Parliament
Can we make the post-Brexit relationship with the EU work?
My parliamentary committee has studied the outstanding issues. Both sides should put aside the antagonism and solve them together
A fairer democracy is vital to our fight against climate change
We must decentralise power and reform our voting system to regain people’s trust—and pass legislation to save the planet
International agreements affect us all. They deserve to be scrutinised
My new select committee is filling the gap where deeper statutory commitments should be
Interview: David Anderson—parliament on the international plane
The UK is seeking to sign new deals around the world. But how can parliament secure accountability without incapacitating the government’s negotiations? One peer sets out the options
Lord Chief Justice: why accusations that judges have gone soft are unfounded
The head of the judiciary explains how the sentencing of criminals really works
The government has used Brexit to bulldoze parliamentary process. Enough is enough
As chair of parliament’s constitution committee, I have witnessed up close the attempt to evade oversight. A reset is overdue
I chair a Lords scrutiny committee. These are my parliamentary resolutions for 2021
The remarkable year we have come through contains vital legislative lessons
Brexit is economic folly. Starmer can only acquiesce for so long
The Labour leader will soon be forced to break his Brexit silence
Is parliament really sovereign?
New legislation forces us to reckon with the central constitutional question
How abuse of delegated legislation makes a mockery of lawmaking
We are witnessing a legislative horror show
Interview: John Thomas—Why our judges are not “activist”
For one former lord chief justice, who ruled on one of the most controversial cases of our time, the true problem lies not in the courts but with flawed parliamentary processes
An enabling act could happen here
The government could obtain absolute power and we would be impotent to prevent it