Parliament
If you care about parliamentary scrutiny you need to look at the coming slew of Brexit statutory instruments
Coronavirus and EU exit have exposed the unacceptable scrutiny regime governing delegated legislation
Julian Lewis strikes a blow for parliamentary integrity
The government thinks it should control MPs’ behaviour. The new chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee has shown not everyone agrees
Is former Supreme Court president Nicholas Phillips optimistic about the rule of law?
What might be the consequences of years of constitutional turbulence?
The ludicrous decision to scrap the virtual parliament
The government has abolished an efficient digital system and replaced it with a time-consuming queuing process in which only two-thirds of MPs can participate
The five legacies of the Brexit parliament
The years of 2017-19 were in many ways novel in Westminster, but in the turbulence, deep problems were exposed which are still with us today
Government interference in parliament’s Liaison Committee is a retrograde step
The installation of its preferred chair at the head of the most senior select committee represents poor governance
Virtual parliament: which innovations should endure?
MPs may soon return to Westminster after a period of remote working. But they disagree on which aspects of the virtual proceedings to preserve
The power of the Petitions Committee
For centuries citizens have petitioned parliament but recent weeks have broken records. The key task now is ensuring public concerns are heard
Former Clerk of the House: I have never seen legislation like this before
David Natzler on Covid-19, how a virtual parliament conducts business, and why politics is a “contact sport”
Coronavirus and parliament: A brief history of sunset clauses
Is this kind of provision an adequate safeguard against the normalisation of emergency powers?
Can we make good laws during a bad pandemic?
To safeguard liberty, all emergency powers should meet these four tests
The absence of the Liaison Committee requires immediate resolution
Government efforts to install a preferred chair have left one of the most important committees out of action at a critical time