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September Appeal
Please help this blog continue into 2026
2 hrs ago
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Why what is happening in the United States shows the need for the United Kingdom to repair its own constitution
Our polity is there for the taking
12 hrs ago
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"Yield, man!"
Another dark moment in United States law and policy
Sep 10
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What Banksy's RCJ mural maybe gets wrong
Judges are not to blame for the protest laws promoted by the executive and passed by parliament and implemented by the police and prosecuted by theā¦
Sep 9
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On Angela Rayner and tax law
Think of these three dimensions
Sep 4
58
One way for a civil war to begin is for a constitution to break down
The job of a constitution is to regulate fundamental political conflicts - and those conflicts will still be there when a constitution is trashed
Sep 3
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August 2025
Yes, an incoming illiberal and radical UK government would have absolute constitutional power
Only good fortune has prevented previous governments from misusing our constitutional arrangements more than they did
Aug 27
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Who has control over "legitimate" coercive and lethal force?
How President Donald Trump is forcing perhaps the most basic question in constitutional law
Aug 26
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Politics and story-telling
A short essay for an English bank holiday
Aug 25
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"...everything is going to be alright"
Conflict, balance and resolution in law and policy
Aug 22
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The recognition of Palestine - a footnote to yesterday's post
More heat and a little light from a further exchange of letters
Aug 19
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On the recognition of Palestine
A close look at an unconvincing letter from "distinguished" UK lawyers
Aug 18
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