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The FAFO of Harold Godwinson: how the Bayeux Tapestry tells a moral tale and a constitutional story
“Look It Up” - a tale of bots and bottery
Why the boundaries of judicial review matter
The Manchester City decision shows the costs of an aggressive litigation strategy
Why everyone interested in law should see Coyote vs Acme
Litigation settlements and public policy
Communications technology, human nature, and law
When a (proper) coroner’s inquest is preferable to a public inquiry
Why Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC is not going well for him
On the early release of prisoners
"The best time to fix a roof is..."
No, the Justice Secretary does not need to be a lawyer
A judgment for the ages, and my Prospect article
Trump's most extraordinary abuse of court comes to an end
Suppose They Held a By-election and Nobody Came
Would you like this to be a daily law and policy blog again?
On FIFA overturning the Balogun suspension
Constitutional change and a new Prime Minister
For those of you interested in lore and culture
The worst Prime Minister vs the worst mistake by a Prime Minister
How a county council has obtained an injunction against those hoisting flags on the public highway
Getting rid of six Prime Ministers in ten years is a sign of a working political system
What is a Memorandum of Understanding?
Some preliminary thoughts on the Court of Appeal decision on Palestine Action
Law is not magic, and prohibitions are not spells
The Rwanda relocation scheme ends in a mess
How a new court Order means Trump's slush fund is now in peril
Marilyn Monroe, the Hollywood studio system, and the law of contract
The two interesting legal challenges to the Trump legal "settlement" slush fund
The odd setting up of what appears to be a corrupt slush fund for the allies of President Trump
Changing Prime Ministers mid-term and the constitution
The Chagos Islands are an index of British international weakness
Trump is suing his own government for $10 billion
Making sense of the week which was
The decision of a Prime Minister
Why Melania Trump's statement is a fascinating exercise in text and performance
The silences after a threat of genocide
Why weren't officers' war crimes concerns reported to the military police at the time?
How Trump has created a situation he cannot get out of
The Mueller report was a turning-point where United States history failed to turn
Why the United States attack on the school in Minab matters
The prospect of "executive orders" being used by an incoming illiberal government
What is not happening with constitutionalism in the United States and the United Kingdom
The curious section 3 of the new National Security Act
But what about international law – continued.
Six proposals for improving public procurement
Six things wrong about public procurement
Land and Expand - how Palantir captured the Ministry of Defence
Misconducting in public office
What the Palestine Action judgment means - and what it does not mean
1642's Five Members vs 2026's Six Members
Three reasons why the Mandelson disclosure exercise will be a shock for the government
The constitutional significance of what happened to the Prime Minister last week
On the disclosure of Mandelson's emails
Why Rwanda is bringing a legal challenge against the United Kingdom
Thinking about what has happened in Minnesota
When the United Kingdom annexed a north Atlantic island
Trump v BBC - a guide to the case
But what about international law?
The United States is a gangster state at home and a rogue state abroad