Parliament and the constitution
Ethical standards in government one-day conference
A special conference exploring problems with the way standards in government are upheld and what can be done to strengthen the system.
Owen Paterson vote reinforces the need for truly independent standards regulators
Tim Durrant argues for more, not less, independence in how standards are upheld across public life
The Everard inquiry should learn from the Macpherson report into policing culture
The inquiry into Sarah Everard's murder must learn from the successes of the inquiry into the police handling of Stephen Lawrence's death
Parliamentary Monitor 2021
The government must drop its dismissive approach to scrutiny as parliament returns to in-person sittings.
Robert Buckland’s call for the courts to narrow their remit is misguided
Jonathan Jones is unconvinced that reform is needed to stop judges straying into political matters
Shadow cabinet
The shadow cabinet is made up of senior members of the main opposition party in Westminster who act as spokespeople for the opposition.
The Queen’s Speech fails to address undelivered manifesto promises
Passing the legislation flagged in the Queen’s Speech will move many manifesto commitments from the government's ‘to do’ to the ‘done’ list
The Queen’s Speech suggests a major overhaul of judicial review is unlikely
Sir Jonathan Jones argues that the Queen’s Speech plans for reform of the courts may be less drastic than the rhetoric suggests
The Queen’s Speech kicks the tricky decisions away
Giles Wilkes is unimpressed by a Queen’s Speech that relied heavily on the government’s ill-defined promise to "level up"