Carl Gardner
February 29, 2008
According to the Guardian he’s hoping for a late surge, by copying the campaign technique of the Pakistani President. Let’s hope he meets with similar success!
Carl Gardner
February 29, 2008
Something else I missed last week was this interesting Employment Appeal Tribunal case, dealing with the fairness of a dismissal during paternity leave. I spotted it because of a note posted at Lexology by Louise Fernandes […]
Carl Gardner
February 29, 2008
EU Law Blog has an interesting post about this case, which more or less says anyone can get an administrative decision reopened and changed following a subsequent ECJ judgment that shows it’s wrong: the only limit is […]
Carl Gardner
February 27, 2008
Carl Gardner
February 27, 2008
It’s Groundhog Day again, as I watch yet more debate on the EU (Amendment) Bill. Early this afternoon the debate was about climate change and the environment, and was blissfully light on Europaranoia.
But this evening Dominic Grieve, shadow […]
Carl Gardner
February 27, 2008
Carl Gardner
February 27, 2008
This morning the European Court of Human Rights heard this case, about the UK’s DNA database: Messrs. S and Marper argue that keeping their DNA on the database is in breach of their rights under article 8 of the ECHR […]
Carl Gardner
February 26, 2008
The interminable and frustrating debate on the Lisbon was livened up this afternoon by a major spat between the Liberal Democrats and the Deputy Speaker, Sir Michael Lord. Ed Davey was unhappy I think that a Lib Dem amendment hadn’t […]
Carl Gardner
February 26, 2008
Regular readers will know I quite often disagree with with what David Pannick writes in the Times; I also find myself often agreeing with David Aaronovitch who writes in the same paper. Well, this week my reactions are
Carl Gardner
February 25, 2008
As I said to Charon in his weekly review yesterday, it’s time I blogged again about Pakistan. The outcome of the elections means the next government is almost certain to be a coalition between the Pakistan People’s Party, formerly […]