Author Archives: David Allen Green
An enabling act could happen here
The government could obtain absolute power and we would be impotent to prevent it
The law officers in the new age of politics
These posts are at risk of becoming anachronisms, but it need not be that way
Why the Rule of Law matters
A government that undermines the rule of law is a contradiction
The Secret Barrister exposes how charlatans vandalise the rule of law
"Fake law" offers a powerful corrective to self-serving claims from cynical and incompetent politicians
Why lawyers were as culpable as any slaver
The focus on individual traders like Colston means lawyers are out of sight—but they facilitated the trade
How the state came to criminalise ordinary life
No medical or other crisis should be reason for the executive to be given absolute power
The British Army should not escape the watchful eye of the law
Government by jackboot
How the myth of judicial activism has taken on a life of its own
Call this out for what it is: an executive power project
Counter-terror needs more than tough noises from simple-minded ministers
Knee-jerk law and order policies are no substitute for resources and dedication
Brexit is happening, but the constitution is saved
The two Gina Miller cases ensured constitutional principle was upheld
Johnson's government does not yet seek fundamental constitutional change
The Queen’s Speech shows threats to a balanced constitution are noise not substance
Escaping the shadow of AV Dicey and putting parliament in its place
Dicey produced the nearest the UK has had to a constitution written down in one book. His ongoing influence is remarkable—and detrimental