…you wait for one and then two show up at once. Let’s start with the one that has been dominating the headlines in the past week and looks set to continue to do so as we move towards the end of the year. The Internal
The Home Office social media team has recently come under fire for using Twitter to further a political agenda. Government accounts such as @ukhomeoffice should be used to provide information to the public, not to polemicise and so the tweet was eventually deleted. The tweet
Despite the very best attempts by the government to sweep the Dominic Cummings affair under the carpet it promises to roll on. If he had been caught at the time then the chances are that he would have received a fine or a warning from
When it comes to overcoming the coronavirus it is pretty clear how big a role technology plays. Whether it is the equipment in our hospitals or even the Zoom calls that are keeping everyone in touch, the innovations that we rely on are putting us
We are somewhat lucky that in the legal blogosphere debates tend to remain calm and rational. Unlike politics or sports which are more subjective than people would like to admit, everyone is starting with the same source material (the law) and developing their analysis from
For the more realistic followers of the Brexit process today was inevitable. Others who had hoped that reasonableness might yet prevail were left disappointed. It was announced by the government that the UK will no longer participate in the European Arrest Warrant as part of
In a ruling by Transport for London today the ride-sharing app Uber will not be granted a new licence to operate in the capital. The basis for the decision was concerns around passenger safety although Uber will be allowed to operate in the meantime. Nonetheless
In a recent blog post discussing artificial intelligence (AI) and the law the author unfortunately falls into one of the classic tropes that ends up stifling meaningful conversation on the subject. After making reference to our “digital overlords” Rosalind English talks about how the ‘codes’ might well
On the face of it the new Withdrawal Bill published by the government this evening is a rather functional piece of legislation that gives effect to the deal negotiated by Boris Johnson. However you don’t have to dig very far beneath the surface to see
We are now less than two months away from the current Brexit deadline of 31st October but the announcements over the last few days from 10 Downing Street mean that it is unlikely Parliament will be able to fully utilise that remaining time. Firstly, in