Monthly Archives: June 2019
Is the House of Commons too powerful?
Last month, I gave the Bingham Lecture in Constitutional Studies at the University of Oxford. The title of the lecture was ‘Is the House of Commons too powerful?’ When I gave the Michael Ryle Memorial Lecture in 2016, I argued … Continue reading
More on referendums
Last week, I was speaking in the chamber on successive days. On Wednesday, I introduced motions to take note of two reports from the Constitution Committee on the legislative process and the following day spoke in a QSD (Question for … Continue reading
Effective prime ministerial leadership?
Some years ago, I published an article analysing prime ministerial leadership in terms of purpose, skill and circumstance. Prime ministers need certain skills to navigate an increasingly pluralist political environment. As I wrote, ‘The individual in the office will largely … Continue reading
The Norton View 