Monthly Archives: December 2014
Highlights of the blog 2014
Happy New Year to all readers. I have received the WordPress stats for the blog for 2014. The five most read posts of the year were topped by one that I posted in April 2012 – The characteristics of being … Continue reading
Changing names
In the previous post on inappropriately named Acts, Croft raises a new dimension – perhaps I should have a competition to identify the most pointless Act of Parliament. That may attract good number of entries. However, here I offer an … Continue reading
An Act by another name….
During the passage of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill I called attention to the fact that it was essentially three Bills in one – the short title was something of a giveaway. However, I also noted … Continue reading
We live in a new era of fixed-term Parliaments…
I have previously written about the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. What is notable is the extent to which its provisions were not that well appreciated at the time and still are not fully understood. Even one academic article on the … Continue reading
And the winner is…
There were some good entries for the latest caption competition. One of two readers seemed especially keen to win, judging by the sheer number of entries they submitted. They were certainly some novel and imaginative entries. I suspect Croft’s entry … Continue reading
The Norton View 