Monthly Archives: May 2019
European disunion: ending a marriage
In a chapter I contributed to European Disunion: Between Sovereignty and Solidarity, published in 2012, I focused on Britain’s relationship to the European Union. I used the analogy of a marriage: ‘… the UK can be characterised not so much … Continue reading
The unclubbable Prime Minister
In my earlier post on the importance of informal space in Parliament, I noted that, ‘as the examples of Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher demonstrate, party leaders cannot afford to neglect informal space. Theresa May is not a natural when … Continue reading
Some problems of the constitution
I have just signed a contract with Manchester University Press for a book entitled Governing Britain: Parliament, ministers and our ambiguous constitution. It is designed, as may be inferred from the title, to address uncertainties, or conundrums, in our constitutional … Continue reading
Yet more on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act…
The saga of media misunderstanding of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act continues…. Recently, The Times carried a report asserting that, if the Government was defeated on a Queen’s Speech, both main parties would have 14-days within which to form a government … Continue reading
Peers in Schools….
Throughout my academic career, I have spent time speaking at schools and sixth-form conferences. For over a decade I have spoken in schools as part of the ‘Peers in Schools’ programme. Started in 2007, it involves secondary schools being asked … Continue reading
The Norton View 