The Home Secretary has succeeded in a judicial review against the Special Immigration Appeals Commission challenging a decision on their jurisdiction to award| Free Movement
It often puzzles people that accusing someone of lying in parliament seems to be taken more seriously than actually lying – at least that there is some consequence. The member who has made the accusation is called on to withdraw, or rephrase, the allegation; whereas it is rare that anything is done to reprove the… Continue reading Lies, Personalities and Unparliamentary Expressions→| Reformation to Referendum: Writing a New History of Parliament
The opening of the second Impeachment trial of President Trump in the Senate today marks a new stage in the history of a procedure whose origins lie in medieval England.… Continue reading Impeachment II→| Reformation to Referendum: Writing a New History of Parliament
Queen's consent - to be distinguished from Royal Assent - is one of the most obscure little pieces of parliamentary flummery. Its origin has been traced back to 1729: but it must be older than that.… Continue reading Queen’s Consent and the Missing Link→| Reformation to Referendum: Writing a New History of Parliament