Beware the media-political complex
Politicians and the press keep promoting unworkable laws. It works to their mutual benefit—but is not in the public interest
New by me, at Prospect
Beware the media-political complex
Politicians and the press keep promoting unworkable laws. It works to their mutual benefit—but is not in the public interest
New by me, at Prospect
Liberalism is not so much about what powers people have, but what powers people are prevented from having.
NEW BY ME
The rise of political misuse of the law
How from Beergate to Angela Rayner’s tax affairs, politicians are using the police for electoral ends
Well.
RWANDA BILL
Just a reminder that it is not "unconstitutional" for House of Lords to delay a controversial Bill.
The Parliament Acts make this a feature of our constitution.
The House of Commons can be asked to think again in next parliamentary session. If passed again, then an Act.
In the current circumstances, a year's delay even gives the opportunity for the government to seek a mandate for the Rwanda Bill at the general election.
(By convention the Lords will not delay legislation which has such a mandate.)
A bullish PM press conference with attention-grabbing promises does not - strangely enough - change this constitutional position.
The Commons can keep going as long as it can this evening but Lords is not obliged to give way.
It may give way, but it is not obliged to do so.
The correct resolution to this problem would be a general election, where the government can seek a mandate for the delayed Bill.
(Ho, ho.)
Asserting we haven’t got a constitution because it is not written down is like saying your washing machine doesn’t exist because you haven’t got the manual
What immortal hand or eye, could frame thy fearful symmetry?
What about: what idiot is the source for this stupid point in a Wikipedia article?
The estimable @BethanyBlack is doing a smashing sequence of film reviews called #366films
Lovely mix of cultural/social history with the reviews.
Am really enjoying this series Bethany, especially the mix of cultural/social history with each review. This should be turned into a book, of course.
The George Best of times, the Conchita Wurst of times.
@BethanyBlack Done.
The Rwanda policy no longer has any connection with legal and policy reality.
Even if implemented it will make no difference.
It cannot be made lawful in a rush, let alone in an emergency.
The money being thrown at it, better spent on UK asylum system.
It is now a totem.
Half-expecting government backbenchers to demand that we leave the jurisdiction of the UK Supreme Court.
Result: UK Supreme Court holds that Rwanda policy is *unlawful*.
UK government has lost.
Home secretary sent home.
Recommendations please, for the best ginger biscuits.
Assume I am aware of McVities ginger nuts, and main supermarket own brands.
This is an important question.
If the singular is, as you say, LEGO brick then presumably the plural would be LEGOS brick?
Like Attorneys General and Gins and Tonic.
I find it difficult to write about the post office scandal. In part, this because of the complexity and my want to read and master all the relevant texts before doing commentary.
But it is also because the makes me so livid I suspect I would lose all objectivity and my posts would become long rants. So so bad, in so many ways, and because of so many avoidable failures.
Law and policy commentary from England.I also geek out here about lore and fantasy, which are my real interests, as well as about other cultural stuff.I am often ironic and not always earnest, and so please don't take some of the things I post at face value.
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