14th June 2023 Here is a story about law-making told in different ways. The law in question is a statutory instrument made under the Public Order Act 1986 – the …

Why the Covid Inquiry publishing reports as it goes along is brilliant news – and a welcome change

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 13 June 2023 English

13th June 2023 The Covid Inquiry started taking oral evidence from witnesses today, and there is one snippet of news which you may have missed – and that may make …

What if acceptance of Boris Johnson’s resignation from the House of Commons had been delayed – or even refused?

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 12 June 2023 English

12th June 2023 For a brief, wonderful moment today it seemed that yet more constitutional drama could be squeezed out of the ongoing antics of former prime minister Boris Johnson. …

Did the “Blob” block Brexit and force out Boris Johnson? – a full and appropriate response

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 11 June 2023 English

11th Blob 2023 “Blobby blobby blob blob blobby,” blob Sir Jake Berry. Blobby! * But. Blobby blobby blob Brexit, blobby blob? “Blobby blobby,” blob Mr Blobby. Blobby blobby Privileges Committee, …

The resignation of Boris Johnson from the House of Commons

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 10 June 2023 English

10 June 2023 The silence now seems significant: we should have realised something was up. Earlier this week former Prime Minister Boris Johnson received the draft report of the Privileges …

Astrud Gilberto, The Girl from Ipanema, and the inequity of intellectual property – where law and conscience clash

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 9 June 2023 English

9th June 2023 A former President of the United States has been indicted on federal charges, and I wondered if it even warranted a blogpost. So I wrote about The …

A detailed explanation of the government’s judicial review of the Covid Inquiry – and why this judicial review is so …

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 8 June 2023 English

7th June 2023 This is a detailed post on the judicial review brought by the government of the United Kingdom against the Covid Inquiry. This post has taken a few …

TOMORROW – a detailed explanation of the government’s judicial review of the Covid Inquiry – and why this judicial review …

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 7 June 2023

7th June 2023 I have finished a 4000-word monster post, you lucky people. It will be posted tomorrow morning.

Coming up

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 5 June 2023 English

5th June 2023 There will be no substantive post today, as I am preparing detailed posts on the Covid Inquiry judicial review, based on court documents, and on the Ben …

Understanding the government’s judicial review of the Covid Inquiry

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 2 June 2023 English

2nd June 2023 The government of the United Kingdom has commenced a legal challenge to the recently established Covid Inquiry – an inquiry that this government had itself established. In …