Following my post on the “legal bits” of the Labour manifesto, here’s my analysis of the most important Conservative proposals of particular legal interest. I warn you: this is a long one, and needs sub-headings.

Constitutional law

On the constitution, the Tories […]

You don’t often see videos here, but after lunching with a friend today in Westminster, I witnessed the police arresting a demonstrator on College Green – and I thought I might as well share with you what I saw. Apologies […]

Obviously all the parties’ manifestos will contain long lists of items many of which could end up as legislation. I want to focus though on some of the “pledges” that are of particular legal interest or significance. Starting with Labour’s […]

I was interested in a debate yesterday kicked off by Jessica Asato, writing at Left Foot Forward about the way Conservative opposition led to the government’s dropping provisions in the Children, Schools and Families Bill about personal, social […]

The election really has begun in all but name, and justice already looks set to become of the biggest issues at the polls. Following George Osborne’s announcement on National Insurance, today the Conservatives are scheduled to announce plans for new […]