22nd October 2024 Not all cases of constitutional import involve the high drama of cheering campaigners and disappointed ministers – or of cheering ministers and disappointed campaigners. But the cases …

What explains the timing and manner of the Chagos Islands sovereignty deal?

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 20 October 2024 English

20th October 2024 Towards resolving a puzzle about how and when the decision was announced * Perhaps the best place to start for a blogpost or any other writing is …

This week’s skirmish between the European Commission and X

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 17 August 2024 English

17th August 2024 Law and politics are ultimately about how power is allocated and exercised within a given complex society. In particular, law and politics are about how such power …

Seven changes for a better constitution? Some interesting proposals from some good people.

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 24 June 2024 English

24th June 2024 In the Times today there is a letter published from various good sorts putting forward seven practical and easy-to-make steps for a better constitution. One of the …

Donald Trump is convicted – but it is now the judicial system that may need a good defence strategy

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 1 June 2024 English

1st June 2024 On balance, the prosecution of Donald Trump in New York did not look likely to succeed. The prosecution had to show that certain business records were falsified …

Thoughts on the calling of a general election – and on whether our constitutional excitements are coming to an end

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 29 May 2024 English

29 May 2024 When the general election was suddenly called I was in the middle of writing about another legal topic for Prospect. And then when the current Prime Minister …

A close look at the Donelan libel settlement: how did a minister make her department feel exposed to expensive legal …

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 8 March 2024 English

8th March 2024 Yesterday over at Prospect I did a post on the curious situation of the Michelle Donelan libel settlement. Please click and read the post here. Here I …

A close look at the law and policy of holding a Northern Ireland border poll – and how the law …

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 10 February 2024 English

10th February 2024 This week Prospect posted something by me on the issue of a potential border poll in Northern Ireland. Please click (and read!) here. This post unpacks that …

How the government is seeking to change the law on Rwanda so as to disregard the facts

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 30 January 2024 English

30th January 2024 The decisions of judges, other than about case and court management, can be divided into two sorts. First, there are rulings. These rulings can be about the …

How the next general election in the United Kingdom is now less than a year away

Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 29 January 2024 English

29 January 2024 * The next general election in the United Kingdom is now less than a year away. The latest possible date the next general election can be held …