In one of the most important, constitutional judgments of modern times, the Supreme Court was charged with deciding whether the prorogation of Parliament announced on 28th August 2019 was lawful or not. With a Brexit deadline of 31st October looming the judgment was also of
With the EU referendum and the election of Donald Trump in 2016 people on both sides of the Atlantic began asking serious questions about the state of the democratic process in the West. In this episode we explore the origins of that debate by looking
The recent decision by the New Yorker to disinvite former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon from an event left me a little perturbed. Don’t get me wrong, Bannon’s views on race, economics and politics in general are disgusting yet few people would seriously deny
The main news in UK politics yesterday was the cabinet reshuffle and from a legal perspective that means all eyes were on the Ministry of Justice. In the end it was the former Work and Pensions Minister, David Gauke, who becomes the Secretary of State
After the success of the previous poll on the homepage of the website there is now another one to vote on! Last time, in the aftermath of a surprising election result, I asked you whether there would be another election before the year was out.
The Charlie Gard case is something that has been covered frequently both on this website and also on the related podcast. There is no simple answer to this question of morality and ethics that has found its way before the courts and it is this
After the government announced that there would be a full public inquiry into the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower attention has now turned to the judge who will take the lead role. Sir Martin Moore-Bick, aged 70, previously worked as a judge for more than
The main headline that emerged from the ‘confidence and supply’ agreement that was recently announced between the Conservative party and the Democratic Unionist Party was that Northern Ireland would be granted an extra £1billion over the next two years. The decision has been met with
There isn’t really a legal spin on this story (unless you take note that changes to the law are possible as a result of social pressure!) but I certainly enjoyed it and wanted to share. Students at Isca Academy in Exeter were not allowed to
The forthcoming session of Parliament will last for two years as it was announced that there will be no Queen’s speech in 2018. The move was justified in anticipation of a swathe of Brexit legislation that will be brought forth before the UK formally withdraws