There are two today, both from Northern Ireland.

In Re E is about the protests and distress of little girls trying to attend the Holy Cross Church in north Belfast in 2001 in the midst of […]

I almost almost choked on my credit crunch this morning (Sainsbury’s “Basics” breakfast wheat biscuits) as I listened to quotes from Paul Dacre’s lecture to the Society of Editors Conference, in which he attacks Eady J personally for his […]

You hardly mention Lord Lester for ages, then suddenly two posts about him come in the same week. He resigned the other day as the government’s adviser on constitutional stuff, which news gives me another chance to kick […]

I strongly agree with Joshua Rozenberg’s attack on tribalism in the personal injury world: he’s right that it’s outrageous to criticise a lawyer’s nomination for an award on the grounds that you don’t like the outcome he’s achieved in […]

Both the Guardian and the Telegraph have reported this week that the government’s plans for a “Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” is facing a Cabinet revolt, led by Jacqui Smith. I’m not at all surprised that it’s running […]

On the day after Barack Obama’s election, I thought you might be interested in what Walter Bagehot said about the presidential form of government, in his famous 19th century work, The English Constitution:

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I’m not a day late with this post; and yes, I do realise what happened last night. I’m pretty confident Obama will be inaugurated as 44th president on January 20.

Constitutionally, though, he’s not even been elected yet because […]

The Commons votes today on the third reading of the Employment Bill, the main interest in which is what’s now clause 19, which amends section 174 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 in order to […]

So finally, the government has given up on its plan to extend police powers to detain terror suspects without charge to a maximum of 42 days: the Home Secretary has said she’ll drop the clauses from the Bill when […]

I’m sorry you’ve not heard from me for a week: it’s been a busy time. A busy time, too, for finance ministers, central bankers and treasury officials all over the western world as country after country started to break ranks […]