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It’s important that general political commentators like @peston get to grips with precisely what is at issue here, and don’t shove it off to legal correspondents as a technical legal

I don’t think that it’s a question of the “left” having forgotten basic principles. But there is an important point buried in @giles_fraser’s piece about the way in which those

I looked at this piece by @michaelgove in an effort to understand what it is that prevents the current government from agreeing a free trade agreement with the EU.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/michael-gove-why-were-not-giving-in-to-the

A good answer to this question is “The Judge over your shoulder”, (JOYS), @GovernmentLegal’s guide to judicial review for civil servants. Looking at that guide again, I was struck by

When @thetimes allows someone like @NigelBiggar, who has no obvious legal expertise, to sound off on human rights law, it would be worth getting it checked by someone who can

A few comments on the legal background to this (it’s the investigation of Darren Grimes in relation to interview with David Starkey where Starkey made grossly racist remarks).https://twitter.com/mollygiles2015/status/1314630290556497923 1

The concern expressed in this article is a direct consequence of the lack of transparency and democratic accountability for the government’s decisions on local lockdowns.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-coronavirus-lockdown-for-top-t

Those interested in the front part of the Internal Market Bill (the part that cuts across the powers of the devolved Parliaments) should read this analysis by @ProfKAArmstrong of what

The effect of this would be two-fold. First, courts will be unable to strike regulations down on the basis that they are incompatible with the Human Rights Act (for example

Powerful and important piece. An example: the wording of clause 45 makes regulations under clause 43 that make a corrupt or biased grant, or otherwise illegal tax break, to a

I agree. The proposal to give the HoC the right to approve regulations that breach the UK’s treaty obligations isn’t much of an improvement over affirmative resolution: and it cuts

Important here to hold on to two critical points.https://twitter.com/pippacrerar/status/1302934662734643200 1. With one huge exception, UK legislation can say what it likes. But - by section 7A of the Withdrawal Agreement