();
                 $section_body = $r['sec_body'];
                 $subsection_body = $r['sub_body'];
@@ -2884,9 +2884,9 @@ public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args = array())
             } elseif ($item_data['htype'] == 11) {
                 $r = $this->db->query(
                     "SELECT body FROM epobject WHERE epobject_id = :section_id",
-                    array(
+                    [
                         ':section_id' => $item_data['section_id'],
-                    ),
+                    ],
                 )->first();
                 $parentbody = $r['body'];
             } elseif ($item_data['htype'] == 10) {
@@ -2907,7 +2907,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args = array())
                                 ORDER BY hpos
                                 LIMIT 1
                                 ",
-                    array( ':object_id' => $item_data['epobject_id'] ),
+                    [ ':object_id' => $item_data['epobject_id'] ],
                 )->first();
                 $childbody = $r['body'];
                 $speaker = $this->_get_speaker($r['person_id'], $r['hdate'], $r['htime'], $this->major);
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args = array())
                             FROM hansard
                             WHERE subsection_id = :object_id
                             AND htype = 12",
-                array(':object_id' => $item_data['epobject_id']),
+                [':object_id' => $item_data['epobject_id']],
             )->first();
 
             if ($r) {
@@ -2928,36 +2928,36 @@ public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args = array())
 
             global $hansardmajors;
             $more_url = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($hansardmajors[$this->major]['page_all']);
-            $details = array(
+            $details = [
                 'body'          => $body,
                 'contentcount'  => $contentcount,
                 'hdate'         => $hdate,
                 'htime'         => $htime,
                 'list_url'      => $list_url,
                 'totalcomments' => $totalcomments,
-                'child'         => array(
+                'child'         => [
                     'body'      => $childbody,
                     'speaker'   => $speaker,
-                ),
-                'parent'        => array(
+                ],
+                'parent'        => [
                     'body'      => $parentbody,
-                ),
+                ],
                 'desc' => $hansardmajors[$this->major]['title'],
                 'more_url' => $more_url->generate(),
-            );
+            ];
 
-            $data = array(
+            $data = [
                 'gid' => $args['gid'],
                 'major' => $this->major,
-                'info' => array(),
+                'info' => [],
                 'data' => $details,
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         return $data;
 
     }
-    public function _get_data_by_recent_debates($args = array())
+    public function _get_data_by_recent_debates($args = [])
     {
         // Returns an array of some random recent debates from a set number of
         // recent days (that's recent days starting from the most recent day
@@ -2966,9 +2966,9 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_debates($args = array())
         // $args['days'] is the number of days back to look for biggest debates (1 by default).
         // $args['num'] is the number of links to return (1 by default).
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
 
         // Get the most recent day on which we have a debate.
         $recentday = $this->most_recent_day();
@@ -3020,14 +3020,14 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_debates($args = array())
         foreach ($q as $row) {
 
             // This array just used for getting further data about this debate.
-            $item_data = array(
+            $item_data = [
                 'major' => $this->major,
                 'gid' => fix_gid_from_db($row['gid']),
                 'htype' => $row['htype'],
                 'section_id' => $row['section_id'],
                 'subsection_id' => $row['subsection_id'],
                 'epobject_id' => $row['epobject_id'],
-            );
+            ];
 
             $list_url      = $this->_get_listurl($item_data);
             $totalcomments = $this->_get_comment_count_for_epobject($item_data);
@@ -3045,7 +3045,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_debates($args = array())
                     "SELECT body
                                 FROM    epobject
                                 WHERE   epobject_id = :epobject_id",
-                    array(':epobject_id' => $item_data['section_id']),
+                    [':epobject_id' => $item_data['section_id']],
                 )->first();
                 $parentbody = $r['body'];
             }
@@ -3062,34 +3062,34 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_debates($args = array())
             $childbody = $r['body'];
             $speaker = $this->_get_speaker($r['person_id'], $r['hdate'], $r['htime'], $this->major);
 
-            $data[] = array(
+            $data[] = [
                 'contentcount'  => $contentcount,
                 'body'          => $body,
                 'hdate'         => $hdate,
                 'htime'         => $htime,
                 'list_url'      => $list_url,
                 'totalcomments' => $totalcomments,
-                'child'         => array(
+                'child'         => [
                     'body'      => $childbody,
                     'speaker'   => $speaker,
-                ),
-                'parent'        => array(
+                ],
+                'parent'        => [
                     'body'      => $parentbody,
-                ),
-            );
+                ],
+            ];
 
         }
 
-        $data = array(
-            'info' => array(),
+        $data = [
+            'info' => [],
             'data' => $data,
-        );
+        ];
 
         return $data;
 
     }
 
-    public function _get_data_by_biggest_debates($args = array())
+    public function _get_data_by_biggest_debates($args = [])
     {
         // Returns an array of the debates with most speeches in from
         // a set number of recent days (that's recent days starting from the
@@ -3099,12 +3099,12 @@ public function _get_data_by_biggest_debates($args = array())
         // (1 by default)
         // $args['num'] is the number of links to return (1 by default).
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
         // Get the most recent day on which we have a debate.
         $recentday = $this->most_recent_day();
         if (!count($recentday)) {
-            return array();
+            return [];
         }
 
         if (!isset($args['days']) || !is_numeric($args['days'])) {
@@ -3114,7 +3114,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_biggest_debates($args = array())
             $args['num'] = 1;
         }
 
-        $params = array(':recentdate' => $recentday['hdate']);
+        $params = [':recentdate' => $recentday['hdate']];
         if ($args['num'] == 1) {
             $datewhere = "h.hdate = :recentdate";
         } else {
@@ -3145,14 +3145,14 @@ public function _get_data_by_biggest_debates($args = array())
         foreach ($q as $row) {
 
             // This array just used for getting further data about this debate.
-            $item_data = array(
+            $item_data = [
                 'major' => $this->major,
                 'gid' => fix_gid_from_db($row['gid']),
                 'htype' => $row['htype'],
                 'section_id' => $row['section_id'],
                 'subsection_id' => $row['subsection_id'],
                 'epobject_id' => $row['epobject_id'],
-            );
+            ];
 
             $list_url 		= $this->_get_listurl($item_data);
             $totalcomments	= $this->_get_comment_count_for_epobject($item_data);
@@ -3163,13 +3163,13 @@ public function _get_data_by_biggest_debates($args = array())
 
 
             // This array will be added to $data, which is what gets returned.
-            $debate = array(
+            $debate = [
                 'contentcount'	=> $contentcount,
                 'body'			=> $body,
                 'hdate'			=> $hdate,
                 'list_url'		=> $list_url,
                 'totalcomments'	=> $totalcomments,
-            );
+            ];
 
             // If this is a subsection, we're going to prepend the title
             // of the parent section, so let's get that.
@@ -3179,7 +3179,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_biggest_debates($args = array())
                     "SELECT body
                                 FROM	epobject
                                 WHERE	epobject_id = :epobject_id",
-                    array(':epobject_id' => $item_data['section_id']),
+                    [':epobject_id' => $item_data['section_id']],
                 )->first();
                 $debate['parent']['body'] = $r['body'];
             }
@@ -3195,18 +3195,18 @@ public function _get_data_by_biggest_debates($args = array())
             $childbody = $r['body'];
             $speaker = $this->_get_speaker($r['person_id'], $r['hdate'], $r['htime'], $this->major);
 
-            $debate['child'] = array(
+            $debate['child'] = [
                 'body' => $childbody,
                 'speaker' => $speaker,
-            );
+            ];
 
             $data[] = $debate;
         }
 
-        $data = array(
-            'info' => array(),
+        $data = [
+            'info' => [],
             'data' => $data,
-        );
+        ];
 
         return $data;
 
@@ -3224,11 +3224,11 @@ class WRANSLIST extends HANSARDLIST
 
     public function total_questions()
     {
-        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM hansard WHERE major = :major AND minor = 1", array(':major' => $this->major));
+        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM hansard WHERE major = :major AND minor = 1", [':major' => $this->major]);
         return $q->first()['count'];
     }
 
-    public function _get_data_by_recent_wrans($args = array())
+    public function _get_data_by_recent_wrans($args = [])
     {
         global $hansardmajors;
 
@@ -3236,9 +3236,9 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_wrans($args = array())
         // (1 by default)
         // $args['num'] is the number of links to return (1 by default).
 
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
 
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
 
         // Get the most recent day on which we have wrans.
         $recentday = $this->most_recent_day();
@@ -3294,14 +3294,14 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_wrans($args = array())
 
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             // This array just used for getting further data about this debate.
-            $item_data = array(
+            $item_data = [
                 'major' => $this->major,
                 'gid' => fix_gid_from_db($row['gid']),
                 'htype' => $row['htype'],
                 'section_id' => $row['section_id'],
                 'subsection_id' => $row['subsection_id'],
                 'epobject_id' => $row['epobject_id'],
-            );
+            ];
 
             $list_url 		= $this->_get_listurl($item_data);
             $totalcomments	= $this->_get_comment_count_for_epobject($item_data);
@@ -3332,26 +3332,26 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_wrans($args = array())
             $childbody = $r['body'];
             $speaker = $this->_get_speaker($r['person_id'], $r['hdate'], $r['htime'], $this->major);
 
-            $data[] = array(
+            $data[] = [
                 'body'			=> $body,
                 'hdate'			=> $hdate,
                 'list_url'		=> $list_url,
                 'totalcomments'	=> $totalcomments,
-                'child'			=> array(
+                'child'			=> [
                     'body'		=> $childbody,
                     'speaker'	=> $speaker,
-                ),
-                'parent'		=> array(
+                ],
+                'parent'		=> [
                     'body'		=> $parentbody,
-                ),
-            );
+                ],
+            ];
 
         }
 
-        $data = array(
-            'info' => array(),
+        $data = [
+            'info' => [],
             'data' => $data,
-        );
+        ];
 
         return $data;
 
@@ -3380,25 +3380,25 @@ public function _get_committee($bill_id)
         $q = $this->db->query(
             'select count(*) as c from hansard
                 where major=6 and minor=:bill_id and htype=10',
-            array(':bill_id' => $bill_id),
+            [':bill_id' => $bill_id],
         )->first();
         $sittings = $q['c'];
         $q = $this->db->query(
             'select person_id,sum(attending) as attending, sum(chairman) as chairman
                 from pbc_members
                 where bill_id = :bill_id group by person_id',
-            array(':bill_id' => $bill_id),
+            [':bill_id' => $bill_id],
         );
-        $comm = array('sittings' => $sittings, 'chairmen' => array(), 'members' => array());
+        $comm = ['sittings' => $sittings, 'chairmen' => [], 'members' => []];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $person_id = $row['person_id'];
-            $mp = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => $person_id));
+            $mp = new MEMBER(['person_id' => $person_id]);
             $attending = $row['attending'];
             $chairman = $row['chairman'];
-            $arr = array(
+            $arr = [
                 'name' => $mp->full_name(),
                 'attending' => $attending,
-            );
+            ];
             if ($chairman) {
                 $comm['chairmen'][$person_id] = $arr;
             } else {
@@ -3411,42 +3411,42 @@ public function _get_committee($bill_id)
     public function _get_data_by_bill($args)
     {
         global $DATA, $this_page;
-        $data = array();
-        $input = array(
-            'amount' => array(
+        $data = [];
+        $input = [
+            'amount' => [
                 'body' => true,
                 'comment' => true,
                 'excerpt' => true,
-            ),
-            'where' => array(
+            ],
+            'where' => [
                 'htype=' => '10',
                 'major=' => $this->major,
                 'minor=' => $args['id'],
-            ),
+            ],
             'order' => 'hdate,hpos',
-        );
+        ];
         $sections = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
-        $data['rows'] = array();
+        $data['rows'] = [];
         if (count($sections) > 0) {
             $num_sections = count($sections);
             for ($n = 0; $n < $num_sections; $n++) {
                 $sectionrow = $sections[$n];
-                list($sitting, $part) = $this->_get_sitting($sectionrow['gid']);
+                [$sitting, $part] = $this->_get_sitting($sectionrow['gid']);
                 $sectionrow['sitting'] = $sitting;
                 $sectionrow['part'] = $part;
-                $input = array(
-                    'amount' => array(
+                $input = [
+                    'amount' => [
                         'body' => true,
                         'comment' => true,
                         'excerpt' => true,
-                    ),
-                    'where' => array(
+                    ],
+                    'where' => [
                         'section_id='	=> $sectionrow['epobject_id'],
                         'htype='	=> '11',
                         'major='	=> $this->major,
-                    ),
+                    ],
                     'order' => 'hpos',
-                );
+                ];
                 $rows = $this->_get_hansard_data($input);
                 array_unshift($rows, $sectionrow);
                 $data['rows'] = array_merge($data['rows'], $rows);
@@ -3465,19 +3465,19 @@ public function _get_data_by_session($args)
         $session = $args['session'];
         $q = $this->db->query(
             'select id, title from bills where session = :session order by title',
-            array(':session' => $session),
+            [':session' => $session],
         );
-        $bills = array();
+        $bills = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $bills[$row['id']] = $row['title'];
         }
         if (!count($bills)) {
-            return array();
+            return [];
         }
         $q = $this->db->query('select minor,count(*) as c from hansard where major=6 and htype=12
             and minor in (' . join(',', array_keys($bills)) . ')
             group by minor');
-        $counts = array();
+        $counts = [];
         # $comments = array();
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $minor = $row['minor'];
@@ -3494,30 +3494,30 @@ public function _get_data_by_session($args)
             ));
         }
         */
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         foreach ($bills as $id => $title) {
-            $data[] = array(
+            $data[] = [
                 'title' => $title,
                 'url' => "/pbc/" . urlencode($session) . '/' . urlencode(str_replace(' ', '_', $title)) . '/',
-                'contentcount' => isset($counts[$id]) ? $counts[$id] : '???',
+                'contentcount' => $counts[$id] ?? '???',
                 # 'totalcomments' => isset($comments[$id]) ? $comments[$id] : '???',
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         $YEARURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('pbc_session');
-        $nextprev = array();
-        $nextprev['prev'] = array('body' => 'Previous session', 'title' => '');
-        $nextprev['next'] = array('body' => 'Next session', 'title' => '');
+        $nextprev = [];
+        $nextprev['prev'] = ['body' => 'Previous session', 'title' => ''];
+        $nextprev['next'] = ['body' => 'Next session', 'title' => ''];
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT session FROM bills WHERE session < :session ORDER BY session DESC LIMIT 1",
-            array(':session' => $session),
+            [':session' => $session],
         )->first();
         if ($q) {
             $nextprev['prev']['url'] = $YEARURL->generate() . $q['session'] . '/';
         }
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT session FROM bills WHERE session > :session ORDER BY session ASC LIMIT 1",
-            array(':session' => $session),
+            [':session' => $session],
         )->first();
         if ($q) {
             $nextprev['next']['url'] = $YEARURL->generate() . $q['session'] . '/';
@@ -3535,7 +3535,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_pbc_debates($args)
         $q = $this->db->query('select gid, minor, hdate from hansard
             where htype=10 and major=6
             order by hdate desc limit ' . $args['num']);
-        $data = array();
+        $data = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $minor = $row['minor'];
             $gid = $row['gid'];
@@ -3543,16 +3543,16 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_pbc_debates($args)
             $qq = $this->db->query('select title, session from bills where id=' . $minor)->first();
             $title = $qq['title'];
             $session = $qq['session'];
-            list($sitting, $part) = $this->_get_sitting($gid);
+            [$sitting, $part] = $this->_get_sitting($gid);
             $sitting_txt = make_ranking($sitting) . ' sitting';
             if ($part > 0) {
                 $sitting .= ", part $part";
             }
-            $data[$hdate][] = array(
+            $data[$hdate][] = [
                 'bill' => $title,
                 'sitting' => $sitting_txt,
                 'url' => "/pbc/$session/" . urlencode(str_replace(' ', '_', $title)) . '/#sitting' . $sitting,
-            );
+            ];
         }
         return $data;
     }
@@ -3561,8 +3561,8 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_pbc_debates($args)
     public function _get_sitting($gid)
     {
         if (preg_match('#_(\d\d)-(\d)_#', $gid, $m)) {
-            return array($m[1] + 0, $m[2]);
+            return [$m[1] + 0, $m[2]];
         }
-        return array(0, 0);
+        return [0, 0];
     }
 }
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/member.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/member.php
index ebd112b866..3f6dbd1b5b 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/member.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/member.php
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ class MEMBER
     public $lordofname;
     public $constituency;
     public $party;
-    public $other_parties = array();
+    public $other_parties = [];
     public $other_constituencies;
-    public $memberships = array();
-    public $houses = array();
-    public $entered_house = array();
-    public $left_house = array();
-    public $extra_info = array();
+    public $memberships = [];
+    public $houses = [];
+    public $entered_house = [];
+    public $left_house = [];
+    public $extra_info = [];
     // Is this MP THEUSERS's MP?
     public $the_users_mp = false;
     public $house_disp = 0; # Which house we should display this person in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class MEMBER
     // Mapping member table 'house' numbers to text.
     private function houses_pretty()
     {
-        return array(
+        return [
             0 => gettext('Royal Family'),
             1 => gettext('House of Commons'),
             2 => gettext('House of Lords'),
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ private function houses_pretty()
             4 => gettext('Scottish Parliament'),
             5 => gettext('Senedd'),
             6 => gettext('London Assembly'),
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     // Mapping member table reasons to text.
     private function reasons()
     {
-        return array(
+        return [
             'became_peer'		=> gettext('Became peer'),
             'by_election'		=> gettext('Byelection'),
             'changed_party'		=> gettext('Changed party'),
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private function reasons()
             'died'			=> gettext('Died'),
             'disqualified'		=> gettext('Disqualified'),
             'general_election' 	=> gettext('General election'),
-            'general_election_standing' 	=> array(gettext('General election (standing again)'), gettext('General election (stood again)')),
+            'general_election_standing' 	=> [gettext('General election (standing again)'), gettext('General election (stood again)')],
             'general_election_not_standing' 	=> gettext('did not stand for re-election'),
             'reinstated'		=> gettext('Reinstated'),
             'resigned'		=> gettext('Resigned'),
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private function reasons()
             'dissolution'		=> gettext('Dissolved for election'),
             'regional_election'	=> gettext('Election'), # Scottish Parliament
             'replaced_in_region'	=> gettext('Appointed, regional replacement'),
-        );
+        ];
     }
 
     private $db;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public function __construct($args)
 
         global $this_page;
 
-        $house = isset($args['house']) ? $args['house'] : null;
+        $house = $args['house'] ?? null;
 
         $this->db = new ParlDB();
 
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ public function __construct($args)
         if (isset($args['member_id']) && is_numeric($args['member_id'])) {
             $person_id = $this->member_id_to_person_id($args['member_id']);
         } elseif (isset($args['name'])) {
-            $con = isset($args['constituency']) ? $args['constituency'] : '';
+            $con = $args['constituency'] ?? '';
             $person_id = $this->name_to_person_id($args['name'], $con);
         } elseif (isset($args['constituency'])) {
-            $still_in_office = isset($args['still_in_office']) ? $args['still_in_office'] : false;
+            $still_in_office = $args['still_in_office'] ?? false;
             $person_id = $this->constituency_to_person_id($args['constituency'], $house, $still_in_office);
         } elseif (isset($args['postcode'])) {
             $person_id = $this->postcode_to_person_id($args['postcode'], $house);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public function __construct($args)
             $q = $this->db->query(
                 "SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect
                     WHERE gid_from = :gid_from",
-                array(':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/person/$person_id"),
+                [':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/person/$person_id"],
             )->first();
             if ($q) {
                 $person_id = str_replace('uk.org.publicwhip/person/', '', $q['gid_to']);
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ public function __construct($args)
             FROM member, person_names pn
             WHERE member.person_id = :person_id
                 AND member.person_id = pn.person_id AND pn.type = 'name' AND pn.start_date <= left_house AND left_house <= pn.end_date
-            ORDER BY left_house DESC, house", array(
+            ORDER BY left_house DESC, house", [
             ':person_id' => $person_id,
-        ));
+        ]);
 
         if (!$q->rows() > 0) {
             return;
@@ -182,23 +182,23 @@ public function __construct($args)
             $left_reason = $row['left_reason'];
 
             if (!isset($this->entered_house[$house]) || $entered_house < $this->entered_house[$house]['date']) {
-                $this->entered_house[$house] = array(
+                $this->entered_house[$house] = [
                     'date' => $entered_house,
                     'date_pretty' => $this->entered_house_text($entered_house),
                     'reason' => $this->entered_reason_text($entered_reason),
                     'house' => $house,
-                );
+                ];
             }
 
             if (!isset($this->left_house[$house])) {
-                $this->left_house[$house] = array(
+                $this->left_house[$house] = [
                     'date' => $left_house,
                     'date_pretty' => $this->left_house_text($left_house),
                     'reason' => $this->left_reason_text($left_reason, $left_house, $house),
                     'constituency' => $const,
                     'party' => $this->party_text($party),
                     'house' => $house,
-                );
+                ];
             }
 
             if ($this->isHigherPriorityHouse($house)) {
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ public function __construct($args)
             }
 
             if (($last_party && $party && $party != $last_party) || $left_reason == 'changed_party') {
-                $this->other_parties[] = array(
+                $this->other_parties[] = [
                     'from' => $this->party_text($party),
                     'date' => $left_house,
-                );
+                ];
             }
             $last_party = $party;
 
@@ -269,14 +269,14 @@ public function member_id_to_person_id($member_id)
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "SELECT person_id FROM member
                     WHERE member_id = :member_id",
-            array(':member_id' => $member_id),
+            [':member_id' => $member_id],
         )->first();
         if (!$q) {
             $q = $this->db->query(
                 "SELECT person_id FROM gidredirect, member
                     WHERE gid_from = :gid_from AND
                         CONCAT('uk.org.publicwhip/member/', member_id) = gid_to",
-                array(':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/member/$member_id"),
+                [':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/member/$member_id"],
             )->first();
         }
         if ($q) {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public function constituency_to_person_id($constituency, $house = null)
             $constituency = $normalised;
         }
 
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
 
         $left = "left_reason = 'still_in_office'";
         if ($dissolution = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Dissolution::db()) {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public function name_to_person_id($name, $const = '')
             throw new MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\MemberException('Sorry, no name was found.');
         }
 
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
         $q = "SELECT person_id FROM person_names WHERE type = 'name' ";
         if ($this_page == 'peer') {
             $success = preg_match('#^(.*?) (.*?) of (.*?)$#', $name, $m);
@@ -396,14 +396,14 @@ public function name_to_person_id($name, $const = '')
         }
 
         # More than one person ID matching the given name
-        $person_ids = array();
+        $person_ids = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $pid = $row['person_id'];
             $person_ids[$pid] = 1;
         }
         $pids = array_keys($person_ids);
 
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
         if ($this_page == 'peer') {
             $params[':house'] = HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS;
         } elseif ($this_page == 'msp') {
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ public function name_to_person_id($name, $const = '')
 
         $q = $this->db->query($q, $params);
         if ($q->rows() > 1) {
-            $person_ids = array();
+            $person_ids = [];
             foreach ($q as $row) {
                 $person_ids[$row['person_id']] = $row['constituency'];
             }
@@ -469,11 +469,11 @@ public function load_extra_info($display = false, $force = false)
         if (!DEVSITE && !$force && $this->extra_info) {
             return;
         }
-        $this->extra_info = array();
+        $this->extra_info = [];
 
         $q = $this->db->query(
             'SELECT * FROM moffice WHERE person=:person_id ORDER BY from_date DESC, moffice_id',
-            array(':person_id' => $this->person_id),
+            [':person_id' => $this->person_id],
         );
         $this->extra_info['office'] = $q->fetchAll();
 
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ public function load_extra_info($display = false, $force = false)
             "SELECT data_key, data_value
                         FROM 	memberinfo
                         WHERE	member_id = :member_id",
-            array(':member_id' => $this->member_id),
+            [':member_id' => $this->member_id],
         );
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $this->extra_info[$row['data_key']] = $row['data_value'];
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ public function load_extra_info($display = false, $force = false)
             "SELECT data_key, data_value
                         FROM 	personinfo
                         WHERE	person_id = :person_id",
-            array(':person_id' => $this->person_id),
+            [':person_id' => $this->person_id],
         );
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $this->extra_info[$row['data_key']] = $row['data_value'];
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ public function load_extra_info($display = false, $force = false)
             $q = $this->db->query(
                 "SELECT data_key, data_value FROM consinfo
             WHERE constituency = :constituency",
-                array(':constituency' => $this->constituency),
+                [':constituency' => $this->constituency],
             );
             foreach ($q as $row) {
                 $this->extra_info[$row['data_key']] = $row['data_value'];
@@ -539,9 +539,9 @@ public function load_extra_info($display = false, $force = false)
         }
 
         if ($display && array_key_exists('register_member_interests_html', $this->extra_info) && ($this->extra_info['register_member_interests_html'] != '')) {
-            $args = array(
+            $args = [
                 "sort" => "regexp_replace",
-            );
+            ];
             $GLOSSARY = new GLOSSARY($args);
             $this->extra_info['register_member_interests_html'] =
         $GLOSSARY->glossarise($this->extra_info['register_member_interests_html']);
@@ -559,20 +559,20 @@ public function load_extra_info($display = false, $force = false)
             from pbc_members, bills
             where bill_id = bills.id and person_id = :person_id
             group by bill_id order by session desc',
-            array(':person_id' => $this->person_id()),
+            [':person_id' => $this->person_id()],
         );
-        $this->extra_info['pbc'] = array();
+        $this->extra_info['pbc'] = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $bill_id = $row['bill_id'];
-            $c = $this->db->query('select count(*) as c from hansard where major=6 and minor=:bill_id and htype=10', array(':bill_id' => $bill_id))->first();
+            $c = $this->db->query('select count(*) as c from hansard where major=6 and minor=:bill_id and htype=10', [':bill_id' => $bill_id])->first();
             $c = $c['c'];
             $title = $row['title'];
             $attending = $row['a'];
             $chairman = $row['c'];
-            $this->extra_info['pbc'][$bill_id] = array(
+            $this->extra_info['pbc'][$bill_id] = [
                 'title' => $title, 'session' => $row['session'],
                 'attending' => $attending, 'chairman' => ($chairman > 0), 'outof' => $c,
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         $memcache->set($memcache_key, $this->extra_info);
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ public function entered_house_text($entered_house)
         if (!$entered_house) {
             return '';
         }
-        list($year, $month, $day) = explode('-', $entered_house);
+        [$year, $month, $day] = explode('-', $entered_house);
         if ($month == 1 && $day == 1 && $this->house(HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS)) {
             return $year;
         } elseif ($month == 0 && $day == 0) {
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ public function left_house_text($left_house)
         if (!$left_house) {
             return '';
         }
-        list($year, $month, $day) = explode('-', $left_house);
+        [$year, $month, $day] = explode('-', $left_house);
         if (checkdate($month, $day, $year) && $year != '9999') {
             return format_date($left_house, LONGDATEFORMAT);
         } elseif ($month == 0 && $day == 0) {
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ public function extra_info()
 
     public function current_member($house = 0)
     {
-        $current = array();
+        $current = [];
         foreach (array_keys($this->houses_pretty()) as $h) {
             $lh = $this->left_house($h);
             $current[$h] = ($lh && $lh['date'] == '9999-12-31');
@@ -818,23 +818,23 @@ private function _previous_future_mps_query($direction)
                 AND pn.start_date <= member.left_house AND member.left_house <= pn.end_date
                 AND house = :house AND constituency = :cons
                 AND member.person_id != :pid AND entered_house ' . $direction . ' :date ORDER BY entered_house ' . $order,
-            array(
+            [
                 ':house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS,
                 ':cons' => $this->constituency(),
                 ':pid' => $this->person_id(),
                 ':date' => $entered_house['date'],
-            ),
+            ],
         );
-        $mships = array();
+        $mships = [];
         $last_pid = null;
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             $pid = $row['person_id'];
             $name = $row['given_name'] . ' ' . $row['family_name'];
             if ($last_pid != $pid) {
-                $mships[] = array(
+                $mships[] = [
                     'href' => WEBPATH . 'mp/?pid=' . $pid,
                     'text' => $name,
-                );
+                ];
                 $last_pid = $pid;
             }
         }
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/metadata.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/metadata.php
index 02a7fef51b..57a64c0a51 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/metadata.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/metadata.php
@@ -66,1268 +66,1268 @@
 
 */
 
-$page = array(
+$page = [
 
     // Things used on EVERY page, unless overridden for a page:
-    'default' => array(
+    'default' => [
         'parent'	=> '',
-        'session_vars' => array('super_debug'),
+        'session_vars' => ['super_debug'],
         'sitetitle'		=> 'TheyWorkForYou',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     // Every page on the site should have an entry below...
 
     // KEEP THE PAGES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER! TA.
 
-    'about' => array(
+    'about' => [
         'title'			=> gettext('About us'),
         'url'			=> 'about/',
-    ),
-    'parliaments' => array(
+    ],
+    'parliaments' => [
         'title' 	=> 'Parliaments and assemblies',
         'url'       => 'parliaments/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'alert_stats' => array(
+    'alert_stats' => [
         'title'			=> 'Email alerts statistics',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/alert_stats.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_badusers' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_badusers' => [
         'title'			=> 'Bad users',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/badusers.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_home' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_home' => [
         'title'			=> 'Home',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/',
-    ),
-    'admin_comments' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_comments' => [
         'title'			=> 'Recent comments',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/comments.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_commentreport' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_commentreport' => [
         'title'			=> 'Processing a comment report',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/report.php',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('rid', 'cid'),
-    ),
-    'admin_commentreports' => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['rid', 'cid'],
+    ],
+    'admin_commentreports' => [
         'title'			=> 'Outstanding comment reports',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/reports.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_failedsearches' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_failedsearches' => [
         'title'			=> 'Failed searches',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/failedsearches.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_glossary' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_glossary' => [
         'title'			=> 'Manage glossary entries',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/glossary.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_glossary_pending' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_glossary_pending' => [
         'title'			=> 'Review pending glossary entries',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/glossary_pending.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_searchlogs' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_searchlogs' => [
         'title'			=> 'Recent searches',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/searchlogs.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_popularsearches' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_popularsearches' => [
         'title'			=> 'Popular searches in last 30 days (first 1000)',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/popularsearches.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_statistics' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_statistics' => [
         'title'			=> 'General statistics',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/statistics.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_reportstats' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_reportstats' => [
         'title'			=> 'Reporting statistics',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/reporting_stats.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_photos' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_photos' => [
         'title'			=> 'Photo upload/attribution',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/photos.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_profile_message' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_profile_message' => [
         'title'			=> 'Profile message banner',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/profile-message.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_mpurls' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_mpurls' => [
         'title'			=> 'MP Websites',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/websites.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_policies' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_policies' => [
         'title'			=> 'MP Policy details',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/policies.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_banner' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_banner' => [
         'title'			=> 'Edit Banners',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/banner.php?editorial_option=banner',
-    ),
-    'admin_announcement' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_announcement' => [
         'title'			=> 'Edit Announcements',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/banner.php?editorial_option=announcements',
-    ),
-    'admin_featured' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_featured' => [
         'title'			=> 'Featured debates',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/featured.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_topics' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_topics' => [
         'title'			=> 'Topics',
         'parent'		=> 'admin',
         'url'			=> 'admin/topics.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_edittopics' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_edittopics' => [
         'title'			=> 'Edit Topic',
         'parent'		=> 'admin_topics',
         'url'			=> 'admin/edittopic.php',
-    ),
-    'admin_wikipedia' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin_wikipedia' => [
         'title' => 'Wikipedia links',
         'parent' => 'admin',
         'url' => 'admin/wikipedia.php',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     // Added by Richard Allan for email alert functions
 
-    'alert' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'alert' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Email Alerts',
             'title'			=> "Set up alerts for updates on an MP or Peer by email",
             'sidebar'		=> 'alert',
 
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> 'TheyWorkForYou Email Alerts',
         'url'			=> 'alert/',
-    ),
-    'alertwelcome' => array(
+    ],
+    'alertwelcome' => [
         'title'			=> 'Email Alerts',
         'url'			=> 'alert/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     // End of ALERTS additions
 
-    'api_front'		=> array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'api_front'		=> [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'API',
             'title'			=> 'Access our data',
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> 'TheyWorkForYou API',
         'url'			=> 'api/',
-    ),
-    'api_doc_front'		=> array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'api_doc_front'		=> [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'API',
             'title'			=> 'Access our data',
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'api_front',
         'url'			=> 'api/',
-    ),
-    'api_key'		=> array(
+    ],
+    'api_key'		=> [
         'title'			=> 'Plan and keys',
         'parent'		=> 'api_front',
         'url'			=> 'api/key',
-    ),
-    'api_invoices'		=> array(
+    ],
+    'api_invoices'		=> [
         'title'			=> 'Invoices',
         'parent'		=> 'api_front',
         'url'			=> 'api/invoices',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'boundaries' => array(
+    'boundaries' => [
         'title' => 'Constituency boundaries',
         'url' => 'boundaries/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'calendar_summary' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'calendar_summary' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Upcoming',
             'title'			=> '',
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'hansard',
         'url'			=> 'calendar/',
-    ),
-    'calendar_future_head' => array(
+    ],
+    'calendar_future_head' => [
         'parent'		=> 'calendar_summary',
         'title'			=> 'Upcoming business',
         'url'			=> 'calendar/',
-    ),
-    'calendar_future' => array(
+    ],
+    'calendar_future' => [
         'parent'		=> 'calendar_future_head',
         'url'			=> 'calendar/',
-    ),
-    'calendar_today_head' => array(
+    ],
+    'calendar_today_head' => [
         'parent'		=> 'calendar_summary',
         'title'			=> 'Today&rsquo;s business',
         'url'			=> 'calendar/',
-    ),
-    'calendar_today' => array(
+    ],
+    'calendar_today' => [
         'parent'		=> 'calendar_today_head',
         'url'			=> 'calendar/',
-    ),
-    'calendar_past_head' => array(
+    ],
+    'calendar_past_head' => [
         'parent'		=> 'calendar_summary',
         'title'			=> 'Previous business',
         'url'			=> 'calendar/',
-    ),
-    'calendar_past' => array(
+    ],
+    'calendar_past' => [
         'parent'		=> 'calendar_past_head',
         'url'			=> 'calendar/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'cards' => array(
+    'cards' => [
         'title'			=> 'MP Stats Cards',
         'url'			=> 'cards/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'campaign_foi' => array(
+    'campaign_foi' => [
         'title'			=> 'Freedom of Information (Parliament) Order 2009',
         'url'			=> 'foiorder2009/',
-    ),
-    'campaign' => array(
+    ],
+    'campaign' => [
         'title'			=> '', #Free Our Bills!',
         'url'			=> 'freeourbills/',
-    ),
-    'campaign_edm' => array(
+    ],
+    'campaign_edm' => [
         'title'			=> 'Early Day Motion',
         'parent'		=> 'campaign',
         'url'			=> 'freeourbills/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'commentreport' => array(
+    'commentreport' => [
         'title'			=> 'Reporting a comment',
         'url'			=> 'report/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
 
-    'comments_recent' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'comments_recent' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Recent comments',
             'title'			=> "Recently posted comments",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'home',
         'title'			=> "Recent comments",
         'url'			=> 'comments/recent/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'contact' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'contact' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> gettext('Contact'),
             'title'			=> '',
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> gettext('Contact'),
         'url'			=> 'contact/',
-    ),
-    'news' => array(
+    ],
+    'news' => [
         'title' => gettext('News'),
         'url' => 'https://www.mysociety.org/category/projects/theyworkforyou/',
-    ),
-    'debate'  => array(
+    ],
+    'debate'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'debatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'debates/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'debates'  => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'debates'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'debatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'debates/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'debatesday' => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'debatesday' => [
         'parent'		=> 'debatesfront',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('d'),
+        'session_vars'	=> ['d'],
         'url'			=> 'debates/',
-    ),
-    'alldebatesfront' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'alldebatesfront' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Debates',
             'title'			=> "Debates in the House of Commons, Westminster Hall, and the House of Lords",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'hansard',
         'title'			=> 'UK Parliament Hansard Debates',
         'rss'			=> 'rss/debates.rss',
         'url'			=> 'debates/',
-    ),
-    'debatesfront' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'debatesfront' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Commons debates',
             'title'			=> "Debates in the House of Commons",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'alldebatesfront',
         'title'			=> 'House of Commons debates',
         'rss'			=> 'rss/debates.rss',
         'url'			=> 'debates/',
-    ),
-    'debatesyear' => array(
+    ],
+    'debatesyear' => [
         'parent'		=> 'debatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'debates/',
-    ),
-    'divisions_recent' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'divisions_recent' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Recent Votes',
             'title'			=> '',
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'hansard',
         'title'			=> 'Recent Votes',
         'url'			=> 'divisions/',
-    ),
-    'divisions_recent_commons' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'divisions_recent_commons' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Recent Votes (Commons)',
             'title'			=> 'Recent Votes (Commons)',
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'hansard',
         'title'			=> 'Recent Votes',
         'url'			=> 'divisions/?house=commons',
-    ),
-    'divisions_recent_lords' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'divisions_recent_lords' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Recent Votes (Lords)',
             'title'			=> 'Recent Votes (Lords)',
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'hansard',
         'title'			=> 'Recent Votes',
         'url'			=> 'divisions/?house=lords',
-    ),
-    'divisions_recent_wales' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'divisions_recent_wales' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> gettext('Recent Votes'),
             'title'			=> gettext('Recent Votes'),
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'wales_home',
         'title'			=> gettext('Recent Votes'),
         'url'			=> 'divisions/?house=senedd',
-    ),
-    'divisions_recent_sp' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'divisions_recent_sp' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Recent Votes',
             'title'			=> 'Recent Votes',
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'sp_home',
         'title'			=> 'Recent Votes',
         'url'			=> 'divisions/?house=scotland',
-    ),
-    'divisions_vote' => array(
+    ],
+    'divisions_vote' => [
         'parent'		=> 'divisions_recent',
         'title'			=> 'Vote',
         'url'			=> 'divisions/division.php',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('vote'),
-    ),
-    'donate' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['vote'],
+    ],
+    'donate' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> gettext('Donate'),
             'title'			=> '',
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> gettext('Donate'),
         'url'			=> 'support-us/',
-    ),
-    'epvote' => array(
+    ],
+    'epvote' => [
         'url'			=> 'vote/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'gadget' => array(
+    'gadget' => [
         'url'			=> 'gadget/',
         'title'			=> 'TheyWorkForYou Google gadget',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'glossary' => array(
+    'glossary' => [
         'heading'		=> 'Glossary',
         'parent'		=> 'help_us_out',
         'url'			=> 'glossary/',
-    ),
-    'glossary_item' => array(
+    ],
+    'glossary_item' => [
         'heading'		=> 'Glossary heading',
         'parent'		=> 'help_us_out',
         'url'			=> 'glossary/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('g'),
-    ),
-    'hansard' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['g'],
+    ],
+    'hansard' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'UK Parliament',
             'title'			=> "Houses of Parliament debates, Written Answers, Statements, Westminster Hall debates, and Bill Committees",
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> '',
         'url'			=> '',
-    ),
+    ],
     // Hansard landing page
-    'hansard_landing' => array(
+    'hansard_landing' => [
         'title'                 => 'Hansard',
         'url'                   => 'search-hansard/',
-    ),
-    'help' => array(
+    ],
+    'help' => [
         'title'			=> gettext('Help - Frequently Asked Questions'),
         'url'			=> 'help/',
-    ),
-    'help_us_out' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'help_us_out' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Glossary',
             'title'			=> "Parliament's jargon explained",
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> 'Glossary',
         'heading'		=> 'Add a glossary item',
         'url'			=> 'addterm/',
         'sidebar'		=> 'glossary_add',
-    ),
-    'home' => array(
+    ],
+    'home' => [
         'title'			=> "UK Parliament",
         'rss'			=> 'news/index.rdf',
         'url'			=> '',
-    ),
-    'houserules' => array(
+    ],
+    'houserules' => [
         'title'			=> 'House rules',
         'url'			=> 'houserules/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'linktous' => array(
+    'linktous' => [
         'title'			=> gettext('Link to us'),
         'heading'		=> gettext('How to link to us'),
         'url'			=> 'help/linktous/',
-    ),
-    'api' => array(
+    ],
+    'api' => [
         'title'			=> gettext('API'),
         'heading'		=> gettext('API - Query the TheyWorkForYou database'),
         'url'			=> 'api/',
-    ),
-    'data' => array(
+    ],
+    'data' => [
         'title'			=> gettext('Raw Data'),
         'heading'		=> gettext('Raw data (XML) - the data behind TheyWorkForYou and Public Whip'),
         'url'			=> 'https://parser.theyworkforyou.com',
-    ),
-    'devmailinglist' => array(
+    ],
+    'devmailinglist' => [
         'title'			=> gettext('Developer mailing list'),
         'url'			=> 'https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/forum/#!forum/theyworkforyou',
-    ),
-    'code' => array(
+    ],
+    'code' => [
         'title'			=> gettext('Source code'),
         'heading'		=> gettext('TheyWorkForYou Source code'),
         'url'			=> 'https://github.com/mysociety/theyworkforyou',
-    ),
-    'australia' => array(
+    ],
+    'australia' => [
         'title'			=> 'Australia',
         'heading'		=> 'Open Australia',
         'url'			=> 'https://www.openaustralia.org/',
-    ),
-    'ireland' => array(
+    ],
+    'ireland' => [
         'title'			=> 'Ireland',
         'heading'		=> 'TheyWorkForYou for the Houses of the Oireachtas',
         'url'			=> 'https://www.kildarestreet.com/',
-    ),
-    'mzalendo' => array(
+    ],
+    'mzalendo' => [
         'title'			=> 'Mzalendo',
         'heading'		=> 'Keeping an eye on the Kenyan Parliament',
         'url'			=> 'https://info.mzalendo.com/',
-    ),
-    'lordsdebate'  => array(
+    ],
+    'lordsdebate'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'lordsdebatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'lords/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'lordsdebates'  => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'lordsdebates'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'lordsdebatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'lords/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'lordsdebatesday' => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'lordsdebatesday' => [
         'parent'		=> 'lordsdebatesfront',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('d'),
+        'session_vars'	=> ['d'],
         'url'			=> 'lords/',
-    ),
-    'lordsdebatesfront' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'lordsdebatesfront' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Lords debates',
             'title'			=> "House of Lords debates",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'alldebatesfront',
         'title'			=> 'House of Lords debates',
         'rss'			=> 'rss/lords.rss',
         'url'			=> 'lords/',
-    ),
-    'lordsdebatesyear' => array(
+    ],
+    'lordsdebatesyear' => [
         'parent'		=> 'lordsdebatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'lords/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     // Parliament landing page
-    'parliament_landing' => array(
+    'parliament_landing' => [
         'title'                 => 'Parliament',
         'url'                   => 'parliament/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'peer' => array(
+    'peer' => [
         'parent'		=> 'peers',
         'title'			=> 'Peer',
         'url'			=> 'peer/',
-    ),
-    'peers' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'peers' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Lords',
             'title'			=> "List of Lords",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'hansard',
         'title'			=> '',
         'url'			=> 'peers/',
-    ),
-    'overview' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'overview' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Overview',
             'title'			=> "Overview of the UK Parliament",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'hansard',
         'title'			=> "Hansard and Official Reports for the UK Parliament, Scottish Parliament, and Northern Ireland Assembly - done right",
         'rss'			=> 'news/index.rdf',
         'url'			=> '',
-    ),
-    'mla' => array(
+    ],
+    'mla' => [
         'parent'		=> 'mlas',
         'title'			=> 'Find your MLA',
         'url'			=> 'mla/',
-    ),
-    'mlas' => array(
+    ],
+    'mlas' => [
         'parent'		=> 'ni_home',
-        'menu'			=> array(
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'MLAs',
             'title'			=> "List of Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLAs)",
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> '',
         'url'			=> 'mlas/',
-    ),
-    'msps' => array(
+    ],
+    'msps' => [
         'parent'		=> 'sp_home',
-        'menu'			=> array(
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'MSPs',
             'title'			=> "List of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)",
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> '',
         'url'			=> 'msps/',
-    ),
-    'msp' => array(
+    ],
+    'msp' => [
         'parent'		=> 'msps',
         'title'			=> 'Find your MSP',
         'url'			=> 'msp/',
-    ),
+    ],
     /* Not 'Your MP', whose name is 'yourmp'... */
-    'mp' => array(
+    'mp' => [
         'parent'			=> 'mps',
         'title'			=> 'Find your MP',
         'url'			=> 'mp/',
-    ),
-    'emailfriend' => array(
+    ],
+    'emailfriend' => [
         'title'			=> 'Send this page to a friend',
         'url'			=> 'email/',
-    ),
+    ],
     // The directory MPs' RSS feeds are stored in.
-    'mp_rss' => array(
+    'mp_rss' => [
         'url'			=> 'rss/mp/',
-    ),
-    'mps' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'mps' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'MPs',
             'title'			=> "List of Members of Parliament (MPs)",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'hansard',
         'title'			=> '',
         'url'			=> 'mps/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     /* Northern Ireland Assembly */
-    'ni_home' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'ni_home' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Northern Ireland Assembly',
             'title'			=> 'Full authority over <em>transferred matters</em>, which include agriculture, education, employment, the environment and health',
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> 'Northern Ireland Assembly',
         'url'			=> 'ni/',
-    ),
-    'nioverview' => array(
+    ],
+    'nioverview' => [
         'parent'		=> 'ni_home',
-        'menu'			=> array(
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Debates',
             'title'			=> "Debates in the Northern Ireland Assembly",
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> '',
         'rss'			=> 'rss/ni.rss',
         'url'			=> 'ni/?more=1',
-    ),
-    'nidebate'  => array(
+    ],
+    'nidebate'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'nidebatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'ni/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'nidebates'  => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'nidebates'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'nidebatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'ni/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'nidebatesday' => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'nidebatesday' => [
         'parent'		=> 'nidebatesfront',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('d'),
+        'session_vars'	=> ['d'],
         'url'			=> 'ni/',
-    ),
-    'nidebatesfront' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'nidebatesfront' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Debates',
             'title'			=> "Northern Ireland Assembly debates",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'nioverview',
         'title'			=> 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates',
         'rss'			=> 'rss/ni.rss',
         'url'			=> 'ni/',
-    ),
-    'nidebatesyear' => array(
+    ],
+    'nidebatesyear' => [
         'parent'		=> 'nidebatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'ni/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     /* London Assembly */
 
-    'london_home' => array(
-        'menu'          => array(
+    'london_home' => [
+        'menu'          => [
             'text'      => 'London Assembly',
             'title'     => 'Members of the London Assembly, answers from the Mayor of London',
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'         => 'London Assembly',
         'url'           => 'london/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'london-assembly-members' => array(
+    'london-assembly-members' => [
         'parent'        => 'london_home',
-        'menu'          => array(
+        'menu'          => [
             'text'      => 'London Assembly Members',
             'title'     => "List of Members of the London Assembly)",
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'         => '',
         'url'           => 'london-assembly-members/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'london-assembly-member' => array(
+    'london-assembly-member' => [
         'parent'        => 'london-assembly-members',
         'title'         => 'Find your London Assembly Member',
         'url'           => 'london-assembly-member/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'lmqs' => array(
+    'lmqs' => [
         'parent'		=> 'london_home',
         'url'			=> 'london/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'lmqsday'  => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'lmqsday'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'london_home',
         'url'			=> 'london/',
-    ),
-    'lmqsfront' => array(
+    ],
+    'lmqsfront' => [
         'parent'		=> 'london_home',
-        'menu'			=> array(
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Questions to the Mayor of London',
             'title'			=> "Questions to the Mayor of London",
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> 'questions to the Mayor of London',
         'url'			=> 'london/',
-    ),
-    'lmqsyear' => array(
+    ],
+    'lmqsyear' => [
         'parent'		=> 'london_home',
         'url'			=> 'london/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'otheruseredit' => array(
+    'otheruseredit' => [
         'pg'			=> 'editother',
         'title'			=> "Editing a user's data",
         'url'			=> 'user/',
-    ),
-    'privacy' => array(
+    ],
+    'privacy' => [
         'title'			=> gettext('Privacy Policy'),
         'url'			=> 'privacy/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     /* Public bill committees */
-    'pbc_front' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'pbc_front' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Bill Committees',
             'title'			=> "Public Bill Committees (formerly Standing Committees) debates",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'hansard',
         'title'			=> 'Public Bill Committees',
         'rss'			=> 'rss/pbc.rss',
         'url'			=> 'pbc/',
-    ),
-    'pbc_session' => array(
+    ],
+    'pbc_session' => [
         'title' => 'Session',
         'url' => 'pbc/',
         'parent' => 'pbc_front',
-    ),
-    'pbc_bill' => array(
+    ],
+    'pbc_bill' => [
         'title' => '',
         'url' => 'pbc/',
         'parent' => 'pbc_front',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('bill'),
-    ),
-    'pbc_clause' => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['bill'],
+    ],
+    'pbc_clause' => [
         'parent'		=> 'pbc_front',
         'url'			=> 'pbc/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'pbc_speech' => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'pbc_speech' => [
         'parent'		=> 'pbc_front',
         'url'			=> 'pbc/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
 
-    'people' => array(
-        'menu' => array(
+    'people' => [
+        'menu' => [
             'text' => 'People',
             'title' => '',
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> 'Representatives',
         'url'			=> '',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'raw' => array(
+    'raw' => [
         'title'			=> 'Raw data',
         'url'			=> 'raw/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'regmem' => array(
+    'regmem' => [
         'title'			=> 'Changes to the Register of Members\' Interests',
         'url'			=> 'regmem/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'regmem_date' => array(
+    'regmem_date' => [
         'url'			=> 'regmem/',
         'parent'		=> 'regmem',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'regmem_mp' => array(
+    'regmem_mp' => [
         'url'			=> 'regmem/',
         'parent'		=> 'regmem',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'regmem_diff' => array(
+    'regmem_diff' => [
         'url'			=> 'regmem/',
         'parent'		=> 'regmem',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'royal' => array(
+    'royal' => [
         'parent'        => 'hansard',
         'title'         => 'Royal',
         'url'           => 'royal/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'topic' => array(
+    'topic' => [
         'parent'        => 'topics',
         'url'           => 'topic/topic.php',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'topics' => array(
+    'topics' => [
         'title'        => 'Topics',
         'url'          => 'topic/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'search'		=> array(
+    'search'		=> [
         'sidebar'		=> 'search',
         'url'			=> 'search/',
         'robots'		=> 'noindex, nofollow',
         'heading'		=> '',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('q', 'o', 'pop'),
-    ),
+        'session_vars'	=> ['q', 'o', 'pop'],
+    ],
 
-    'sitenews'		=> array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'sitenews'		=> [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'TheyWorkForYou news',
             'title'			=> "News about changes to this website",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'home',
         'rss'			=> 'news/index.rdf',
         'sidebar'		=> 'sitenews',
         'title'			=> 'TheyWorkForYou news',
         'url'			=> 'news/',
-    ),
-    'sitenews_archive'		=> array(
+    ],
+    'sitenews_archive'		=> [
         'parent'		=> 'sitenews',
         'rss'			=> 'news/index.rdf',
         'sidebar'		=> 'sitenews',
         'title'			=> 'Archive',
         'url'			=> 'news/archives/',
-    ),
-    'sitenews_atom' 	=> array(
+    ],
+    'sitenews_atom' 	=> [
         'url'			=> 'news/atom.xml',
-    ),
-    'sitenews_date'	=> array(
+    ],
+    'sitenews_date'	=> [
         'parent'		=> 'sitenews',
         'rss'			=> 'news/index.rdf',
         'sidebar'		=> 'sitenews',
-    ),
-    'sitenews_individual'	=> array(
+    ],
+    'sitenews_individual'	=> [
         'parent'		=> 'sitenews',
         'rss'			=> 'news/index.rdf',
         'sidebar'		=> 'sitenews',
-    ),
-    'sitenews_rss1' 	=> array(
+    ],
+    'sitenews_rss1' 	=> [
         'url'			=> 'news/index.rdf',
-    ),
-    'sitenews_rss2' 	=> array(
+    ],
+    'sitenews_rss2' 	=> [
         'url'			=> 'news/index.xml',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     /* Scottish Parliament */
-    'sp_home' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'sp_home' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Scottish Parliament',
             'title'			=> 'Scottish education, health, agriculture, justice, prisons and other devolved areas. Some tax-varying powers',
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> 'Scottish Parliament',
         'url'			=> 'scotland/',
-    ),
-    'spoverview' => array(
+    ],
+    'spoverview' => [
         'parent'		=> 'sp_home',
-        'menu'			=> array(
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Overview',
             'title'			=> "Overview of the Scottish Parliament",
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> '',
         'url'			=> 'scotland/',
-    ),
-    'spdebate'  => array(
+    ],
+    'spdebate'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'spdebatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'sp/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'spdebates'  => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'spdebates'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'spdebatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'sp/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'spdebatesday' => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'spdebatesday' => [
         'parent'		=> 'spdebatesfront',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('d'),
+        'session_vars'	=> ['d'],
         'url'			=> 'sp/',
-    ),
-    'spdebatesfront' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'spdebatesfront' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Debates',
             'title'			=> 'Debates in the Scottish Parliament',
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'sp_home',
         'title'			=> 'Scottish Parliament debates',
         'url'			=> 'sp/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'spdebatesyear' => array(
+    'spdebatesyear' => [
         'parent'		=> 'spdebatesfront',
         'url'			=> 'sp/',
-    ),
-    'spwrans'  => array(
+    ],
+    'spwrans'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'spwransfront',
         'url'			=> 'spwrans/',
         #'session_vars'	=> array ('id'),
-    ),
-    'spwransday'  => array(
+    ],
+    'spwransday'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'spwransfront',
         'url'			=> 'spwrans/',
-    ),
-    'spwransfront'  => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'spwransfront'  => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Written Answers',
             'title'			=> 'Written Answers and Statements',
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'sp_home',
         'title'			=> 'Scottish Parliament Written answers',
         'url'			=> 'spwrans/',
-    ),
-    'spwransmp' => array(
+    ],
+    'spwransmp' => [
         'parent'		=> 'spwransfront',
         'title'			=> 'For questions asked by ',
         'url'			=> 'spwrans/',
-    ),
-    'spwransyear' => array(
+    ],
+    'spwransyear' => [
         'parent'		=> 'spwransfront',
         'url'			=> 'spwrans/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     // Topic pages
 
-    'topic' => array(
+    'topic' => [
         'url'           => 'topic/',
         'title'         => 'Topics',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'topicbenefits' => array(
+    'topicbenefits' => [
         'url'           => 'topic/benefits',
         'parent'        => 'topic',
         'title'         => 'Benefits',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'topiccrimestats' => array(
+    'topiccrimestats' => [
         'url'           => 'topic/crime-stats',
         'parent'        => 'topic',
         'title'         => 'Crime Statistics',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'topicnhs' => array(
+    'topicnhs' => [
         'url'           => 'topic/nhs',
         'parent'        => 'topic',
         'title'         => 'NHS',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'useralerts' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'useralerts' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Email Alerts',
             'title'			=> 'Check your email alerts',
-        ),
+        ],
         'title'			=> 'Your Email Alerts',
         'url'			=> 'user/alerts/',
         'parent'		=> 'userviewself',
-    ),
-    'userchangepc' => array(
+    ],
+    'userchangepc' => [
         'title'			=> 'Change your postcode',
         'url'			=> 'user/changepc/',
-    ),
-    'userconfirm' => array(
+    ],
+    'userconfirm' => [
         'url'			=> 'user/confirm/',
-    ),
-    'userconfirmed' => array(
+    ],
+    'userconfirmed' => [
         'sidebar'		=> 'userconfirmed',
         'title'			=> 'Welcome to TheyWorkForYou!',
         'url'			=> 'user/confirm/',
-    ),
-    'userconfirmfailed' => array(
+    ],
+    'userconfirmfailed' => [
         'title'			=> 'Oops!',
         'url'			=> 'user/confirm/',
-    ),
-    'useredit' => array(
+    ],
+    'useredit' => [
         'pg'			=> 'edit',
         'title'			=> 'Edit your details',
         'url'			=> 'user/',
-    ),
-    'userjoin' => array(
-        'menu'                  => array(
+    ],
+    'userjoin' => [
+        'menu'                  => [
             'text'                  => gettext('Join'),
             'title'                 => gettext("Joining is free and allows you to manage your email alerts"),
-        ),
+        ],
         'pg'                    => 'join',
         'sidebar'               => 'userjoin',
         'title'                 => gettext('Join TheyWorkForYou'),
         'url'                   => 'user/',
-    ),
-    'userlogin' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'userlogin' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> gettext('Sign in'),
             'title'			=> gettext("If you've already joined, sign in to your account"),
-        ),
+        ],
         'sidebar'		=> 'userlogin',
         'title'			=> gettext('Sign in'),
         'url'			=> 'user/login/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'userlogout' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'userlogout' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Sign out',
             'title'			=> "Sign out",
-        ),
+        ],
         'url'			=> 'user/logout/',
-    ),
-    'userpassword' => array(
+    ],
+    'userpassword' => [
         'title'			=> 'Change password',
         'url'			=> 'user/password/',
-    ),
-    'userprompt' => array(
+    ],
+    'userprompt' => [
         'title'			=> 'Please sign in',
         'url'			=> 'user/prompt/',
-    ),
-    'userview' => array(
-        'session_vars'	=> array('u'),
+    ],
+    'userview' => [
+        'session_vars'	=> ['u'],
         'url'			=> 'user/',
-    ),
-    'userviewself' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'userviewself' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Your details',
             'title'			=> "View and edit your details",
-        ),
+        ],
         'url'			=> 'user/',
-    ),
-    'userwelcome' => array(
+    ],
+    'userwelcome' => [
         'title'			=> 'Welcome!',
         'url'			=> 'user/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     /* Welsh Parliament */
-    'wales_home' => array(
-        'menu' => array(
+    'wales_home' => [
+        'menu' => [
             'text' => 'Senedd / Welsh Parliament',
             'title' => 'Welsh economic development, transport, finance, local government, health, housing, the Welsh Language and other devolved areas',
-        ),
+        ],
         'title' => 'Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament',
         'url' => 'senedd/',
-    ),
-    'mss' => array(
+    ],
+    'mss' => [
         'parent' => 'wales_home',
-        'menu' => array(
+        'menu' => [
             'text' => gettext('MSs'),
             'title' => gettext("List of Members of the Senedd (MSs)"),
-        ),
+        ],
         'title' => '',
         'url' => 'mss/',
-    ),
-    'wales_debates' => array(
+    ],
+    'wales_debates' => [
         'parent' => 'wales_home',
-        'menu' => array(
+        'menu' => [
             'text' => gettext('Debates'),
             'title' => gettext("Debates in the Senedd"),
-        ),
+        ],
         'title' => '',
         'url' => 'senedd/?more=1',
-    ),
-    'ms' => array(
+    ],
+    'ms' => [
         'parent' => 'mss',
         'title' => gettext('Find your MS'),
         'url' => 'ms/',
-    ),
-    'yourms' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'yourms' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'		=> gettext('Your MSs'),
             'title'		=> gettext("Find out about your Members of the Senedd"),
-        ),
+        ],
         #'parent'		=> 'yourreps',
         'sidebar'		=> 'yourms',
         'title'			=> gettext('Your MSs'),
         'url'			=> 'ms/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'seneddoverview' => array(
+    'seneddoverview' => [
         'parent' => 'wales_home',
-        'menu' => array(
+        'menu' => [
             'text' => gettext('Overview'),
             'title' => gettext("Overview of the Senedd debates"),
-        ),
+        ],
         'title' => '',
         'rss' => 'rss/senedd.rss',
         'url' => 'senedd/',
-    ),
-    'senedddebate'  => array(
+    ],
+    'senedddebate'  => [
         'parent' => 'senedddebatesfront',
         'url' => 'senedd/',
-        'session_vars' => array('id'),
-    ),
-    'senedddebates'  => array(
+        'session_vars' => ['id'],
+    ],
+    'senedddebates'  => [
         'parent' => 'senedddebatesfront',
         'url' => 'senedd/',
-        'session_vars' => array('id'),
-    ),
-    'senedddebatesday' => array(
+        'session_vars' => ['id'],
+    ],
+    'senedddebatesday' => [
         'parent' => 'senedddebatesfront',
-        'session_vars' => array('d'),
+        'session_vars' => ['d'],
         'url' => 'senedd/',
-    ),
-    'senedddebatesfront' => array(
-        'menu' => array(
+    ],
+    'senedddebatesfront' => [
+        'menu' => [
             'text' => 'Debates',
             'title' => gettext("Senedd debates"),
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent' => 'seneddoverview',
         'title' => gettext('Senedd debates'),
         'rss' => 'rss/senedd.rss',
         'url' => 'senedd/',
-    ),
-    'senedddebatesyear' => array(
+    ],
+    'senedddebatesyear' => [
         'parent' => 'senedddebatesfront',
         'url' => 'senedd/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
     /* Westminster Hall */
-    'whall'  => array(
+    'whall'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'whallfront',
         'url'			=> 'whall/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'whalls'  => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'whalls'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'whallfront',
         'url'			=> 'whall/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'whallday' => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'whallday' => [
         'parent'		=> 'whallfront',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('d'),
+        'session_vars'	=> ['d'],
         'url'			=> 'whall/',
-    ),
-    'whallfront' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'whallfront' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Westminster Hall',
             'title'			=> "Westminster Hall debates",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'alldebatesfront',
         'title'			=> 'Westminster Hall debates',
         'rss'			=> 'rss/whall.rss',
         'url'			=> 'whall/',
-    ),
-    'whallyear' => array(
+    ],
+    'whallyear' => [
         'parent'		=> 'whallfront',
         'url'			=> 'whall/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'wms' => array(
+    'wms' => [
         'parent'		=> 'wranswmsfront',
         'url'			=> 'wms/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'wmsday' => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'wmsday' => [
         'parent'		=> 'wmsfront',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('d'),
+        'session_vars'	=> ['d'],
         'url'			=> 'wms/',
-    ),
-    'wmsfront' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'wmsfront' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Written Ministerial Statements',
             'title'			=> '',
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'wranswmsfront',
         'title'			=> 'Written Ministerial Statements',
         'rss'			=> 'rss/wms.rss',
         'url'			=> 'wms/',
-    ),
-    'wmsyear' => array(
+    ],
+    'wmsyear' => [
         'parent'		=> 'wmsfront',
         'url'			=> 'wms/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'wrans'  => array(
+    'wrans'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'wranswmsfront',
         'url'			=> 'wrans/',
-        'session_vars'	=> array('id'),
-    ),
-    'wransday'  => array(
+        'session_vars'	=> ['id'],
+    ],
+    'wransday'  => [
         'parent'		=> 'wransfront',
         'url'			=> 'wrans/',
-    ),
-    'wransfront'  => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'wransfront'  => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Written Answers',
             'title'			=> "Written Answers",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'wranswmsfront',
         'title'			=> 'Written answers',
         'url'			=> 'wrans/',
-    ),
-    'wransmp' => array(
+    ],
+    'wransmp' => [
         'parent'		=> 'wransfront',
         'title'			=> 'For questions asked by ',
         'url'			=> 'wrans/',
-    ),
-    'wransyear' => array(
+    ],
+    'wransyear' => [
         'parent'		=> 'wransfront',
         'url'			=> 'wrans/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'wranswmsfront'  => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    'wranswmsfront'  => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Written Answers',
             'title'			=> 'Written Answers and Statements',
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'hansard',
         'title'			=> 'Hansard Written Answers',
         'url'			=> 'written-answers-and-statements/',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-    'yourreps' => array(
-        'menu' => array(
+    'yourreps' => [
+        'menu' => [
             'text' => 'Your representative',
             'title' => '',
-        ),
+        ],
         'title' => 'Your representative',
         'url' => 'your/',
-    ),
-    'yourmp' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'yourmp' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> gettext('Your MP'),
             'title'			=> gettext("Find out about your Member of Parliament"),
-        ),
+        ],
         'sidebar'		=> 'yourmp',
         'title'			=> gettext('Your MP'),
         'url'			=> 'mp/',
         'parent'			=> 'mps',
-    ),
-    'yourmp_recent' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'yourmp_recent' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Recent appearances',
             'title'			=> "Recent speeches and written answers by this MP",
-        ),
+        ],
         'parent'		=> 'yourmp',
         'title'			=> "Your MP's recent appearances in parliament",
         'url'			=> 'mp/?recent=1',
-    ),
-    'yourmsp' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'yourmsp' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Your MSPs',
             'title'			=> "Find out about your Members of the Scottish Parliament",
-        ),
+        ],
         #'parent'		=> 'yourreps',
         'sidebar'		=> 'yourmsp',
         'title'			=> 'Your MSPs',
         'url'			=> 'msp/',
-    ),
-    'yourmla' => array(
-        'menu'			=> array(
+    ],
+    'yourmla' => [
+        'menu'			=> [
             'text'			=> 'Your MLAs',
             'title'			=> "Find out about your Members of the Legislative Assembly",
-        ),
+        ],
         #'parent'		=> 'yourreps',
         'sidebar'		=> 'yourmla',
         'title'			=> 'Your MLAs',
         'url'			=> 'mla/',
-    ),
-);
+    ],
+];
 
 // We just use the sections for creating page headings/titles.
 // The 'title' is always used for the <title> tag of the page.
 // The text displayed on the page itself will also be this,
 // UNLESS the section has a 'heading', in which case that's used instead.
 
-$section = array(
+$section = [
 
 
-    'about' => array(
+    'about' => [
         'title' 	=> 'About Us',
-    ),
-    'admin' => array(
+    ],
+    'admin' => [
         'title'		=> 'Admin',
-    ),
-    'debates' => array(
+    ],
+    'debates' => [
         'title' 	=> 'Debates',
         'heading'	=> 'House of Commons Debates',
-    ),
-    'help_us_out' => array(
+    ],
+    'help_us_out' => [
         'title' 	=> 'Help Us Out',
-    ),
-    'hansard' => array(
+    ],
+    'hansard' => [
         'title' 	=> 'Hansard',
-    ),
-    'home' => array(
+    ],
+    'home' => [
         'title' 	=> 'Home',
-    ),
-    'mp' => array(
+    ],
+    'mp' => [
         'title' 	=> 'Your MP',
-    ),
-    'search' => array(
+    ],
+    'search' => [
         'title' 	=> 'Search',
-    ),
-    'sitenews' => array(
+    ],
+    'sitenews' => [
         'title' 	=> 'TheyWorkForYou news',
-    ),
-    'wrans' => array(
+    ],
+    'wrans' => [
         'title' 	=> 'Written Answers',
-    ),
+    ],
 
-);
+];
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/page.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/page.php
index fe85754d5a..3a92f965cd 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/page.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/page.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ private function checkForAdmin()
                 $THISPAGE = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this_page);
 
                 $LOGINURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userlogin');
-                $LOGINURL->insert(array('ret' => $THISPAGE->generate('none') ));
+                $LOGINURL->insert(['ret' => $THISPAGE->generate('none') ]);
 
                 $text = "<a href=\"" . $LOGINURL->generate() . '">' . gettext('You’d better sign in!') . '</a>';
             } else {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public function stripe_start($type = 'side', $id = '', $extra_class = '')
     }
 
 
-    public function stripe_end($contents = array(), $extra = '')
+    public function stripe_end($contents = [], $extra = '')
     {
         // $contents is an array containing 0 or more hashes.
         // Each hash has two values, 'type' and 'content'.
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public function include_sidebar_template($sidebarname)
     }
 
 
-    public function block_start($data = array())
+    public function block_start($data = [])
     {
         // Starts a 'block' div, used mostly on the home page,
         // on the MP page, and in the sidebars.
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ public function block_start($data = array())
             $id = '';
         }
 
-        $title = isset($data['title']) ? $data['title'] : '';
+        $title = $data['title'] ?? '';
 
         if (isset($data['url'])) {
             $title = '<a href="' . $data['url'] . '">' . $title . '</a>';
@@ -373,11 +373,11 @@ public function postcode_form()
         global $THEUSER;
 
         echo '<br>';
-        $this->block_start(array('id' => 'mp', 'title' => 'Find out about your MP/MSPs/MLAs'));
+        $this->block_start(['id' => 'mp', 'title' => 'Find out about your MP/MSPs/MLAs']);
         echo '<form action="/postcode/" method="get">';
         if ($THEUSER->postcode_is_set()) {
             $FORGETURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userchangepc');
-            $FORGETURL->insert(array('forget' => 't'));
+            $FORGETURL->insert(['forget' => 't']);
             ?>
                         <p><?= gettext('Your current postcode:') ?> <strong><?php echo $THEUSER->postcode(); ?></strong> &nbsp; <small>(<a href="<?php echo $FORGETURL->generate(); ?>" title="<?= gettext('The cookie storing your postcode will be erased') ?>"><?= gettext('Forget this postcode') ?></a>)</small></p>
 <?php
@@ -408,9 +408,9 @@ public function error_message($message, $fatal = false, $status = 500)
         if (is_string($message)) {
             // Sometimes we're just sending a single line to this function
             // rather like the bigger array...
-            $message = array(
+            $message = [
                 'text' => $message,
-            );
+            ];
         }
 
         // if the page has started then we're most likely in an old school page
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public function error_message($message, $fatal = false, $status = 500)
             $this->message($message, 'error');
         } else {
             if (!isset($page_errors)) {
-                $page_errors = array();
+                $page_errors = [];
             }
             $page_errors[]  = $message;
         }
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ public function search_form($value = '')
         $person_name = '';
         if (preg_match_all('#speaker:(\d+)#', $value, $m) == 1) {
             $person_id = $m[1][0];
-            $member = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => $person_id));
+            $member = new MEMBER(['person_id' => $person_id]);
             if ($member->valid) {
                 $value = str_replace("speaker:$person_id", '', $value);
                 $person_name = $member->full_name();
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ public function search_form($value = '')
             echo '<input type="text" name="q" value="', _htmlentities($value), '" size="50"> ';
             echo '<input type="submit" value=" ', ($wtt ? gettext('Modify search') : gettext('Search')), ' ">';
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('search');
-            $URL->insert(array('adv' => 1));
+            $URL->insert(['adv' => 1]);
             echo '&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="' . $URL->generate() . '">' . gettext('More&nbsp;options') . '</a>';
             echo '<br>';
             if ($wtt) {
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ public function search_form($value = '')
         if (!$wtt && ($value || $person_name)) {
             echo '<div style="margin-top: 5px">';
             $orderUrl = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('search');
-            $orderUrl->insert(array('s' => $value)); # Need the parsed value
+            $orderUrl->insert(['s' => $value]); # Need the parsed value
             $ordering = get_http_var('o');
             if ($ordering != 'r' && $ordering != 'd' && $ordering != 'p' && $ordering != 'o') {
                 $ordering = 'd';
@@ -687,20 +687,20 @@ public function search_form($value = '')
             if ($ordering == 'r') {
                 print '<strong>' . gettext('Sorted by relevance') . '</strong>';
             } else {
-                printf(gettext("<a href='%s'>Sort by relevance</a>"), $orderUrl->generate('html', array('o' => 'r')));
+                printf(gettext("<a href='%s'>Sort by relevance</a>"), $orderUrl->generate('html', ['o' => 'r']));
             }
 
             print "&nbsp;|&nbsp;";
             if ($ordering == 'd') {
-                print '<strong>' . gettext('Sorted by date:') . ' ' . gettext('newest') . '</strong> / <a href="' . $orderUrl->generate('html', array('o' => 'o')) . '">' . gettext('oldest') . '</a>';
+                print '<strong>' . gettext('Sorted by date:') . ' ' . gettext('newest') . '</strong> / <a href="' . $orderUrl->generate('html', ['o' => 'o']) . '">' . gettext('oldest') . '</a>';
             } elseif ($ordering == 'o') {
-                print '<strong>' . gettext('Sorted by date:') . '</strong> <a href="' . $orderUrl->generate('html', array('o' => 'd')) . '">' . gettext('newest') . '</a> / <strong>' . gettext('oldest') . '</strong>';
+                print '<strong>' . gettext('Sorted by date:') . '</strong> <a href="' . $orderUrl->generate('html', ['o' => 'd']) . '">' . gettext('newest') . '</a> / <strong>' . gettext('oldest') . '</strong>';
             } else {
                 print gettext("Sort by date:") . ' ';
-                printf("<a href='%s'>", $orderUrl->generate('html', array('o' => 'd')));
+                printf("<a href='%s'>", $orderUrl->generate('html', ['o' => 'd']));
                 print gettext("newest");
                 print '</a> / ';
-                printf("<a href='%s'>", $orderUrl->generate('html', array('o' => 'o')));
+                printf("<a href='%s'>", $orderUrl->generate('html', ['o' => 'o']));
                 print gettext('oldest');
                 print '</a>';
             }
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ public function search_form($value = '')
             if ($ordering == 'p') {
                 print '<strong>' . gettext('Use by person') . '</strong>';
             } else {
-                printf('<a href="%s">', $orderUrl->generate('html', array('o' => 'p')));
+                printf('<a href="%s">', $orderUrl->generate('html', ['o' => 'p']));
                 print gettext('Show use by person') . '</a>';
             }
             echo '</div>';
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ public function search_form($value = '')
         echo '</form> </div>';
     }
 
-    public function login_form($errors = array())
+    public function login_form($errors = [])
     {
         // Used for /user/login/ and /user/prompt/
         // $errors is a hash of potential errors from a previous log in attempt.
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ public function login_form($errors = array())
                 <?= gettext('Forgotten your password?') ?>
                 <a href="<?php
                     $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url("userpassword");
-        $URL->insert(array("email" => get_http_var("email")));
+        $URL->insert(["email" => get_http_var("email")]);
         echo $URL->generate();
         ?>"><?= gettext('Set a new one!') ?></a>
             </p>
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ public function mp_search_form($person_id)
         // Search box on the MP page.
 
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('search');
-        $URL->remove(array('s', 'q'));
+        $URL->remove(['s', 'q']);
         ?>
                 <div class="mpsearchbox">
                     <form action="<?php echo $URL->generate(); ?>" method="get">
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ public function glossary_atoz(&$GLOSSARY)
     {
         // Print out a nice list of lettered links to glossary pages
 
-        $letters = array();
+        $letters = [];
 
         foreach ($GLOSSARY->alphabet as $letter => $eps) {
             // if we're writing out the current letter (list or item)
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ public function glossary_atoz(&$GLOSSARY)
                 // if we're in item view - show the letter as "on" but make it a link
                 if ($GLOSSARY->current_term != '') {
                     $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('glossary');
-                    $URL->insert(array('az' => $letter));
+                    $URL->insert(['az' => $letter]);
                     $letter_link = $URL->generate('url');
 
                     $letters[] = "<li class=\"on\"><a href=\"" . $letter_link . "\">" . $letter . "</a></li>";
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ public function glossary_atoz(&$GLOSSARY)
                 }
             } elseif (!empty($GLOSSARY->alphabet[$letter])) {
                 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('glossary');
-                $URL->insert(array('az' => $letter));
+                $URL->insert(['az' => $letter]);
                 $letter_link = $URL->generate('url');
 
                 $letters[] = "<li><a href=\"" . $letter_link . "\">" . $letter . "</a></li>";
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ public function glossary_display_term(&$GLOSSARY)
             print "<a id=\"gl" . $term['glossary_id'] . "\"></a>";
             print "<h3>" . $term['title'] . "</h3>";
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('admin_glossary');
-            $URL->insert(array("delete_confirm" => $term['glossary_id']));
+            $URL->insert(["delete_confirm" => $term['glossary_id']]);
             $delete_url = $URL->generate();
             $admin_links = "<br><small><a href=\"" . $delete_url . "\">delete</a></small>";
         } else {
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ public function glossary_display_term(&$GLOSSARY)
 
         if (isset($term['user_id'])) {
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userview');
-            $URL->insert(array('u' => $term['user_id']));
+            $URL->insert(['u' => $term['user_id']]);
             $user_link = $URL->generate('url');
 
             $user_details = "\t\t\t\t<p><small>contributed by user <a href=\"" . $user_link . "\">" . $term['firstname'] . " " . $term['lastname'] . "</a></small>" . $admin_links . "</p>\n";
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ public function glossary_display_term(&$GLOSSARY)
             // Add a direct search link for current glossary item
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('search');
             // remember to quote the term for phrase matching in search
-            $URL->insert(array('s' => '"' . $term['title'] . '"'));
+            $URL->insert(['s' => '"' . $term['title'] . '"']);
             $search_url = $URL->generate();
             printf("\t\t\t\t<p>Search hansard for \"<a href=\"%s\" title=\"View search results for this glossary item\">%s</a>\"</p>", $search_url, $term['title']);
         }
@@ -941,8 +941,8 @@ public function glossary_display_match_list(&$GLOSSARY)
             <ul class="glossary"><?php
         foreach ($GLOSSARY->search_matches as $match) {
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('glossary');
-            $URL->insert(array('gl' => $match['glossary_id']));
-            $URL->remove(array('g'));
+            $URL->insert(['gl' => $match['glossary_id']]);
+            $URL->remove(['g']);
             $term_link = $URL->generate('url');
             ?><li><a href="<?php echo $term_link ?>"><?php echo $match['title']?></a></li><?php
         }
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ public function glossary_link()
     {
         // link to the glossary with no epobject_id - i.e. show all entries
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('glossary');
-        $URL->remove(array("g"));
+        $URL->remove(["g"]);
         $glossary_link = $URL->generate('url');
         print "<small><a href=\"" . $glossary_link . "\">Browse the glossary</a></small>";
     }
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ public function page_links($pagedata)
 
             $numpages = ceil($total_results / $results_per_page);
 
-            $pagelinks = array();
+            $pagelinks = [];
 
             // How many links are we going to display on the page - don't want to
             // display all of them if we have 100s...
@@ -1001,28 +1001,28 @@ public function page_links($pagedata)
 
             // Generate all the page links.
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this_page);
-            $URL->insert(array('wtt' => get_http_var('wtt')));
+            $URL->insert(['wtt' => get_http_var('wtt')]);
             if (isset($pagedata['s'])) {
                 # XXX: Should be taken out in *one* place, not here + search_form etc.
                 $value = $pagedata['s'];
                 if (preg_match_all('#speaker:(\d+)#', $value, $m) == 1) {
                     $person_id = $m[1][0];
                     $value = str_replace('speaker:' . $person_id, '', $value);
-                    $URL->insert(array('pid' => $person_id));
+                    $URL->insert(['pid' => $person_id]);
                 }
-                $URL->insert(array('s' => $value));
+                $URL->insert(['s' => $value]);
             }
 
             for ($n = $firstpage; $n <= $lastpage; $n++) {
 
                 if ($n > 1) {
-                    $URL->insert(array('p' => $n));
+                    $URL->insert(['p' => $n]);
                 } else {
                     // No page number for the first page.
-                    $URL->remove(array('p'));
+                    $URL->remove(['p']);
                 }
                 if (isset($pagedata['pid'])) {
-                    $URL->insert(array('pid' => $pagedata['pid']));
+                    $URL->insert(['pid' => $pagedata['pid']]);
                 }
 
                 if ($n != $page) {
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ public function page_links($pagedata)
 
             if ($page != 1) {
                 $prevpage = $page - 1;
-                $URL->insert(array('p' => $prevpage));
+                $URL->insert(['p' => $prevpage]);
                 ?>
                     <big><strong><a href="<?php echo $URL->generate(); ?>"><big>&laquo;</big> <?=gettext('Previous') ?></a></strong></big>
 <?php
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ public function page_links($pagedata)
 
             if ($page != $numpages) {
                 $nextpage = $page + 1;
-                $URL->insert(array('p' => $nextpage));
+                $URL->insert(['p' => $nextpage]);
                 ?>
 
                     <big><strong><a href="<?php echo $URL->generate(); ?>"><?= gettext('Next') ?> <big>&raquo;</big></a></strong></big> <?php
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ public function display_commentreport($data)
 
         if ($data['user_id'] > 0) {
             $USERURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userview');
-            $USERURL->insert(array('id' => $data['user_id']));
+            $USERURL->insert(['id' => $data['user_id']]);
             $username = '<a href="' . $USERURL->generate() . '">' . _htmlentities($data['user_name']) . '</a>';
         } else {
             $username = _htmlentities($data['user_name']);
@@ -1113,14 +1113,14 @@ public function display_commentreportlist($data)
             <h3>Reported annotations</h3>
 <?php
             // Put the data in an array which we then display using $PAGE->display_table().
-            $tabledata['header'] = array(
+            $tabledata['header'] = [
                 'Reported by',
                 'Begins...',
                 'Reported on',
                 '',
-            );
+            ];
 
-            $tabledata['rows'] = array();
+            $tabledata['rows'] = [];
 
             $EDITURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('admin_commentreport');
 
@@ -1130,10 +1130,10 @@ public function display_commentreportlist($data)
                     // Yes, we could probably cope if we just passed the report_id
                     // through, but this isn't a public-facing page and life's
                     // easier if we have the comment_id too.
-                    $EDITURL->insert(array(
+                    $EDITURL->insert([
                         'rid' => $report['report_id'],
                         'cid' => $report['comment_id'],
-                    ));
+                    ]);
                     $editlink = '<a href="' . $EDITURL->generate() . '">View</a>';
                 } else {
                     $editlink = 'Locked';
@@ -1141,12 +1141,12 @@ public function display_commentreportlist($data)
 
                 $body = trim_characters($report['body'], 0, 40);
 
-                $tabledata['rows'][] = array(
+                $tabledata['rows'][] = [
                     _htmlentities($report['firstname'] . ' ' . $report['lastname']),
                     _htmlentities($body),
                     $report['reported'],
                     $editlink,
-                );
+                ];
 
             }
 
@@ -1225,15 +1225,15 @@ public function admin_menu()
         // Returns HTML suitable for putting in the sidebar on Admin pages.
         global $this_page, $DATA;
 
-        $pages = array('admin_home',
+        $pages = ['admin_home',
             'admin_comments', 'admin_searchlogs', 'admin_popularsearches', 'admin_failedsearches',
             'alert_stats', 'admin_statistics', 'admin_reportstats',
             'admin_commentreports', 'admin_glossary', 'admin_glossary_pending', 'admin_badusers',
-            'admin_profile_message', 'admin_photos', 'admin_mpurls', 'admin_policies', 'admin_banner', 'admin_announcement' ,'admin_featured', 'admin_topics',
+            'admin_profile_message', 'admin_photos', 'admin_mpurls', 'admin_policies', 'admin_banner', 'admin_announcement','admin_featured', 'admin_topics',
             'admin_wikipedia',
-        );
+        ];
 
-        $links = array();
+        $links = [];
 
         foreach ($pages as $page) {
             $title = $DATA->page_metadata($page, 'title');
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/recess.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/recess.php
index 011d68ce0e..9d8e5a799c 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/recess.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/recess.php
@@ -6,326 +6,326 @@
 */
 
 /* UK Parliament */
-$GLOBALS['recessdates'][1] = array(
-    2000 => array(
-        12 => array('more' => 21),
-    ),
-    2001 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 8),
-        2 => array('between' => array(15,26)),
-        4 => array('between' => array(10,23)),
-        5 => array('more' => 13),
-        6 => array('less' => 13),
-        7 => array('more' => 20),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 14, 'more' => 14),
-        10 => array('less' => 4, 'between' => array(4,8, 8,15)),
-        12 => array('more' => 19) ),
-    2002 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 8),
-        2 => array('between' => array(14,25)),
-        3 => array('more' => 26),
-        4 => array('less' => 3, 'between' => array(3,10)),
-        5 => array('more' => 24),
-        6 => array('less' => 10),
-        7 => array('more' => 24),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 19, 'more' => 24),
-        10 => array('less' => 14),
-        12 => array('more' => 19) ),
-    2003 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 7),
-        2 => array('between' => array(13,24)),
-        4 => array('between' => array(14,28)),
-        5 => array('more' => 22),
-        6 => array('less' => 3),
-        7 => array('more' => 17),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 8, 'more' => 18),
-        10 => array('less' => 14),
-        12 => array('more' => 18)),
-    2004 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 5),
-        2 => array('between' => array(12,23)),
-        4 => array('between' => array(1,19)),
-        5 => array('more' => 27),
-        6 => array('less' => 7),
-        7 => array('more' => 22),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 7, 'more' => 16),
-        10 => array('less' => 11),
-        12 => array('more' => 21) ),
-    2005 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 10),
-        2 => array('between' => array(10,21)),
-        3 => array('more' => 24),
-        4 => array('less' => 4, 'more' => 10),
-        5 => array('less' => 11, 'more' => 26),
-        6 => array('less' => 6),
-        7 => array('more' => 21),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('all' => 1),
-        10 => array('less' => 10),
-        12 => array('more' => 20) ),
-    2006 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 9),
-        2 => array('between' => array(16,27)),
-        3 => array('more' => 30),
-        4 => array('less' => 18),
-        5 => array('more' => 25),
-        6 => array('less' => 5),
-        7 => array('more' => 25),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('all' => 1),
-        10 => array('less' => 9),
-        12 => array('more' => 19),
-    ),
-    2007 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 8),
-        2 => array('between' => array(8,19)),
-        3 => array('more' => 29),
-        4 => array('less' => 16),
-        5 => array('more' => 24),
-        6 => array('less' => 4),
-        7 => array('more' => 26),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('all' => 1),
-        10 => array('less' => 8),
-        12 => array('more' => 18),
-    ),
-    2008 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 7),
-        2 => array('between' => array(7,18)),
-        4 => array('between' => array(3,21)),
-        5 => array('more' => 22),
-        6 => array('less' => 2),
-        7 => array('more' => 22),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('all' => 1),
-        10 => array('less' => 6),
-        12 => array('more' => 18),
-    ),
-    2009 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 12),
-        2 => array('between' => array(12,23)),
-        4 => array('between' => array(2,20)),
-        5 => array('more' => 21),
-        6 => array('less' => 1),
-        7 => array('more' => 21),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('all' => 1),
-        10 => array('less' => 12),
-        12 => array('more' => 16),
-    ),
-    2010 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 5),
-        2 => array('between' => array(10,22)),
-        3 => array('more' => 30),
-        4 => array('less' => 6, 'more' => 8),
-        5 => array('less' => 18, 'more' => 27),
-        6 => array('less' => 2),
-        7 => array('more' => 27),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 6, 'more' => 16),
-        10 => array('less' => 11),
-        12 => array('more' => 21),
-    ),
-    2011 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 10),
-        2 => array('between' => array(17,28)),
-        4 => array('between' => array(5,26)),
-        5 => array('more' => 24),
-        6 => array('less' => 7),
-        7 => array('more' => 19),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 5, 'more' => 15),
-        10 => array('less' => 10),
-        11 => array('between' => array(15,21)),
-        12 => array('more' => 20),
-    ),
-    2012 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 10),
-        2 => array('between' => array(9,20)),
-        3 => array('more' => 27),
-        4 => array('less' => 16),
-        5 => array('more' => 24),
-        6 => array('less' => 11),
-        7 => array('more' => 17),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 3,'more' => 18),
-        10 => array('less' => 15),
-        11 => array('between' => array(13,19)),
-        12 => array('more' => 20),
-    ),
-    2013 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 7),
-        2 => array('between' => array(14,25)),
-        3 => array('more' => 26),
-        4 => array('less' => 15),
-        5 => array('more' => 21),
-        6 => array('less' => 3),
-        7 => array('more' => 18),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 2,'more' => 13),
-        10 => array('less' => 8),
-        11 => array('between' => array(12,18)),
-        12 => array('more' => 19),
-    ),
-    2014 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 6),
-        2 => array('between' => array(13,24)),
-        4 => array('between' => array(10,28)),
-        5 => array('between' => array(1,6)),
-    ),
-    2015 => array(
-        7 => array('more' => 21),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 7, 'more' => 17),
-        10 => array('less' => 12),
-        11 => array('between' => array(10,16)),
-        12 => array('more' => 17),
-    ),
-    2016 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 5),
-        2 => array('between' => array(11,22)),
-    ),
-);
+$GLOBALS['recessdates'][1] = [
+    2000 => [
+        12 => ['more' => 21],
+    ],
+    2001 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 8],
+        2 => ['between' => [15,26]],
+        4 => ['between' => [10,23]],
+        5 => ['more' => 13],
+        6 => ['less' => 13],
+        7 => ['more' => 20],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 14, 'more' => 14],
+        10 => ['less' => 4, 'between' => [4,8, 8,15]],
+        12 => ['more' => 19] ],
+    2002 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 8],
+        2 => ['between' => [14,25]],
+        3 => ['more' => 26],
+        4 => ['less' => 3, 'between' => [3,10]],
+        5 => ['more' => 24],
+        6 => ['less' => 10],
+        7 => ['more' => 24],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 19, 'more' => 24],
+        10 => ['less' => 14],
+        12 => ['more' => 19] ],
+    2003 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 7],
+        2 => ['between' => [13,24]],
+        4 => ['between' => [14,28]],
+        5 => ['more' => 22],
+        6 => ['less' => 3],
+        7 => ['more' => 17],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 8, 'more' => 18],
+        10 => ['less' => 14],
+        12 => ['more' => 18]],
+    2004 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 5],
+        2 => ['between' => [12,23]],
+        4 => ['between' => [1,19]],
+        5 => ['more' => 27],
+        6 => ['less' => 7],
+        7 => ['more' => 22],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 7, 'more' => 16],
+        10 => ['less' => 11],
+        12 => ['more' => 21] ],
+    2005 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 10],
+        2 => ['between' => [10,21]],
+        3 => ['more' => 24],
+        4 => ['less' => 4, 'more' => 10],
+        5 => ['less' => 11, 'more' => 26],
+        6 => ['less' => 6],
+        7 => ['more' => 21],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['all' => 1],
+        10 => ['less' => 10],
+        12 => ['more' => 20] ],
+    2006 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 9],
+        2 => ['between' => [16,27]],
+        3 => ['more' => 30],
+        4 => ['less' => 18],
+        5 => ['more' => 25],
+        6 => ['less' => 5],
+        7 => ['more' => 25],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['all' => 1],
+        10 => ['less' => 9],
+        12 => ['more' => 19],
+    ],
+    2007 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 8],
+        2 => ['between' => [8,19]],
+        3 => ['more' => 29],
+        4 => ['less' => 16],
+        5 => ['more' => 24],
+        6 => ['less' => 4],
+        7 => ['more' => 26],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['all' => 1],
+        10 => ['less' => 8],
+        12 => ['more' => 18],
+    ],
+    2008 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 7],
+        2 => ['between' => [7,18]],
+        4 => ['between' => [3,21]],
+        5 => ['more' => 22],
+        6 => ['less' => 2],
+        7 => ['more' => 22],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['all' => 1],
+        10 => ['less' => 6],
+        12 => ['more' => 18],
+    ],
+    2009 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 12],
+        2 => ['between' => [12,23]],
+        4 => ['between' => [2,20]],
+        5 => ['more' => 21],
+        6 => ['less' => 1],
+        7 => ['more' => 21],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['all' => 1],
+        10 => ['less' => 12],
+        12 => ['more' => 16],
+    ],
+    2010 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 5],
+        2 => ['between' => [10,22]],
+        3 => ['more' => 30],
+        4 => ['less' => 6, 'more' => 8],
+        5 => ['less' => 18, 'more' => 27],
+        6 => ['less' => 2],
+        7 => ['more' => 27],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 6, 'more' => 16],
+        10 => ['less' => 11],
+        12 => ['more' => 21],
+    ],
+    2011 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 10],
+        2 => ['between' => [17,28]],
+        4 => ['between' => [5,26]],
+        5 => ['more' => 24],
+        6 => ['less' => 7],
+        7 => ['more' => 19],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 5, 'more' => 15],
+        10 => ['less' => 10],
+        11 => ['between' => [15,21]],
+        12 => ['more' => 20],
+    ],
+    2012 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 10],
+        2 => ['between' => [9,20]],
+        3 => ['more' => 27],
+        4 => ['less' => 16],
+        5 => ['more' => 24],
+        6 => ['less' => 11],
+        7 => ['more' => 17],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 3,'more' => 18],
+        10 => ['less' => 15],
+        11 => ['between' => [13,19]],
+        12 => ['more' => 20],
+    ],
+    2013 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 7],
+        2 => ['between' => [14,25]],
+        3 => ['more' => 26],
+        4 => ['less' => 15],
+        5 => ['more' => 21],
+        6 => ['less' => 3],
+        7 => ['more' => 18],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 2,'more' => 13],
+        10 => ['less' => 8],
+        11 => ['between' => [12,18]],
+        12 => ['more' => 19],
+    ],
+    2014 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 6],
+        2 => ['between' => [13,24]],
+        4 => ['between' => [10,28]],
+        5 => ['between' => [1,6]],
+    ],
+    2015 => [
+        7 => ['more' => 21],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 7, 'more' => 17],
+        10 => ['less' => 12],
+        11 => ['between' => [10,16]],
+        12 => ['more' => 17],
+    ],
+    2016 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 5],
+        2 => ['between' => [11,22]],
+    ],
+];
 # Lords differences
 $GLOBALS['recessdates'][101] = $GLOBALS['recessdates'][1];
 $GLOBALS['recessdates'][101][2010][5]['more'] = 26;
 $GLOBALS['recessdates'][101][2010][7]['more'] = 28;
-$GLOBALS['recessdates'][101][2010][9] = array('all' => 1);
+$GLOBALS['recessdates'][101][2010][9] = ['all' => 1];
 $GLOBALS['recessdates'][101][2010][10]['less'] = 5;
 $GLOBALS['recessdates'][101][2010][12]['more'] = 22;
-$GLOBALS['recessdates'][101][2011] = array(
-    1 => array('less' => 10),
-    2 => array('between' => array(16,28)),
-    4 => array('between' => array(6,26)),
-    5 => array('more' => 25),
-    6 => array('less' => 6),
-    7 => array('more' => 20),
-    8 => array('all' => 1),
-    9 => array('less' => 5, 'more' => 15),
-    10 => array('less' => 3),
-    11 => array('between' => array(16,21)),
-    12 => array('more' => 21),
-);
+$GLOBALS['recessdates'][101][2011] = [
+    1 => ['less' => 10],
+    2 => ['between' => [16,28]],
+    4 => ['between' => [6,26]],
+    5 => ['more' => 25],
+    6 => ['less' => 6],
+    7 => ['more' => 20],
+    8 => ['all' => 1],
+    9 => ['less' => 5, 'more' => 15],
+    10 => ['less' => 3],
+    11 => ['between' => [16,21]],
+    12 => ['more' => 21],
+];
 
 /* Scottish Parliament */
-$GLOBALS['recessdates'][4] = array(
-    1999 => array(
-        7 => array('more' => 2),
-        8 => array('less' => 31),
-        10 => array('between' => array(8,25)),
-        12 => array('more' => 17),
-    ),
-    2000 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 10),
-        4 => array('between' => array(7,25)),
-        7 => array('more' => 7),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 4),
-        10 => array('between' => array(6,23)),
-        12 => array('more' => 20),
-    ),
-    2001 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 8),
-        2 => array('between' => array(16,26)),
-        4 => array('between' => array(6,23)),
-        6 => array('more' => 29),
-        7 => array('all' => 1),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 3),
-        10 => array('between' => array(5,22)),
-        12 => array('more' => 21) ),
-    2002 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 7),
-        2 => array('between' => array(15,25)),
-        3 => array('more' => 28),
-        4 => array('less' => 15),
-        7 => array('more' => 10),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 2),
-        10 => array('between' => array(11,28)),
-        12 => array('more' => 20) ),
-    2003 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 6),
-        4 => array('between' => array(0,31)),
-        5 => array('less' => 2),
-        6 => array('more' => 27),
-        7 => array('all' => 1),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        10 => array('between' => array(10,27)),
-        12 => array('more' => 19)),
-    2004 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 5),
-        2 => array('between' => array(13,23)),
-        4 => array('between' => array(2,19)),
-        6 => array('more' => 25),
-        7 => array('all' => 1),
-        8 => array('less' => 30),
-        10 => array('between' => array(10,23)),
-        12 => array('more' => 26) ),
-    2005 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 8),
-        2 => array('between' => array(11,21)),
-        3 => array('more' => 24),
-        4 => array('less' => 11),
-        7 => array('more' => 1),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 5),
-        10 => array('between' => array(7,24)),
-        12 => array('more' => 23) ),
-    2006 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 9),
-        2 => array('between' => array(10,20)),
-        4 => array('less' => 18),
-        7 => array('more' => 0),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 4),
-        10 => array('between' => array(6,23)),
-        12 => array('more' => 22),
-    ),
-    2007 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 8),
-        4 => array('more' => 2),
-        6 => array('more' => 29),
-        7 => array('all' => 1),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 3),
-        10 => array('between' => array(5,22)),
-        12 => array('more' => 21),
-    ),
-    2008 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 5),
-        2 => array('between' => array(8,18)),
-        3 => array('more' => 28),
-        4 => array('less' => 14),
-        6 => array('more' => 27),
-        7 => array('all' => 1),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        10 => array('between' => array(10,27)),
-    ),
-);
+$GLOBALS['recessdates'][4] = [
+    1999 => [
+        7 => ['more' => 2],
+        8 => ['less' => 31],
+        10 => ['between' => [8,25]],
+        12 => ['more' => 17],
+    ],
+    2000 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 10],
+        4 => ['between' => [7,25]],
+        7 => ['more' => 7],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 4],
+        10 => ['between' => [6,23]],
+        12 => ['more' => 20],
+    ],
+    2001 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 8],
+        2 => ['between' => [16,26]],
+        4 => ['between' => [6,23]],
+        6 => ['more' => 29],
+        7 => ['all' => 1],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 3],
+        10 => ['between' => [5,22]],
+        12 => ['more' => 21] ],
+    2002 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 7],
+        2 => ['between' => [15,25]],
+        3 => ['more' => 28],
+        4 => ['less' => 15],
+        7 => ['more' => 10],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 2],
+        10 => ['between' => [11,28]],
+        12 => ['more' => 20] ],
+    2003 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 6],
+        4 => ['between' => [0,31]],
+        5 => ['less' => 2],
+        6 => ['more' => 27],
+        7 => ['all' => 1],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        10 => ['between' => [10,27]],
+        12 => ['more' => 19]],
+    2004 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 5],
+        2 => ['between' => [13,23]],
+        4 => ['between' => [2,19]],
+        6 => ['more' => 25],
+        7 => ['all' => 1],
+        8 => ['less' => 30],
+        10 => ['between' => [10,23]],
+        12 => ['more' => 26] ],
+    2005 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 8],
+        2 => ['between' => [11,21]],
+        3 => ['more' => 24],
+        4 => ['less' => 11],
+        7 => ['more' => 1],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 5],
+        10 => ['between' => [7,24]],
+        12 => ['more' => 23] ],
+    2006 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 9],
+        2 => ['between' => [10,20]],
+        4 => ['less' => 18],
+        7 => ['more' => 0],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 4],
+        10 => ['between' => [6,23]],
+        12 => ['more' => 22],
+    ],
+    2007 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 8],
+        4 => ['more' => 2],
+        6 => ['more' => 29],
+        7 => ['all' => 1],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 3],
+        10 => ['between' => [5,22]],
+        12 => ['more' => 21],
+    ],
+    2008 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 5],
+        2 => ['between' => [8,18]],
+        3 => ['more' => 28],
+        4 => ['less' => 14],
+        6 => ['more' => 27],
+        7 => ['all' => 1],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        10 => ['between' => [10,27]],
+    ],
+];
 
 /* NI Assembly */
-$GLOBALS['recessdates'][5] = array(
-    2010 => array(
-        3 => array('more' => 26),
-        4 => array('less' => 12),
-        7 => array('more' => 2),
-        8 => array('all' => 1),
-        9 => array('less' => 6),
-        10 => array('more' => 22),
-        12 => array('more' => 17),
-    ),
-    2011 => array(
-        1 => array('less' => 10),
-        4 => array('more' => 15),
-        5 => array('less' => 2),
-        7 => array('more' => 1),
-    ),
-);
+$GLOBALS['recessdates'][5] = [
+    2010 => [
+        3 => ['more' => 26],
+        4 => ['less' => 12],
+        7 => ['more' => 2],
+        8 => ['all' => 1],
+        9 => ['less' => 6],
+        10 => ['more' => 22],
+        12 => ['more' => 17],
+    ],
+    2011 => [
+        1 => ['less' => 10],
+        4 => ['more' => 15],
+        5 => ['less' => 2],
+        7 => ['more' => 1],
+    ],
+];
 
 /*
 function currently_in_recess() {
@@ -475,5 +475,5 @@ function recess_prettify($day, $month, $year, $body)
             $to = "$year-$month-" . $dates[$year][$month]['between'][3];
         }
     }
-    return array($recess, $from, $to);
+    return [$recess, $from, $to];
 }
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/searchengine.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/searchengine.php
index 171354561c..88c7d36a30 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/searchengine.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/searchengine.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public function __construct($query, $lang = '')
         if (!$xapiandb) {
             if (strstr(XAPIANDB, ":")) {
                 //ini_set('display_errors', 'On');
-                list($xapian_host, $xapian_port) = explode(":", XAPIANDB);
+                [$xapian_host, $xapian_port] = explode(":", XAPIANDB);
                 twfy_debug("SEARCH", "Using Xapian remote backend: " . $xapian_host . " port " . $xapian_port);
                 $xapiandb_remote = remote_open($xapian_host, intval($xapian_port));
                 $xapiandb = new XapianDatabase($xapiandb_remote);
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ public function __construct($query, $lang = '')
         $this->wordcharsnodigit = "A-Za-z0-9'&_\x80-\xbf\xc2-\xf4";
 
         // An array of normal words.
-        $this->words = array();
+        $this->words = [];
         // All quoted phrases, as an (array of (arrays of words in each phrase)).
-        $this->phrases = array();
+        $this->phrases = [];
         // Items prefixed with a colon (speaker:10024) as an (array of (name, value))
-        $this->prefixed = array();
+        $this->prefixed = [];
 
         // Split words up into individual words, and quoted phrases
         preg_match_all('/(' .
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public function __construct($query, $lang = '')
         if ($all_words) {
             $all_words = $all_words[0];
         } else {
-            $all_words = array();
+            $all_words = [];
         }
         $in_quote = false;
         $from = '';
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public function __construct($query, $lang = '')
             if ($word == '"') {
                 $in_quote = !$in_quote;
                 if ($in_quote) {
-                    array_push($this->phrases, array());
+                    array_push($this->phrases, []);
                 }
                 if (!$in_quote && !count($this->phrases[count($this->phrases) - 1])) {
                     array_pop($this->phrases);
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ public function __construct($query, $lang = '')
                     } elseif ($value == 'lmqs') {
                         $newv = 9;
                     } elseif ($value == 'uk') {
-                        $newv = array(1,2,3,4,6,101);
+                        $newv = [1,2,3,4,6,101];
                     } elseif ($value == 'scotland') {
-                        $newv = array(7,8);
+                        $newv = [7,8];
                     } elseif ($value == 'wales') {
                         $newv = ($lang == 'cy' || LANGUAGE == 'cy') ? 11 : 10;
                     } elseif ($value == 'future') {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public function __construct($query, $lang = '')
                         $newv = 'speech';
                     }
                     $this->query = str_ireplace("$type:$value", '', $this->query);
-                    array_push($this->prefixed, array($type, $newv));
+                    array_push($this->prefixed, [$type, $newv]);
                 } elseif ($type == 'from') {
                     $from = $value;
                 } elseif ($type == 'to') {
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public function __construct($query, $lang = '')
 
         # Merged people
         $db = new ParlDB();
-        $merged = $db->query('SELECT * FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from LIKE :gid_from', array(':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/person/%"));
+        $merged = $db->query('SELECT * FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from LIKE :gid_from', [':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/person/%"]);
         foreach ($merged as $row) {
             $from_id = str_replace('uk.org.publicwhip/person/', '', $row['gid_from']);
             $to_id = str_replace('uk.org.publicwhip/person/', '', $row['gid_to']);
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public function __construct($query, $lang = '')
         $qd = preg_replace_callback('#\bP(.*?)\b#', function ($m) {
             global $parties;
             $pu = ucfirst($m[1]);
-            return "party:" . (isset($parties[$pu]) ? $parties[$pu] : $m[1]);
+            return "party:" . ($parties[$pu] ?? $m[1]);
         }, $qd);
         $qd = preg_replace('#\bD(.*?)\b#', 'date:$1', $qd);
         $qd = preg_replace('#\bG(.*?)\b#', 'department:$1', $qd); # XXX Lookup to show proper name of dept
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ public function __construct($query, $lang = '')
         }
         $qd = preg_replace_callback('#\bM(\d+)\b#', function ($m) {
             global $hansardmajors;
-            $title = isset($hansardmajors[$m[1]]["title"]) ? $hansardmajors[$m[1]]["title"] : $m[1];
+            $title = $hansardmajors[$m[1]]["title"] ?? $m[1];
             return sprintf(gettext("in the '%s'"), $title);
         }, $qd);
         $qd = preg_replace('#\bMF\b#', gettext('in Future Business'), $qd);
 
         # Replace stemmed things with their unstemmed terms from the query
-        $used = array();
+        $used = [];
         preg_match_all('#Z[^\s()]+#', $qd, $m);
         foreach ($m[0] as $mm) {
             $iter = $this->queryparser->unstem_begin($mm);
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ public function __construct($query, $lang = '')
 
         preg_match_all('#S(\d+)#', $qd, $m);
         foreach ($m[1] as $mm) {
-            $member = new MEMBER(array('person_id' => $mm));
+            $member = new MEMBER(['person_id' => $mm]);
             $name = $member->full_name();
             $qd = str_replace("S$mm", "speaker:$name", $qd);
         }
@@ -503,10 +503,10 @@ public function run_search($first_result, $results_per_page, $sort_order = 'rele
 
         #$matches = $this->enquire->get_mset($first_result, $results_per_page);
         $matches = $this->matches;
-        $this->gids = array();
-        $this->created = array();
-        $this->collapsed = array();
-        $this->relevances = array();
+        $this->gids = [];
+        $this->created = [];
+        $this->collapsed = [];
+        $this->relevances = [];
         $iter = $matches->begin();
         $end = $matches->end();
         while (!$iter->equals($end)) {
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ public function highlight($body)
             return $body;
         }
 
-        $stemmed_words = array_map(array($this, 'stem'), $this->words);
+        $stemmed_words = array_map([$this, 'stem'], $this->words);
         if (is_array($body)) {
             foreach ($body as $k => $b) {
                 $body[$k] = $this->highlight_internal($b, $stemmed_words);
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ public function highlight($body)
         }
     }
 
-    private $specialchars = array('&lt;', '&gt;', '&quot;', '&amp;');
-    private $specialchars_upper = array('&LT;', '&GT;', '&QUOT;', '&AMP;');
+    private $specialchars = ['&lt;', '&gt;', '&quot;', '&amp;'];
+    private $specialchars_upper = ['&LT;', '&GT;', '&QUOT;', '&AMP;'];
 
     public function highlight_internal($body, $stemmed_words)
     {
@@ -605,8 +605,8 @@ public function highlight_internal($body, $stemmed_words)
         $body = preg_replace("#</span>\s+<span class=\"hi\">#", " ", $hlextract);
 
         // Contents will be used in preg_replace() to highlight the search terms.
-        $findwords = array();
-        $replacewords = array();
+        $findwords = [];
+        $replacewords = [];
 
         /*
         XXX OLD Way of doing it, doesn't work too well with stemming...
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ public function position_of_first_word($body)
         }
 
         $splitextract = preg_split('/([0-9,.]+|[' . $this->wordcharsnodigit . ']+)/', $lcbody, -1, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE);
-        $stemmed_words = array_map(array($this, 'stem'), $this->words);
+        $stemmed_words = array_map([$this, 'stem'], $this->words);
         foreach ($splitextract as $extractword) {
             $extractword = preg_replace('/&$/', '', $extractword);
             if (!$extractword) {
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/searchlog.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/searchlog.php
index e2778eae97..1728f234bb 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/searchlog.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/searchlog.php
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ public function add($searchlogdata)
                 :ip_address,
                 NOW()
             )
-        ", array(
+        ", [
             ':query_string' => $searchlogdata['query'],
             ':page_number' => $searchlogdata['page'],
             ':count_hits' => $searchlogdata['hits'],
             ':ip_address' => $ip,
-        ));
+        ]);
 
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public function popular_recent($count, $max_chars = null)
                 AND query_time > date_sub(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 DAY)
                 GROUP BY query_string ORDER BY c desc LIMIT $count;");
 
-        $popular_searches = array();
+        $popular_searches = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             array_push($popular_searches, $this->_db_row_to_array($row));
         }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public function popular_recent($count, $max_chars = null)
         //maximum number of chars?
         if (isset($max_chars) && $max_chars > 0) {
             $lentotal = 0;
-            $correct_amount = array();
+            $correct_amount = [];
             // Select a number of queries that will fit in the space
             foreach ($popular_searches as $popular_search) {
                 $len = strlen($popular_search['visible_name']);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public function popular_recent($count, $max_chars = null)
     public function _db_row_to_array($row)
     {
         $query = $row['query_string'];
-        $this->SEARCHURL->insert(array('s' => $query, 'pop' => 1));
+        $this->SEARCHURL->insert(['s' => $query, 'pop' => 1]);
         $url = $this->SEARCHURL->generate();
         $htmlescape = 1;
         if (preg_match('#speaker:(\d+)#', $query, $m)) {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public function _db_row_to_array($row)
                 FROM member, person_names pn
                 WHERE member.person_id = pn.person_id and member.person_id=:pid
                 AND pn.type="name" AND pn.end_date = (SELECT MAX(end_date) from person_names where person_names.person_id=member.person_id)
-                ORDER BY end_date DESC LIMIT 1', array(':pid' => $m[1]))->first();
+                ORDER BY end_date DESC LIMIT 1', [':pid' => $m[1]])->first();
             if ($qq) {
                 $name = member_full_name($qq['house'], $qq['title'], $qq['given_name'], $qq['family_name'], $qq['lordofname']);
                 $query = preg_replace('#speaker:(\d+)#', $name, $query);
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public function admin_recent_searches($count)
 
         $q = $this->db->query("SELECT query_string, page_number, count_hits, ip_address, query_time
                 FROM search_query_log ORDER BY query_time desc LIMIT $count");
-        $searches_array = array();
+        $searches_array = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             array_push($searches_array, $this->_db_row_to_array($row));
         }
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public function admin_popular_searches($count)
                 AND query_time > date_sub(NOW(), INTERVAL 30 DAY)
                 GROUP BY query_string ORDER BY c desc LIMIT $count;");
 
-        $popular_searches = array();
+        $popular_searches = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             array_push($popular_searches, $this->_db_row_to_array($row));
         }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public function admin_failed_searches()
                 COUNT(distinct ip_address) as count_ips
                 FROM search_query_log GROUP BY query_string HAVING count_hits = 0
                 ORDER BY count_ips DESC, max_time DESC");
-        $searches_array = array();
+        $searches_array = [];
         foreach ($q as $row) {
             array_push($searches_array, $this->_db_row_to_array($row));
         }
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/bills_intro.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/bills_intro.php
index c0be929ef6..ed659ced20 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/bills_intro.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/bills_intro.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What's all this about?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What's all this about?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p>This is the summary page for a Bill that is going or has gone through Parliament.
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/comments_recent.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/comments_recent.php
index 96a1983b4c..d6fad105d2 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/comments_recent.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/comments_recent.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?php
 
 $COMMENTLIST = new COMMENTLIST();
-$COMMENTLIST->display('recent', array('num' => 10));
+$COMMENTLIST->display('recent', ['num' => 10]);
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/donate.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/donate.php
index 63225c7f00..de686099b0 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/donate.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/donate.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // This sidebar is on the very front page of the site.
 
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "Did you know this site is run by a charity?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "Did you know this site is run by a charity?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p><a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/donate/"><img align="right" src="/images/donate_red_flatL.gif" width="100" height="35" border="0" hspace="4" vspace="5" alt="Donate"></a>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/front.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/front.php
index 142831ce54..92c37d9140 100755
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/front.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/front.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('help');
 $helpurl = $URL->generate();
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What is TheyWorkForYou?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What is TheyWorkForYou?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/glossary_add.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/glossary_add.php
index c0863e3434..0605d95eec 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/glossary_add.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/glossary_add.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // This sidebar is used on Glossary_add_* pages.
 
-$this->block_start(array('title' => 'How this works', 'id' => 'help'));
+$this->block_start(['title' => 'How this works', 'id' => 'help']);
 ?>
 
 <p><strong>Step 1:</strong> Search for a target phrase, and check how many times it occurs in Hansard.</p
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/hocdebates.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/hocdebates.php
index f47a391364..c7ef2d0730 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/hocdebates.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/hocdebates.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('help');
 $helpurl = $URL->generate();
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Debates?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Debates?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p><strong>Debates</strong> in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to <strong>scrutinise</strong> government legislation and <strong>raise important local, national or topical issues</strong>.</p>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/hocdebates_short.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/hocdebates_short.php
index 99212388f4..6e47b2dd87 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/hocdebates_short.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/hocdebates_short.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 // This sidebar is on the pages that show all the text of a particular debate.
 
-$this->block_start(array(
+$this->block_start([
     'id' => 'help',
     'title' => "What are Commons debates?",
     'url' => '/debates/#help',
     'body' => false,
-));
+]);
 $this->block_end();
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/holdebates.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/holdebates.php
index 3f091d9d26..8e728a7ca8 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/holdebates.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/holdebates.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('help');
 $helpurl = $URL->generate();
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Debates?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Debates?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p><strong>Debates</strong> in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to <strong>scrutinise</strong> government legislation and <strong>raise important local, national or topical issues</strong>.</p>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/holdebates_short.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/holdebates_short.php
index 8db01b3f4f..950c4eae09 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/holdebates_short.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/holdebates_short.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 // This sidebar is on the pages that show all the text of a particular debate.
 
-$this->block_start(array(
+$this->block_start([
     'id' => 'help',
     'title' => "What are Lords debates?",
     'url' => '/lords/#help',
     'body' => false,
-));
+]);
 $this->block_end();
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mla_search.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mla_search.php
index 533a0b78c1..8310e6b358 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mla_search.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mla_search.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 global $MEMBER;
 
 $SEARCHURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url("search");
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'mpsearch', 'title' => "Search by name (including former MLAs)"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'mpsearch', 'title' => "Search by name (including former MLAs)"]);
 ?>
 
     <div class="mpsearchbox">
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_email_friend.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_email_friend.php
index 765039b0d5..3d9023acc8 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_email_friend.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_email_friend.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 if ($MEMBER->person_id()) {
     $pid = $MEMBER->person_id();
-    $this->block_start(array('id' => 'emailfriend', 'title' => "Email this page to a friend"));
+    $this->block_start(['id' => 'emailfriend', 'title' => "Email this page to a friend"]);
     ?>
     <style type="text/css">
     label {
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_search.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_search.php
index 1f0ad497c1..9efcb153e0 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_search.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_search.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 global $MEMBER;
 
 $SEARCHURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url("search");
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'mpsearch', 'title' => "Search by name (including former MPs)"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'mpsearch', 'title' => "Search by name (including former MPs)"]);
 ?>
 
     <div class="mpsearchbox">
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_speech_search.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_speech_search.php
index f04ad17778..56a214d7c3 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_speech_search.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mp_speech_search.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 if ($MEMBER->person_id()) {
     $pid = $MEMBER->person_id();
-    $this->block_start(array('id' => 'mpsearch', 'title' => "Search this person's speeches"));
+    $this->block_start(['id' => 'mpsearch', 'title' => "Search this person's speeches"]);
     ?>
 
                 <div class="mpsearchbox">
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mps.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mps.php
index f9a7aa9055..120a4067e6 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mps.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/mps.php
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this_page);
-$URL->insert(array('f' => 'csv'));
+$URL->insert(['f' => 'csv']);
 $csvurl = $URL->generate();
 
-$this->block_start(array('title' => "This data as a spreadsheet",
+$this->block_start(['title' => "This data as a spreadsheet",
     'url' => $csvurl,
-    'body' => ''));
+    'body' => '']);
 ?>
 <p>
     Vacher Dods charge <a href="http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?showPage=article&id=2564"> 95 pounds </a> for this list of MPs names. We think democracy should be free. Click <?php echo '<a href="' . $csvurl . '">here</a>'; ?> to download a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file that you can load into Excel.
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/msp_search.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/msp_search.php
index e24dda7f87..cfe659a96e 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/msp_search.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/msp_search.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 global $MEMBER;
 
 $SEARCHURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url("search");
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'mpsearch', 'title' => "Search by name (including former MSPs)"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'mpsearch', 'title' => "Search by name (including former MSPs)"]);
 ?>
 
     <div class="mpsearchbox">
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/nidebates.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/nidebates.php
index 5fe025df4e..d96de774ad 100755
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/nidebates.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/nidebates.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('help');
 $helpurl = $URL->generate();
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What is the Northern Ireland Assembly?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What is the Northern Ireland Assembly?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p>The current <strong>Northern Ireland Assembly</strong> was established in
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/nidebates_short.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/nidebates_short.php
index e063bc535b..a387343d1d 100755
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/nidebates_short.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/nidebates_short.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 // This sidebar is on the pages that show all the text of a particular debate.
 
-$this->block_start(array(
+$this->block_start([
     'id' => 'help',
     'title' => "What is the Northern Ireland Assembly?",
     'url' => '/ni/#help',
     'body' => false,
-));
+]);
 $this->block_end();
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/pbc.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/pbc.php
index 9dd19038b7..8050a868b9 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/pbc.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/pbc.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('help');
 $helpurl = $URL->generate();
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Public Bill Committees?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Public Bill Committees?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p>Previously called Standing Committees, <strong>Public Bill Commitees</strong>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/pbc_short.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/pbc_short.php
index e438bf5769..ed42f1a2ca 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/pbc_short.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/pbc_short.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 // This sidebar is on the pages that show all the text of a particular debate.
 
-$this->block_start(array(
+$this->block_start([
     'id' => 'help',
     'title' => "What are Public Bill Committees?",
     'url' => '/bills/#help',
     'body' => false,
-));
+]);
 $this->block_end();
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/peer_search.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/peer_search.php
index 5a86cbbe4f..1ca3fa7785 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/peer_search.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/peer_search.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 global $MEMBER;
 
 $SEARCHURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url("search");
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'mpsearch', 'title' => "Search by name (including former Peers)"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'mpsearch', 'title' => "Search by name (including former Peers)"]);
 ?>
 
     <div class="mpsearchbox">
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/sitenews.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/sitenews.php
index 61258835ee..9f54171046 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/sitenews.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/sitenews.php
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 $ARCHIVEURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('sitenews_archive');
 $url = $ARCHIVEURL->generate();
 
-$this->block_start(array('title' => 'News Archives', 'url' => $url));
+$this->block_start(['title' => 'News Archives', 'url' => $url]);
 include BASEDIR . '/news/sidebar_archives.php';
 $this->block_end();
 
-$this->block_start(array('title' => 'RSS/XML'));
+$this->block_start(['title' => 'RSS/XML']);
 $RSSURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('sitenews_rss1');
 $rssurl = $RSSURL->generate();
 
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/sitenews_recent.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/sitenews_recent.php
index 781191d743..e7cafcd829 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/sitenews_recent.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/sitenews_recent.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('sitenews_archive');
 $archiveurl = $URL->generate();
 
-$this->block_start(array('title' => "Site news", 'url' => $sitenewsurl));
+$this->block_start(['title' => "Site news", 'url' => $sitenewsurl]);
 
 include BASEDIR . '/news/home_page_include.php';
 ?>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/spdebates.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/spdebates.php
index b2270e597a..d508bc8b31 100755
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/spdebates.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/spdebates.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('help');
 $helpurl = $URL->generate();
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What is the Scottish Parliament?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What is the Scottish Parliament?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p>The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/spdebates_short.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/spdebates_short.php
index 74a4c610df..b76592f983 100755
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/spdebates_short.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/spdebates_short.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 // This sidebar is on the pages that show all the text of a particular debate.
 
-$this->block_start(array(
+$this->block_start([
     'id' => 'help',
     'title' => "What is the Scottish Parliament?",
     'url' => '/sp/#help',
     'body' => false,
-));
+]);
 $this->block_end();
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/userjoin.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/userjoin.php
index 0b8acf8bd3..9cd710ced9 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/userjoin.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/userjoin.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // This sidebar is on the sign-up page, where users fill out the joining form.
 
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "Your privacy"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "Your privacy"]);
 ?>
 
 <p>Welcome to <strong>TheyWorkForYou.com</strong> - the more you contribute and participate, the better the site will get for everyone.</p>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/userlogin.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/userlogin.php
index 8f641493dd..c41c1c2504 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/userlogin.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/userlogin.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // This sidebar is on the login page.
 
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => gettext("Why do I need to sign in?")));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => gettext("Why do I need to sign in?")]);
 ?>
 <p><?= gettext('Signing in allows you to manage your email alerts, and change your password or email address.') ?></p>
 
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whalldebates.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whalldebates.php
index 903b7a947b..5569cd0c36 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whalldebates.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whalldebates.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('help');
 $helpurl = $URL->generate();
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Westminster Hall Debates?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Westminster Hall Debates?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p>In December 1999, a new meeting place was opened up for debates - <strong>Westminster Hall</strong>.
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whalldebates_short.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whalldebates_short.php
index d64c93d768..6231356982 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whalldebates_short.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whalldebates_short.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 // This sidebar is on the pages that show all the text of a particular debate.
 
-$this->block_start(array(
+$this->block_start([
     'id' => 'help',
     'title' => "What is Westminster Hall?",
     'url' => '/whall/#help',
     'body' => false,
-));
+]);
 $this->block_end();
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whatisthissite.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whatisthissite.php
index 23329f0f0d..bf24d13436 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whatisthissite.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/whatisthissite.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // This sidebar is on the very front page of the site.
 
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What's all this about?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What's all this about?"]);
 
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('about');
 $abouturl = $URL->generate();
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wms.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wms.php
index f53ad2b6b5..d2dd69c0f9 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wms.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wms.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('help');
 $helpurl = $URL->generate();
 
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Written Ministerial Statements?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Written Ministerial Statements?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p>Written Ministerial Statements were introducted in late 2002
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wms_short.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wms_short.php
index 7eddf28529..3962e2de9a 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wms_short.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wms_short.php
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 // This sidebar is on the pages that show all the text of a particular written answer.
 
-$this->block_start(array(
+$this->block_start([
     'id' => 'help',
     'title' => "What are written ministerial statements?",
     'url' => '/wms/#help',
     'body' => false,
-));
+]);
 
 $this->block_end();
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wrans.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wrans.php
index 8cd8868b5c..0d719522dd 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wrans.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wrans.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('help');
 $helpurl = $URL->generate();
 
-$this->block_start(array('id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Written Answers?"));
+$this->block_start(['id' => 'help', 'title' => "What are Written Answers?"]);
 ?>
 
 <p>The <strong>parliamentary question</strong> is a great way for MPs and Peers to discover information which the government may not wish to reveal. Ministers reply via <strong>written answers</strong>, a list of which gets published daily.
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wrans_short.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wrans_short.php
index 7b9ee82e07..4f5c1e8d69 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wrans_short.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/sidebars/wrans_short.php
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 // This sidebar is on the pages that show all the text of a particular written answer.
 
-$this->block_start(array(
+$this->block_start([
     'id' => 'help',
     'title' => "What are written answers?",
     'url' => '/wrans/#help',
     'body' => false,
-));
+]);
 
 $this->block_end();
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments.php
index 9484a558cb..dcd8be6c57 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments.php
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@
             // display this link.
 
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('commentreport');
-            $URL->insert(array(
+            $URL->insert([
                 'id'	=> $comment['comment_id'],
                 'ret' 	=> $comment['url'],
-            ));
+            ]);
 
             $reporthtml = '(<a href="' . $URL->generate() . '" title="Notify moderators that this comment should be deleted">Report this comment</a>)';
 
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@
         // USERNAME AND DATE AND TIME.
 
         $USERURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userview');
-        $USERURL->insert(array('u' => $comment['user_id']));
+        $USERURL->insert(['u' => $comment['user_id']]);
 
-        list($date, $time) = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
+        [$date, $time] = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
         $date = format_date($date, SHORTDATEFORMAT);
         $time = format_time($time, TIMEFORMAT);
         ?>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments_recent.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments_recent.php
index 97526c9036..dbe0d5d633 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments_recent.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments_recent.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     foreach ($data['comments'] as $key => $value) {
         unset($data['comments'][$key]['modflagged']);
         unset($data['comments'][$key]['visible']);
-        $USERURL->insert(array('u' => $value['user_id']));
+        $USERURL->insert(['u' => $value['user_id']]);
         $data['comments'][$key]['userurl'] = $USERURL->generate();
     }
 }
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments_user.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments_user.php
index 312493f491..a5ff1f6dc7 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments_user.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/comments_user.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
         $hansardtext = trim_characters($comment['hbody'], 0, 65);
 
-        list($date, $time) = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
+        [$date, $time] = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
         $date = format_date($date, SHORTDATEFORMAT);
 
         // Get the name of the member whose epobject was commented upon (if any).
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_calendar.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_calendar.php
index eef0c4c29e..5d387fdd1d 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_calendar.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_calendar.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 if (isset($data['years'])) {
     $DAYURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($data['info']['page']);
-    $out = array('url' => $DAYURL->generate('none'), 'dates' => array());
+    $out = ['url' => $DAYURL->generate('none'), 'dates' => []];
     foreach ($data['years'] as $year => $months) {
         foreach ($months as $month => $dates) {
             foreach ($dates as $date) {
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_date.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_date.php
index 4253b1ac57..1c1433c182 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_date.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_date.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 global $hansardmajors;
 
 if (isset($data['rows'])) {
-    $out = array();
+    $out = [];
     for ($i = 0; $i < count($data['rows']); $i++) {
         $row = $data['rows'][$i];
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         }
 
         if ($row['htype'] == '10') {
-            $out[] = array('entry' => $entry, 'subs' => array());
+            $out[] = ['entry' => $entry, 'subs' => []];
         } else {
             $out[sizeof($out) - 1]['subs'][] = $entry;
         }
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_gid.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_gid.php
index 56f8e5baa1..ec26bb06b5 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_gid.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/api/hansard_gid.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     exit;
 }
 
-$out = array();
+$out = [];
 if (isset($data['rows'])) {
     for ($i = 0; $i < count($data['rows']); $i++) {
         $row = $data['rows'][$i];
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
         if ($row['htype'] == '12') {
             if (isset($row['speaker']) && count($row['speaker']) > 0) {
                 $speaker = $row['speaker'];
-                list($image, $sz) = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage($speaker['person_id'], true);
+                [$image, $sz] = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage($speaker['person_id'], true);
                 if ($image) {
                     $row['speaker']['image'] = $image;
                 }
                 $desc = '';
                 if (isset($speaker['office'])) {
-                    $desc = array();
+                    $desc = [];
                     foreach ($speaker['office'] as $off) {
                         $desc[] = $off['pretty'];
                     }
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments.php
index 79d443c93b..28e3da4db7 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments.php
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@
             // display this link.
 
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('commentreport');
-            $URL->insert(array(
+            $URL->insert([
                 'id'	=> $comment['comment_id'],
                 'ret' 	=> $comment['url'],
-            ));
+            ]);
 
             $reporthtml = '(<a href="' . $URL->generate() . '" title="Notify moderators that this annotation should be deleted">Report this annotation</a>)';
 
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@
         // USERNAME AND DATE AND TIME.
 
         $USERURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userview');
-        $USERURL->insert(array('u' => $comment['user_id']));
+        $USERURL->insert(['u' => $comment['user_id']]);
 
-        list($date, $time) = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
+        [$date, $time] = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
         $date = format_date($date, SHORTDATEFORMAT);
         $time = format_time($time, TIMEFORMAT);
         ?>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments_recent.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments_recent.php
index f9620f13cc..53223bf4c6 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments_recent.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments_recent.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     if (isset($data['full_name'])) {
         $title .= ' on things by ' . $data['full_name'];
     }
-    $PAGE->block_start(array('id' => 'recentcomments', 'title' => $title));
+    $PAGE->block_start(['id' => 'recentcomments', 'title' => $title]);
 
     if ($this_page != 'home') {
         $PAGE->page_links($data);
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
                         <li><?php
 
         $commenttext = trim_characters($comment['body'], 0, 200, 40);
-        list($date, $time) = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
+        [$date, $time] = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
         $date = format_date($date, SHORTDATEFORMAT);
         $time = format_time($time, TIMEFORMAT);
 
         $count = $n + 1;
 
-        $USERURL->insert(array('u' => $comment['user_id']));
+        $USERURL->insert(['u' => $comment['user_id']]);
 
         ?><a name="c<?php echo $count; ?>"></a><strong><?php echo _htmlentities($comment['firstname'] . ' ' . $comment['lastname']); ?>:</strong> <?php echo $commenttext; ?> <small>(<?php echo relative_time($comment['posted']); ?>)</small><br><a href="<?php echo $comment['url']; ?>">Read annotation</a> | <a href="<?php echo $USERURL->generate(); ?>" title="See more information about this user">All by this user</a> </li>
 <?php
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments_user.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments_user.php
index c837bd3bd8..0b6bb1195f 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments_user.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/comments_user.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
         $hansardtext = trim_characters($comment['hbody'], 0, 65);
 
-        list($date, $time) = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
+        [$date, $time] = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
         $date = format_date($date, SHORTDATEFORMAT);
 
         // Get the name of the member whose epobject was commented upon (if any).
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_name_vote_list.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_name_vote_list.php
index 729919bf36..4b7edd9f45 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_name_vote_list.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_name_vote_list.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function print_voter($vote)
 if (count($votes) > 0) { ?>
   <div class="division-section__vote division-section__vote__names">
       <h3><?= $vote_title ?>: <?= gettext('A-Z by last name') ?></h3>
-      <?php $tellers = array(); ?>
+      <?php $tellers = []; ?>
       <ul class="division-names js-vote-accordion" data-show-all="<?= gettext('Show All') ?>">
         <?php foreach ($votes as $vote) {
             if ($vote['teller']) {
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_vote_description.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_vote_description.php
index 9bf110172c..ccfddb9345 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_vote_description.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_vote_description.php
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<?= isset($vote_prefix) ? $vote_prefix : 'A majority of ' . $division['members']['plural'] ?> <?= preg_replace('/(voted\s+(?:for|against|not to|to|in favour))/', '<b>\1</b>', $division['text']) ?>
+<?= $vote_prefix ?? 'A majority of ' . $division['members']['plural'] ?> <?= preg_replace('/(voted\s+(?:for|against|not to|to|in favour))/', '<b>\1</b>', $division['text']) ?>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_votes.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_votes.php
index 007512cf85..75b3e8d7fc 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_votes.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/_votes.php
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 <?php
 
-$vote_sets = array(
-    'yes_votes' => array(
+$vote_sets = [
+    'yes_votes' => [
         'title' => gettext('Aye'),
         'anchor' => 'for',
-    ),
-    'no_votes' => array(
+    ],
+    'no_votes' => [
         'title' => gettext('No'),
         'anchor' => 'against',
-    ),
-    'absent_votes' => array(
+    ],
+    'absent_votes' => [
         'title' => gettext('Absent'),
         'anchor' => 'absent',
-    ),
-    'both_votes' => array(
+    ],
+    'both_votes' => [
         'title' => gettext('Abstained'),
         'anchor' => 'both',
-    ),
-);
+    ],
+];
 
 $sections_with_votes = array_filter(array_keys($vote_sets), function ($s) use ($division) {
     return count($division[$s]);
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/vote.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/vote.php
index af51f08213..987e80b2cc 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/vote.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/divisions/vote.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
                     <div class="debate-speech__division__details">
                       <p>
-                      <?php if (!$division['has_description'] || !isset($mp_vote) || !in_array($mp_vote['vote'], array('aye', 'no'))) { ?>
+                      <?php if (!$division['has_description'] || !isset($mp_vote) || !in_array($mp_vote['vote'], ['aye', 'no'])) { ?>
                           <span class="policy-vote__text">
                               <?php include('_vote_description.php'); ?>
                           </span><br>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/donate/_stripe_donate.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/donate/_stripe_donate.php
index d37793f243..20fa1f23aa 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/donate/_stripe_donate.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/donate/_stripe_donate.php
@@ -3,29 +3,29 @@
 # define array of payment amounts and current/one-off options
 # note - new annual and monthly payments need to be defined as new prices in stripe
 # e.g. 'donate_monthly_10'.
-$payment_amounts = array(
-    'monthly' => array(
+$payment_amounts = [
+    'monthly' => [
         '2' => '£2',
         '5' => '£5',
         '10' => '£10',
-    ),
-    'annually' => array(
+    ],
+    'annually' => [
         '10' => '£10',
         '50' => '£50',
         '100' => '£100',
-    ),
-    'one-off' => array(
+    ],
+    'one-off' => [
         '5' => '£5',
         '10' => '£10',
         '20' => '£20',
-    ),
-);
+    ],
+];
 
-$default_amounts = array(
+$default_amounts = [
     'monthly' => '5',
     'annually' => '10',
     'one-off' => '10',
-);
+];
 
 $default_type = 'one-off';
 
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/glossary.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/glossary.php
index 717c868856..a18b3a959c 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/glossary.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/glossary.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         }
 
         $USERURL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userview');
-        $USERURL->insert(array('u' => $comment['user_id']));
+        $USERURL->insert(['u' => $comment['user_id']]);
         ?>
         <div class="comment">
             <p><a href="<?php echo $USERURL->generate(); ?>" title="See information about this user"><strong><?php echo _htmlentities($comment['firstname']) . ' ' . _htmlentities($comment['lastname']); ?></strong></a><br>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <div class="sidebar">
         <p> Posted on
 <?php
-        list($date, $time) = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
+        [$date, $time] = explode(' ', $comment['posted']);
         $date = format_date($date, SHORTDATEFORMAT);
         $time = format_time($time, TIMEFORMAT);
 
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@
             // display this link.
 
             $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('commentreport');
-            $URL->insert(array(
+            $URL->insert([
                 'id'	=> $comment['comment_id'],
                 'ret' 	=> $comment['url'],
-            ));
+            ]);
 
             ?><br>
         <a href="<?php echo $URL->generate(); ?>" title="Notify moderators that this annotation needs editing or deleting">Report this annotation</a>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/hansard_recent_mostvotes.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/hansard_recent_mostvotes.php
index 98a50ee70f..0e6aef992a 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/hansard_recent_mostvotes.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/hansard_recent_mostvotes.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 twfy_debug("TEMPLATE", "hansard_recentvotes.php");
 
 if (isset($data['rows']) && count($data['rows']) > 0) {
-    $PAGE->block_start(array('title' => 'Most interesting speeches from past ' . $data['info']['days'] . ' days'));
+    $PAGE->block_start(['title' => 'Most interesting speeches from past ' . $data['info']['days'] . ' days']);
     ?>
                         <ol>
 <?php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
             if (isset($row['speaker']) && isset($row['speaker']['member_id'])) {
                 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('member');
-                $URL->insert(array('id' => $row['speaker']['member_id']));
+                $URL->insert(['id' => $row['speaker']['member_id']]);
                 $member = '<a href="' . $URL->generate() . '">' . $row['speaker']['name'] . '</a>: ';
             } else {
                 $member = '';
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/header.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/header.php
index 551c3d885b..8f0e9e850b 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/header.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/header.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <meta property="og:image:width" content="1000">
     <meta property="og:image:height" content="500">
   <?php } else { ?>
-    <meta property="og:image" content="https://<?= DOMAIN ?>/images/og/<?= isset($current_assembly) ? $current_assembly : 'default' ?>.jpg">
+    <meta property="og:image" content="https://<?= DOMAIN ?>/images/og/<?= $current_assembly ?? 'default' ?>.jpg">
     <meta property="og:image:type" content="image/jpeg">
     <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200">
     <meta property="og:image:height" content="630">
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
 
 <body>
 
-  <?php if (isset($country) && in_array($country, array('AU', 'IE', 'CA'))) { ?>
+  <?php if (isset($country) && in_array($country, ['AU', 'IE', 'CA'])) { ?>
     <div class="banner">
         <div class="full-page__row">
             <div class="banner__content">
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/homepage/devolved-list.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/homepage/devolved-list.php
index af24c4f49b..3fc1ca6645 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/homepage/devolved-list.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/homepage/devolved-list.php
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?php
-$nav_items = array(
-    array('hansard', 'alldebatesfront', 'mps', 'peers', 'wranswmsfront', 'divisions_recent_commons', 'divisions_recent_lords'),
-    array('sp_home', 'sp_home', 'spdebatesfront', 'msps',  'spwransfront', 'divisions_recent_sp'),
-    array('wales_home', 'wales_home', 'wales_debates', 'mss', 'welshlanguage', 'divisions_recent_wales'),
-    array('ni_home', 'ni_home', 'nioverview', 'mlas'),
-);
+$nav_items = [
+    ['hansard', 'alldebatesfront', 'mps', 'peers', 'wranswmsfront', 'divisions_recent_commons', 'divisions_recent_lords'],
+    ['sp_home', 'sp_home', 'spdebatesfront', 'msps',  'spwransfront', 'divisions_recent_sp'],
+    ['wales_home', 'wales_home', 'wales_debates', 'mss', 'welshlanguage', 'divisions_recent_wales'],
+    ['ni_home', 'ni_home', 'nioverview', 'mlas'],
+];
 
 ?>  
     <nav>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/homepage/featured-content.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/homepage/featured-content.php
index ff810bce52..31cb77c711 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/homepage/featured-content.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/homepage/featured-content.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <a href="<?= $featured_item->url ?>"><h3 class="featured-content__title"><?= $featured_item->title ?></h3></a>
     <p class="featured-content__description"><?= $featured_item->content ?></p>
     <?php if (isset($featured_item->button_text)) { ?>
-        <a class="button featured-content__button" href="<?= $featured_item->url ?>"><?= (isset($featured_item->button_text) ? $featured_item->button_text : "Read more") ?></a>
+        <a class="button featured-content__button" href="<?= $featured_item->url ?>"><?= ($featured_item->button_text ?? "Read more") ?></a>
     <?php } ?>
 </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/index.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/index.php
index 848a393913..2e11e3abf8 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/index.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/index.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
                                 <ul class="upcoming__list">
                                     <?php for ($i = 0; $i < 3; $i++) {
                                         if (isset($events[$i])) {
-                                            list($event_title, $meta_items) = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Calendar::meta($events[$i]);
+                                            [$event_title, $meta_items] = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Calendar::meta($events[$i]);
                                             ?>
                                     <li>
                                         <h4 class="upcoming__title"><a href="<?= $events[$i]['link_calendar'] ?>"><?= $event_title ?></a></h4>
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
                             </div>
                     <?php } ?>
                     <?php } else {
-                        list($recess, $from, $to) = recess_prettify(date('j'), date('n'), date('Y'), 1);
+                        [$recess, $from, $to] = recess_prettify(date('j'), date('n'), date('Y'), 1);
                         if ($recess) { ?>
                             <p>
                             Parliament is on holiday until <?= format_date($to, LONGERDATEFORMAT) ?>.
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_division_description.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_division_description.php
index 96f981eb27..c896ae892d 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_division_description.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_division_description.php
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     # We want to split the related policies into two groups:
     # 1. those that are the same direction as the current policy (e.g. the vote is in favour of both policies)
     # 2. those that are the opposite direction to the current policy (e.g. the vote is read positive in one police, and negative in another)
-    $same_direction = array();
-    $other_direction = array();
+    $same_direction = [];
+    $other_direction = [];
     foreach ($division['related_policies'] as $related_policy) {
         $current_policy_direction_for_vote = $division["direction"];
         $related_policy_direction_for_vote = $related_policy["direction"];
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_donation.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_donation.php
index 257c99007c..6744501dcd 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_donation.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_donation.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <a href="<?= $featured_item->url ?>"><h3 class="content__title"><?= $featured_item->title ?></h3></a>
   <p class="content__description"><?= $featured_item->content ?></p>  
   <?php if (isset($featured_item->button_text)) { ?>
-  <a class="button content__button <?= $featured_item->button_class ?>" href="<?= $featured_item->url ?>"><?= (isset($featured_item->button_text) ? $featured_item->button_text : "Read more") ?></a>
+  <a class="button content__button <?= $featured_item->button_class ?>" href="<?= $featured_item->url ?>"><?= ($featured_item->button_text ?? "Read more") ?></a>
   <?php } ?>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_featured_content.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_featured_content.php
index 7dddff9966..efc839781c 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_featured_content.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_featured_content.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <div class="featured_side__content">
   <a href="<?= $featured_item->url ?>"><h3 class="content__title"><?= $featured_item->title ?></h3></a>
   <?php if (isset($featured_item->button_text)) { ?>
-  <a class="button content__button <?= $featured_item->button_class ?>" href="<?= $featured_item->url ?>"><?= (isset($featured_item->button_text) ? $featured_item->button_text : "Read more") ?></a>
+  <a class="button content__button <?= $featured_item->button_class ?>" href="<?= $featured_item->url ?>"><?= ($featured_item->button_text ?? "Read more") ?></a>
   <?php } ?>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_vote_description.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_vote_description.php
index 9230252abf..e64de475d7 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_vote_description.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/_vote_description.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<li class="vote-description" data-policy-id="<?= isset($policy_id) ? $policy_id : '' ?>" data-policy-desc="<?= isset($policy_desc) ? $policy_desc : '' ?>" data-policy-group="<?= isset($policy_group) ? $policy_group : '' ?>" data-policy-direction="<?= isset($policy_direction) ? $policy_direction : '' ?>" data-policy-party-name="<?= isset($comparison_party) ? $comparison_party : '' ?>" data-policy-party-direction="<?= isset($party_position) ? $party_position : '' ?>" data-policy-party-score-distance="<?= isset($party_score_difference) ? $party_score_difference : '' ?>">
+<li class="vote-description" data-policy-id="<?= $policy_id ?? '' ?>" data-policy-desc="<?= $policy_desc ?? '' ?>" data-policy-group="<?= $policy_group ?? '' ?>" data-policy-direction="<?= $policy_direction ?? '' ?>" data-policy-party-name="<?= $comparison_party ?? '' ?>" data-policy-party-direction="<?= $party_position ?? '' ?>" data-policy-party-score-distance="<?= $party_score_difference ?? '' ?>">
 
     <?= $description ?>
-    <a class="vote-description__source" href="<?= $link ?>"><?= isset($link_text) ? $link_text : 'Show votes' ?></a>
+    <a class="vote-description__source" href="<?= $link ?>"><?= $link_text ?? 'Show votes' ?></a>
     <?php if (isset($key_vote) || isset($party_voting_line)) { ?>
     <a class="vote-description__evidence" href="<?= $link ?>">
         <?= isset($key_vote) ? "$key_vote[summary]." : '' ?>
-        <?= isset($party_voting_line) ? $party_voting_line : '' ?>
+        <?= $party_voting_line ?? '' ?>
     </a>
     <?php if (isset($covid_affected) && $covid_affected) { ?>
     <span style="font-size:60%">Absences for this policy may be affected <a href="<?= $member_url ?>/votes#covid-19">COVID-19 restrictions</a>.</span>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/recent.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/recent.php
index 3be2b2c742..78908a57ea 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/recent.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/recent.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
                 $displayed_votes = false;
 $current_date = '';
-$sidebar_links = array();
+$sidebar_links = [];
 
 if (isset($divisions) && $divisions) {
     foreach ($divisions as $division) {
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/votes_svg.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/votes_svg.php
index e6ba519557..1a7642eb6f 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/votes_svg.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/mp/votes_svg.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-$stances = array();
+$stances = [];
 
 foreach ($segment['votes']->positions as $key_vote) {
     if ($key_vote['has_strong'] || $key_vote['position'] == 'has never voted on') {
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/search/by-person.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/search/by-person.php
index 0882a7ef78..c653498db5 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/search/by-person.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/search/by-person.php
@@ -56,31 +56,31 @@
                           <?php if ($house ==  HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS) { ?>
                             MPs only
                           <?php } else { ?>
-                            <a href="<?= $this_url->generate('html', array('house' => 1)) ?>">MPs only</a>
+                            <a href="<?= $this_url->generate('html', ['house' => 1]) ?>">MPs only</a>
                           <?php } ?>
                             |
                           <?php if ($house ==  HOUSE_TYPE_LORDS) { ?>
                             Peers only
                           <?php } else { ?>
-                            <a href="<?= $this_url->generate('html', array('house' => 2)) ?>">Lords only</a>
+                            <a href="<?= $this_url->generate('html', ['house' => 2]) ?>">Lords only</a>
                           <?php } ?>
                             |
                           <?php if ($house ==  HOUSE_TYPE_SCOTLAND) { ?>
                             MSPs only
                           <?php } else { ?>
-                            <a href="<?= $this_url->generate('html', array('house' => 4)) ?>">MSPs only</a>
+                            <a href="<?= $this_url->generate('html', ['house' => 4]) ?>">MSPs only</a>
                           <?php } ?>
                             |
                           <?php if ($house ==  HOUSE_TYPE_WALES) { ?>
                             <?= gettext('MSs only') ?>
                           <?php } else { ?>
-                            <a href="<?= $this_url->generate('html', array('house' => 5)) ?>"><?= gettext('MSs only') ?></a>
+                            <a href="<?= $this_url->generate('html', ['house' => 5]) ?>"><?= gettext('MSs only') ?></a>
                           <?php } ?>
                             |
                           <?php if ($house ==  HOUSE_TYPE_NI) { ?>
                             MLAs only
                           <?php } else { ?>
-                            <a href="<?= $this_url->generate('html', array('house' => HOUSE_TYPE_NI)) ?>">MLAs only</a>
+                            <a href="<?= $this_url->generate('html', ['house' => HOUSE_TYPE_NI]) ?>">MLAs only</a>
                           <?php } ?>
                         </li>
                         <li><a href="<?= $ungrouped_url->generate() ?>"><?= gettext('Ungroup results') ?></a></li>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                                 <?php if (!$wtt || $speaker['left'] == '9999-12-31') { ?>
                                   <a href="/search/?q=<?= _htmlentities($searchstring) ?>&amp;pid=<?= $pid ?><?= isset($wtt) && $speaker['left'] == '9999-12-31' ? '&amp;wtt=2' : '' ?>">
                                 <?php } ?>
-                                <?= isset($speaker['name']) ? $speaker['name'] : 'N/A' ?>
+                                <?= $speaker['name'] ?? 'N/A' ?>
                                 <?php if (!$wtt || $speaker['left'] == '9999-12-31') { ?>
                                   </a>
                                 <?php } ?>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_calendar.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_calendar.php
index a544bd846e..44f006e544 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_calendar.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_calendar.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
               if ($section == 'sp') {
                   $day_section = 'spdebates';
               }
-              $urls[$day_section . 'day']->insert(array('d' => $date));
+              $urls[$day_section . 'day']->insert(['d' => $date]);
               print "<a href=\"" . $urls[$day_section . 'day']->generate() . "\">$currentDay</a></td>";
           }
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     <?php
           $y = $urls['day'];
       $y->reset();
-      $y->insert(array( 'y' => $year ));
+      $y->insert([ 'y' => $year ]);
       $url = $y->generate();
       ?>
     <a href="<?= $url ?>"><?= sprintf(gettext('See all of %s'), $year) ?></a>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_section_content.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_section_content.php
index 4284f77b9b..91ee38cad0 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_section_content.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_section_content.php
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ function ($matches) {
         # Assume a paragraph starting with a lowercase character should be run on
         $body = preg_replace('#(?<!:|\]|&\#8221;,)</p>\s*<p[^>]*>(?=[a-z])(?![ivx]+\.)#', ' ', $body);
 
-        $body = str_replace(array('<br/>', '</p><p'), array('</p> <p>', '</p> <p'), $body); # NN4 font size bug
+        $body = str_replace(['<br/>', '</p><p'], ['</p> <p>', '</p> <p'], $body); # NN4 font size bug
     }
 
     # TODO Do in the view, not in the template
 
-    $source = array();
+    $source = [];
 
     $major = $data['info']['major'];
     if ($major == 1 || $major == 2 || (($major == 3 || $major == 4) && isset($speech['speaker']['house'])) || $major == 101 || $major == 6) {
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ function ($matches) {
                 $speaker = $speech['speaker'];
               $speaker_name = ucfirst($speaker['name']);
 
-              list($image_url, $size) = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(
+              [$image_url, $size] = MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Member::findMemberImage(
                   $speaker['person_id'],
                   true,
                   $data['info']['major'] == 101 ? 'lord' : 'general',
               );
 
               if (count($speaker['office'])) {
-                  $desc = array();
+                  $desc = [];
                   foreach ($speaker['office'] as $off) {
                       $desc[] = $off['pretty'];
                   }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function ($matches) {
                 <?php } ?>
 
               <?php if (isset($speech['mp_vote'])) {
-                  $mp_vote = array( 'vote' => $speech['mp_vote']['vote'] );
+                  $mp_vote = [ 'vote' => $speech['mp_vote']['vote'] ];
                   if (isset($speech['before_mp'])) {
                       $before_mp = $speech['before_mp'];
                   }
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ function ($matches) {
         if ($has_content) {
             print '<a href="' . $row['listurl'] . '">' . $row['body'] . '</a> ';
             // For the "x speeches, x comments" text.
-            $moreinfo = array();
+            $moreinfo = [];
             if ($hansardmajors[$row['major']]['type'] != 'other') {
                 // All wrans have 2 speeches, so no need for this.
                 // All WMS have 1 speech
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_section_toc.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_section_toc.php
index d18aa53866..a02c0b52b9 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_section_toc.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/_section_toc.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-$divisions_to_link = array();
+$divisions_to_link = [];
 foreach($data['rows'] as $speech) {
 
     # Only care about divisions...
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/static/linktous.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/static/linktous.php
index 08e4bbf813..4f8b94dd76 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/static/linktous.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/static/linktous.php
@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@
             <p>Alternatively, if you would like to place a TheyWorkForYou search box on your site, like this one&hellip;</p>
 
     <?php $link_to_us_form = <<<END
-<!-- TheyWorkForYou box, begin -->
-<div style="position: relative; width: 17em; color: #000000; background-color: #E8FDCB; font-family: Arial, Geneva, Sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; border: 1px solid #4d6c25; padding: 0 10px 2em 10px;">
-    <h5 style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; position: absolute; margin: 0; bottom: 2px; right: 10px;"  title="TheyWorkForYou.com"><a style="color: #880101; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal;" href="https://www.TheyWorkForYou.com"><em style="font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">TheyWorkFor</em><strong style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bolder;">You</strong>.com</a></h5>
-    <form style="margin: 0; padding: 5px 0 0 0;" title="Find out about your MP" action="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/" method="get">
-        <label style="display: block; font-size: small; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px 0;" for="pc">Find out more about your <abbr class="display: inline; speak: spell-out;" title="Member of Parliament">MP</abbr></label>
-        <input id="pc" name="pc" style="width: 12em; border: solid 1px #4D6C25;" title="Enter your UK postcode here" tabindex="1" type="text" size="8" maxlength="20" value="Your Postcode">
-        <input id="Submit1" name="Submit1" style="border: solid 0px #4d6c25; background-color: #4D6C25; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;" title="Submit search" tabindex="2" type="submit" value="Go">
-    </form>
-    <form style="margin: 0; padding: 5px 0 0 0;" title="Search everything said in Parliament since 2001" action="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/" method="get">
-        <label style="display: block; font-size: small; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px 0;" for="search_input">Search Parliament</label>
-        <input id="search_input" name="q" style="width: 12em; border: solid 1px #4D6C25;" title="Type what you're looking for" type="text" tabindex="3" size="15" maxlength="100" value="Your Search">
-        <input id="Submit2" name="Submit2" style="border: solid 0px #4d6c25; background-color: #4D6C25; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;" title="Submit search" tabindex="4" type="submit" value="Go">
-        <br>
-    </form>
-</div>
-<!-- TheyWorkForYou box, end -->
-END;
+    <!-- TheyWorkForYou box, begin -->
+    <div style="position: relative; width: 17em; color: #000000; background-color: #E8FDCB; font-family: Arial, Geneva, Sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; border: 1px solid #4d6c25; padding: 0 10px 2em 10px;">
+        <h5 style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; position: absolute; margin: 0; bottom: 2px; right: 10px;"  title="TheyWorkForYou.com"><a style="color: #880101; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal;" href="https://www.TheyWorkForYou.com"><em style="font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">TheyWorkFor</em><strong style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bolder;">You</strong>.com</a></h5>
+        <form style="margin: 0; padding: 5px 0 0 0;" title="Find out about your MP" action="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/" method="get">
+            <label style="display: block; font-size: small; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px 0;" for="pc">Find out more about your <abbr class="display: inline; speak: spell-out;" title="Member of Parliament">MP</abbr></label>
+            <input id="pc" name="pc" style="width: 12em; border: solid 1px #4D6C25;" title="Enter your UK postcode here" tabindex="1" type="text" size="8" maxlength="20" value="Your Postcode">
+            <input id="Submit1" name="Submit1" style="border: solid 0px #4d6c25; background-color: #4D6C25; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;" title="Submit search" tabindex="2" type="submit" value="Go">
+        </form>
+        <form style="margin: 0; padding: 5px 0 0 0;" title="Search everything said in Parliament since 2001" action="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/" method="get">
+            <label style="display: block; font-size: small; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 2px 0;" for="search_input">Search Parliament</label>
+            <input id="search_input" name="q" style="width: 12em; border: solid 1px #4D6C25;" title="Type what you're looking for" type="text" tabindex="3" size="15" maxlength="100" value="Your Search">
+            <input id="Submit2" name="Submit2" style="border: solid 0px #4d6c25; background-color: #4D6C25; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;" title="Submit search" tabindex="4" type="submit" value="Go">
+            <br>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+    <!-- TheyWorkForYou box, end -->
+    END;
     print $link_to_us_form;
     ?>
 
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/topic/topic.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/topic/topic.php
index 029a8d6d95..7527756111 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/topic/topic.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/topic/topic.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
               <?php else: ?>
                 <ul class="vote-descriptions">
                   <?php
-                  $policy_ids = array();
+                  $policy_ids = [];
 
                   foreach ($positions as $position) {
                       if (!in_array($position['policy_id'], $policy_ids)) {
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/user/form.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/user/form.php
index dd19fe803c..43d0ca3504 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/user/form.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/user/form.php
@@ -159,16 +159,16 @@
 
 
                 <?php
-                $optin_options = array(
+                $optin_options = [
                     "optin_service" => gettext("Can we send you occasional emails about TheyWorkForYou.com?"),
                     "optin_stream" => gettext("Do you want to receive our newsletter about our wider democracy work, including our research and campaigns?"),
                     "optin_org" => gettext("Do you want to receive the monthly newsletter from mySociety, with news on TheyWorkForYou and our other projects?"),
-                );
+                ];
 
                 for ($i = 0; $i < count($optin_options); $i++) {
                     $optin_key = array_keys($optin_options)[$i];
                     $optin_txt = array_values($optin_options)[$i];
-                    $optin_value = isset($$optin_key) ? $$optin_key : null;
+                    $optin_value = $$optin_key ?? null;
                     ?>
 
                 <div class="row">
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/user/join.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/user/join.php
index 4950164e97..33b786f35e 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/user/join.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/user/join.php
@@ -86,16 +86,16 @@
                 <?php } ?>
 
                 <?php
-                $optin_options = array(
+                $optin_options = [
                     "optin_service" => "Do you wish to receive occasional update emails about TheyWorkForYou.com?",
                     "optin_stream" => "Do you want to receive our newsletter about our wider democracy work, including our research and campaigns?",
                     "optin_org" => gettext("Do you want to receive the monthly newsletter from mySociety, with news on TheyWorkForYou and our other projects?"),
-                );
+                ];
 
                 for ($i = 0; $i < count($optin_options); $i++) {
                     $optin_key = array_keys($optin_options)[$i];
                     $optin_txt = array_values($optin_options)[$i];
-                    $optin_value = isset($$optin_key) ? $$optin_key : null;
+                    $optin_value = $$optin_key ?? null;
                     ?>
 
                 <div class="row">
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/rss/hansard_search.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/rss/hansard_search.php
index 3cfdd4c6ff..33be09a5d9 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/rss/hansard_search.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/rss/hansard_search.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                     $name = ucfirst($row['speaker']['name']);
                     echo entities_to_numbers($name) . ': ';
                 }
-        echo _htmlspecialchars(str_replace(array('&#8212;', '<span class="hi">', '</span>'), array('-', '<b>', '</b>'), $row['extract'])) . "</description>\n</item>\n";
+        echo _htmlspecialchars(str_replace(['&#8212;', '<span class="hi">', '</span>'], ['-', '<b>', '</b>'], $row['extract'])) . "</description>\n</item>\n";
     }
 }
 ?>
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/user.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/user.php
index e0b2018144..a2e8383546 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/user.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/user.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public function init($user_id)
                                 facebook_token
                         FROM    users
                         WHERE   user_id = :user_id",
-            array(':user_id' => $user_id),
+            [':user_id' => $user_id],
         )->first();
 
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public function add($details, $confirmation_required = true)
                 :facebook_id,
                 '0'
             )
-        ", array(
+        ", [
             ':firstname' => $details["firstname"],
             ':lastname' => $details["lastname"],
             ':email' => $details["email"],
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public function add($details, $confirmation_required = true)
             ':registrationtime' => $registrationtime,
             ':facebook_id' => $details["facebook_id"],
             ':registrationip' => $REMOTE_ADDR,
-        ));
+        ]);
 
         if ($q->success()) {
             // Set these so we can log in.
@@ -240,24 +240,24 @@ public function add($details, $confirmation_required = true)
             $r = $this->db->query("UPDATE users
                             SET registrationtoken = :registrationtoken
                             WHERE   user_id = :user_id
-                            ", array(
+                            ", [
                 ':registrationtoken' => $this->registrationtoken,
                 ':user_id' => $this->user_id,
-            ));
+            ]);
 
             if ($r->success()) {
                 // Updated DB OK.
 
                 if ($details['mp_alert'] && $details['postcode']) {
-                    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('postcode' => $details['postcode'], 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+                    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['postcode' => $details['postcode'], 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
                     $pid = $MEMBER->person_id();
                     # No confirmation email, but don't automatically confirm
                     $ALERT = new ALERT();
-                    $ALERT->add(array(
+                    $ALERT->add([
                         'email' => $details['email'],
                         'pid' => $pid,
                         'pc' => $details['postcode'],
-                    ), false, false);
+                    ], false, false);
                 }
 
                 if ($confirmation_required) {
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ public function add_facebook_id($facebook_id)
     {
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "UPDATE users SET facebook_id = :facebook_id WHERE email = :email",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':facebook_id' => $facebook_id,
                 ':email' => $this->email,
-            ),
+            ],
         );
 
         if ($q->success()) {
@@ -324,14 +324,14 @@ public function send_email_confirmation_email($details)
         $confirmurl = 'https://' . DOMAIN . '/E/' . $urltoken;
 
         // Arrays we need to send a templated email.
-        $data = array(
+        $data = [
             'to'        => $details['email'],
             'template'  => 'email_confirmation',
-        );
+        ];
 
-        $merge = array(
+        $merge = [
             'CONFIRMURL'    => $confirmurl,
-        );
+        ];
 
         $success = send_template_email($data, $merge);
 
@@ -368,14 +368,14 @@ public function send_confirmation_email($details)
         }
 
         // Arrays we need to send a templated email.
-        $data = array(
+        $data = [
             'to'        => $details['email'],
             'template'  => 'join_confirmation',
-        );
+        ];
 
-        $merge = array(
+        $merge = [
             'CONFIRMURL'    => $confirmurl,
-        );
+        ];
 
         $success = send_template_email($data, $merge);
 
@@ -479,10 +479,10 @@ public function change_password($email)
 
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "UPDATE users SET password = :password WHERE email = :email",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':password' => $passwordforDB,
                 ':email' => $email,
-            ),
+            ],
         );
 
         if ($q->success()) {
@@ -508,18 +508,18 @@ public function send_password_reminder()
             return false;
         }
 
-        $data = array(
+        $data = [
             'to'            => $this->email(),
             'template'      => 'new_password',
-        );
+        ];
 
         $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url("userlogin");
 
-        $merge = array(
+        $merge = [
             'EMAIL'         => $this->email(),
             'LOGINURL'      => "https://" . DOMAIN . $URL->generate(),
             'PASSWORD'      => $this->password(),
-        );
+        ];
 
         // send_template_email in utility.php.
         $success = send_template_email($data, $merge);
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ public function id_exists($user_id)
         if (is_numeric($user_id)) {
             $q = $this->db->query(
                 "SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE user_id = :user_id",
-                array(':user_id' => $user_id),
+                [':user_id' => $user_id],
             );
             if ($q->rows() > 0) {
                 return true;
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ public function email_exists($email, $return_id = false)
         // Returns true if there's a user with this email address.
 
         if ($email != "") {
-            $q = $this->db->query("SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email = :email", array(':email' => $email))->first();
+            $q = $this->db->query("SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email = :email", [':email' => $email])->first();
             if ($q) {
                 if ($return_id) {
                     return $q['user_id'];
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ public function facebook_id_exists($id, $return_id = false)
         // Returns true if there's a user with this facebook id.
 
         if ($id != "") {
-            $q = $this->db->query("SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE facebook_id = :id", array(':id' => $id))->first();
+            $q = $this->db->query("SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE facebook_id = :id", [':id' => $id])->first();
             if ($q) {
                 if ($return_id) {
                     return $q['user_id'];
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ public function possible_statuses()
         // Maybe there's a way of fetching these from the DB,
         // so we don't duplicate them here...?
 
-        $statuses = array("Viewer", "User", "Moderator", "Administrator", "Superuser");
+        $statuses = ["Viewer", "User", "Moderator", "Administrator", "Superuser"];
 
         return $statuses;
 
@@ -786,10 +786,10 @@ public function _update($details)
         if (isset($details['email']) && $this->email != $details['email']) {
             $this->db->query(
                 'UPDATE alerts SET email = :details_email WHERE email = :email',
-                array(
+                [
                     ':details_email' => $details['email'],
                     ':email' => $this->email,
-                ),
+                ],
             );
         }
 
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ public function _update($details)
         $statussql = "";
         $emailsql = '';
 
-        $params = array();
+        $params = [];
 
         if (isset($details["password"]) && $details["password"] != "") {
             // The password is being updated.
@@ -865,14 +865,14 @@ public function _update($details)
                                 . $statussql . "
                                 optin       = :optin
                         WHERE   user_id     = :user_id
-                        ", array_merge($params, array(
+                        ", array_merge($params, [
                                     ':firstname' => $details['firstname'],
                                     ':lastname' => $details['lastname'],
                                     ':postcode' => $details['postcode'],
                                     ':url' => $details['url'],
                                     ':optin' => $details['optin'],
                                     ':user_id' => $details['user_id'],
-                                )));
+                                ]));
 
         // If we're returning to
         // $this->update_self() then $THEUSER will have its variables
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ public function isvalid($email, $userenteredpassword)
 
         $error_string = 'There is no user registered with an email of ' . _htmlentities($email) . ', or the given password is incorrect. If you are subscribed to email alerts, you are not necessarily registered on the website. If you register, you will be able to manage your email alerts, as well as leave annotations.';
 
-        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT user_id, password, deleted, confirmed FROM users WHERE email = :email", array(':email' => $email))->first();
+        $q = $this->db->query("SELECT user_id, password, deleted, confirmed FROM users WHERE email = :email", [':email' => $email])->first();
 
         if ($q) {
             // OK.
@@ -1087,13 +1087,13 @@ public function isvalid($email, $userenteredpassword)
 
             } else {
                 // Failed.
-                return array("invalidemail" => $error_string);
+                return ["invalidemail" => $error_string];
 
             }
 
         } else {
             // Failed.
-            return array("invalidemail" => $error_string);
+            return ["invalidemail" => $error_string];
         }
 
     }
@@ -1125,10 +1125,10 @@ public function facebook_login($returl, $expire, $accessToken)
 
         $q = $this->db->query(
             "UPDATE users SET facebook_token = :token WHERE email = :email",
-            array(
+            [
                 ':token' => $accessToken,
                 ':email' => $this->email,
-            ),
+            ],
         );
 
         if (!$q->success()) {
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ public function confirm_email($token, $redirect = true)
         if (strstr($token, '-')) {
             $arg = '-';
         }
-        list($user_id, $registrationtoken) = explode($arg, $token);
+        [$user_id, $registrationtoken] = explode($arg, $token);
 
         if (!is_numeric($user_id) || $registrationtoken == '') {
             return false;
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ public function confirm_email($token, $redirect = true)
             FROM    tokens
             WHERE   token = :token
             AND   type = 'E'
-        ", array(':token' => $registrationtoken))->first();
+        ", [':token' => $registrationtoken])->first();
 
         if ($q) {
             $expires = $q['expires'];
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ public function confirm_email($token, $redirect = true)
                 return false;
             }
 
-            list($user_id, $email) = explode('::', $q['data']);
+            [$user_id, $email] = explode('::', $q['data']);
 
             // if we are logged in as someone else don't change the email
             if ($this->user_id() != 0 && $this->user_id() != $user_id) {
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ public function confirm_email($token, $redirect = true)
                 return false;
             }
 
-            $details = array(
+            $details = [
                 'email' => $email,
                 'firstname' => $this->firstname(),
                 'lastname' => $this->lastname(),
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ public function confirm_email($token, $redirect = true)
                 'url' => $this->url(),
                 'optin' => $this->optin(),
                 'user_id' => $user_id,
-            );
+            ];
             $ret = $this->_update($details);
 
             if ($ret) {
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ public function confirm_email($token, $redirect = true)
                     FROM    tokens
                     WHERE   token = :token
                     AND   type = 'E'
-                ", array(':token' => $registrationtoken));
+                ", [':token' => $registrationtoken]);
 
                 $this->email = $email;
 
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ public function confirm_email($token, $redirect = true)
                 }
 
                 $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userconfirmed');
-                $URL->insert(array('email' => 't'));
+                $URL->insert(['email' => 't']);
                 $redirecturl = $URL->generate();
                 if ($redirect) {
                     $this->login($redirecturl, 'session');
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ public function confirm($token)
         if (strstr($token, '-')) {
             $arg = '-';
         }
-        list($user_id, $registrationtoken) = explode($arg, $token);
+        [$user_id, $registrationtoken] = explode($arg, $token);
 
         if (!is_numeric($user_id) || $registrationtoken == '') {
             return false;
@@ -1355,10 +1355,10 @@ public function confirm($token)
                         FROM    users
                         WHERE   user_id = :user_id
                         AND     registrationtoken = :token
-                        ", array(
+                        ", [
             ':user_id' => $user_id,
             ':token' => $registrationtoken,
-        ))->first();
+        ])->first();
 
         if ($q) {
 
@@ -1371,17 +1371,17 @@ public function confirm($token)
             $r = $this->db->query("UPDATE users
                             SET     confirmed = '1'
                             WHERE   user_id = :user_id
-                            ", array(':user_id' => $user_id));
+                            ", [':user_id' => $user_id]);
 
             if ($q['postcode']) {
                 try {
-                    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('postcode' => $q['postcode'], 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+                    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['postcode' => $q['postcode'], 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
                     $pid = $MEMBER->person_id();
                     # This should probably be in the ALERT class
-                    $this->db->query('update alerts set confirmed=1 where email = :email and criteria = :criteria', array(
+                    $this->db->query('update alerts set confirmed=1 where email = :email and criteria = :criteria', [
                         ':email' => $this->email,
                         ':criteria' => 'speaker:' . $pid,
-                    ));
+                    ]);
                 } catch (MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\MemberException $e) {
                 }
             }
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ public function confirm($token)
                     // Log the user in, redirecting them to the confirm page
                     // where they should get a nice welcome message.
                     $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('userconfirmed');
-                    $URL->insert(array('welcome' => 't'));
+                    $URL->insert(['welcome' => 't']);
                     $redirecturl = $URL->generate();
                 }
 
@@ -1424,9 +1424,9 @@ public function confirm_without_token()
         $q = $this->db->query("SELECT email, password, postcode
                         FROM    users
                         WHERE   user_id = :user_id
-                        ", array(
+                        ", [
             ':user_id' => $this->user_id,
-        ))->first();
+        ])->first();
 
         if ($q) {
 
@@ -1438,17 +1438,17 @@ public function confirm_without_token()
             $r = $this->db->query("UPDATE users
                             SET     confirmed = '1'
                             WHERE   user_id = :user_id
-                            ", array(':user_id' => $this->user_id));
+                            ", [':user_id' => $this->user_id]);
 
             if ($q['postcode']) {
                 try {
-                    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(array('postcode' => $q['postcode'], 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS));
+                    $MEMBER = new MEMBER(['postcode' => $q['postcode'], 'house' => HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS]);
                     $pid = $MEMBER->person_id();
                     # This should probably be in the ALERT class
-                    $this->db->query('update alerts set confirmed=1 where email = :email and criteria = :criteria', array(
+                    $this->db->query('update alerts set confirmed=1 where email = :email and criteria = :criteria', [
                         ':email' => $this->email,
                         ':criteria' => 'speaker:' . $pid,
-                    ));
+                    ]);
                 } catch (MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\MemberException $e) {
                 }
             }
@@ -1592,10 +1592,10 @@ public function update_self($details, $confirm_email = true)
                             'E',
                             :data
                         )
-                    ", array(
+                    ", [
                         ':token' => $token,
                         ':data' => $data,
-                    ));
+                    ]);
 
                     // send confirmation email here
                     if ($r->success()) {
diff --git a/www/includes/utility.php b/www/includes/utility.php
index 0ab4a4f475..41d60c21ef 100644
--- a/www/includes/utility.php
+++ b/www/includes/utility.php
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ function twfy_debug($header, $text = "")
     if ($debug_level != '') {
 
         // Set which level shows which types of debug info.
-        $levels = array(
-            1 => array('THEUSER', 'TIME', 'SQLERROR', 'PAGE', 'TEMPLATE', 'SEARCH', 'ALERTS', 'MP'),
-            2 => array('SQL', 'EMAIL', 'WIKIPEDIA', 'hansardlist', 'debatelist', 'wranslist', 'whalllist'),
-            3 => array('SQLRESULT'),
+        $levels = [
+            1 => ['THEUSER', 'TIME', 'SQLERROR', 'PAGE', 'TEMPLATE', 'SEARCH', 'ALERTS', 'MP'],
+            2 => ['SQL', 'EMAIL', 'WIKIPEDIA', 'hansardlist', 'debatelist', 'wranslist', 'whalllist'],
+            3 => ['SQLRESULT'],
             // Higher than this: 'DATA', etc.
-        );
+        ];
 
         // Store which headers we are allowed to show.
-        $allowed_headers = array();
+        $allowed_headers = [];
 
         if ($debug_level > count($levels)) {
             $max_level_to_show = count($levels);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function error_handler($errno, $errmsg, $filename, $linenum, $vars)
     // consider are E_WARNING, E_NOTICE, E_USER_ERROR,
     // E_USER_WARNING and E_USER_NOTICE
     # Commented out are ones that a user function cannot handle.
-    $errortype = array(
+    $errortype = [
         #E_ERROR            => "Error",
         E_WARNING           => "Warning",
         #E_PARSE            => "Parsing Error",
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function error_handler($errno, $errmsg, $filename, $linenum, $vars)
         E_STRICT            => "Runtime Notice",
         # 5.3 introduced E_DEPRECATED
         8192                => 'Deprecated',
-    );
+    ];
 
     $err = '';
     if (isset($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])) {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function error_handler($errno, $errmsg, $filename, $linenum, $vars)
 
 
     // Will we need to exit after this error?
-    $fatal_errors = array(E_ERROR, E_USER_ERROR);
+    $fatal_errors = [E_ERROR, E_USER_ERROR];
     if (in_array($errno, $fatal_errors)) {
         $fatal = true;
     } else {
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ function error_handler($errno, $errmsg, $filename, $linenum, $vars)
         if (!strstr($errmsg, 'mysql_connect')) {
             $errtxt .= "<br><br>Backtrace:<br>" . nl2br(adodb_backtrace(false));
         }
-        $message = array(
+        $message = [
             'title' => "Error",
             'text' => $errtxt,
-        );
+        ];
         if (is_object($PAGE)) {
             $PAGE->error_message($message, $fatal);
         } else {
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ function error_handler($errno, $errmsg, $filename, $linenum, $vars)
     } else {
         // On live sites we display a nice message and email the problem.
 
-        $message = array(
+        $message = [
             'title' => gettext("Sorry, an error has occurred"),
             'text' => gettext("We've been notified by email and will try to fix the problem soon!"),
-        );
+        ];
 
         if (is_object($PAGE)) {
             $PAGE->error_message($message, $fatal);
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ function adodb_backtrace($print = true)
             if (isset($arr['class'])) {
                 $s .= $arr['class'] . '.';
             }
-            $args = array();
+            $args = [];
             if (isset($arr['args'])) {
                 foreach ($arr['args'] as $v) {
                     if (is_null($v)) {
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function format_timestamp($timestamp, $format)
     // Because strtotime can't handle TIMESTAMPS.
 
     if (preg_match("/^(\d\d\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)(\d\d)$/", $timestamp, $matches)) {
-        list($string, $year, $month, $day, $hour, $min, $sec) = $matches;
+        [$string, $year, $month, $day, $hour, $min, $sec] = $matches;
 
         return strftime($format, mktime($hour, $min, $sec, $month, $day, $year));
     } else {
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ function format_timestamp($timestamp, $format)
 }
 
 
-$format_date_months = array('', 'January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December');
-$format_date_months_short = array('', 'Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec');
+$format_date_months = ['', 'January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'];
+$format_date_months_short = ['', 'Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'];
 
 function format_date($date, $format)
 {
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ function format_date($date, $format)
     // and it returns a nicely formatted string according to requirements.
 
     if (preg_match("/^(\d\d\d\d)-(\d\d?)-(\d\d?)$/", $date, $matches)) {
-        list($string, $year, $month, $day) = $matches;
+        [$string, $year, $month, $day] = $matches;
         if ($year < 1902) { # gmdate fns only go back to Dec. 1901
             if ($format == SHORTDATEFORMAT) {
                 return ($day + 0) . ' ' . $format_date_months_short[$month + 0] . " $year";
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ function format_time($time, $format)
     // and it returns a nicely formatted string according to requirements.
 
     if (preg_match("/^(\d\d):(\d\d):(\d\d)$/", $time, $matches)) {
-        list($string, $hour, $min, $sec) = $matches;
+        [$string, $hour, $min, $sec] = $matches;
 
         return strftime($format, mktime($hour, $min, $sec));
     } else {
@@ -513,17 +513,17 @@ function filter_user_input($text, $filter_type)
 
     if ($filter_type == 'strict') {
         // No tags allowed at all!
-        $filter->allowed = array();
+        $filter->allowed = [];
     } else {
         // Comment.
         // Only allowing <a href>, <b>, <strong>, <i> and <em>
-        $filter->allowed = array(
-            'a' => array('href'),
-            'strong' => array(),
-            'em' => array(),
-            'b' => array(),
-            'i' => array(),
-        );
+        $filter->allowed = [
+            'a' => ['href'],
+            'strong' => [],
+            'em' => [],
+            'b' => [],
+            'i' => [],
+        ];
         // turning this on means that stray angle brackets
         // are not turned in to tags
         $filter->always_make_tags = 0;
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ function get_canonical_gid($gid)
     $db = new ParlDB();
     $might_be_redirected = true;
     while ($might_be_redirected) {
-        $q = $db->query("SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid", array(':gid' => $gid))->first();
+        $q = $db->query("SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid", [':gid' => $gid])->first();
         if ($q) {
             $gid = $q['gid_to'];
         } else {
@@ -753,8 +753,8 @@ function send_template_email($data, $merge, $bulk = false, $want_bounces = false
 
 
     // Now merge all the tokens from $merge into $emailtext...
-    $search = array();
-    $replace = array();
+    $search = [];
+    $replace = [];
 
     foreach ($merge as $key => $val) {
         $search[] = '/{' . $key . '}/';
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ function get_cookie_var($name, $default = '')
 // Pass it an array of key names that should not be generated as
 // hidden form variables. It then outputs hidden form variables
 // based on the session_vars for this page.
-function hidden_form_vars($omit = array())
+function hidden_form_vars($omit = [])
 {
     global $DATA, $this_page;
 
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ function hidden_form_vars($omit = array())
 }
 
 // Deprecated. Use hidden_form_vars, above, instead.
-function hidden_vars($omit = array())
+function hidden_vars($omit = [])
 {
     global $DATA;
 
@@ -931,8 +931,8 @@ function make_plural($word, $number)
 function entities_to_numbers($string)
 {
     $string = str_replace(
-        array('&Ouml;', '&acirc;', '&uacute;', '&aacute;', '&iacute;', '&ocirc;', '&eacute;'),
-        array('&#214;', '&#226;',  '&#250;',   '&#225;',   '&#237;',   '&#244;',  '&#233;'  ),
+        ['&Ouml;', '&acirc;', '&uacute;', '&aacute;', '&iacute;', '&ocirc;', '&eacute;'],
+        ['&#214;', '&#226;',  '&#250;',   '&#225;',   '&#237;',   '&#244;',  '&#233;'  ],
         $string,
     );
     return $string;
@@ -950,9 +950,9 @@ function make_member_url($name, $const = '', $house = HOUSE_TYPE_COMMONS, $pid =
         }
     }
 
-    $s   = array(' ', '&amp;', '&ocirc;',  '&Ouml;',  '&ouml;',   '&acirc;',  '&iacute;', '&aacute;', '&uacute;', '&eacute;', '&oacute;', '&Oacute;');
-    $s2  = array(" ", "&",     "\xc3\xb4", "\xc3\96", "\xc3\xb6", "\xc3\xa5", "\xc3\xad", "\xc3\xa1", "\xc3\xba", "\xc3\xa9", "\xc3\xb3", "\xc3\x93");
-    $r   = array('_', 'and',   'o',        'o',       'o',        'a',        'i',        'a',        'u',        'e',        'o',        'o');
+    $s   = [' ', '&amp;', '&ocirc;',  '&Ouml;',  '&ouml;',   '&acirc;',  '&iacute;', '&aacute;', '&uacute;', '&eacute;', '&oacute;', '&Oacute;'];
+    $s2  = [" ", "&",     "\xc3\xb4", "\xc3\96", "\xc3\xb6", "\xc3\xa5", "\xc3\xad", "\xc3\xa1", "\xc3\xba", "\xc3\xa9", "\xc3\xb3", "\xc3\x93"];
+    $r   = ['_', 'and',   'o',        'o',       'o',        'a',        'i',        'a',        'u',        'e',        'o',        'o'];
     $name = preg_replace('#^the #', '', strtolower($name));
 
     $out = '';
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ function by_peer_name($a, $b)
 
 function prettify_office($pos, $dept)
 {
-    $lookup = array(
+    $lookup = [
         'Prime Minister, HM Treasury' => 'Prime Minister',
         'Secretary of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office' => 'Foreign Secretary',
         'Secretary of State, Home Office' => 'Home Secretary',
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ function prettify_office($pos, $dept)
         'Lords in Waiting, HM Household' => 'Government Whip',
         'Lords in Waiting (HM Household)' => 'Government Whip',
         'Baronesses in Waiting, HM Household' => 'Government Whip',
-    );
+    ];
     if ($pos) { # Government post, or Chairman of Select Committee
         $pretty = $pos;
         if ($dept && $dept != 'No Department') {
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ function major_summary($data, $echo = true)
 
     //if no printed majors passed, default to all
     if (!isset($printed_majors)) {
-        $printed_majors = array(1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 101, 7); # 8
+        $printed_majors = [1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 101, 7]; # 8
     }
 
     // single date?
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ function major_summary($data, $echo = true)
     }
 
     //work out the date text to be displaid
-    $daytext = array();
+    $daytext = [];
     if (!$one_date) {
         $todaystime = gmmktime(0, 0, 0, date('m'), date('d'), date('Y'));
         foreach ($data as $major => $array) {
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ function major_summary($data, $echo = true)
                 }
                 $out .= '<li>' . $body . '<ul>';
             } else {
-                $LISTURL->insert(array( 'id' => $gid ));
+                $LISTURL->insert([ 'id' => $gid ]);
                 $out .= '<li><a href="' . $LISTURL->generate() . '">';
                 $out .= $body . '</a>';
             }
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ function redirect($url, $code = 302)
 
 function cache_version($file)
 {
-    static $version_hash = array();
+    static $version_hash = [];
     $path = BASEDIR . "/$file";
     if (is_file($path) && (!isset($version_hash[$file]) || DEVSITE)) {
         $version_hash[$file] = stat($path)[9];