Monthly Archives: April 2022
Constitutional norms and strengthening parliamentary scrutiny.. my letter to The Times
On Wednesday, The Times carried a powerful article by Daniel Finkelstein on the failure to uphold constitutional norms and the need for Parliament to be strengthened as a body of scrutiny. He likened it to the physical decay of Westminster, … Continue reading
The decline of politics?
I studied under Bernard Crick, who wrote the seminal work In Defence of Politics. Politics is essentially the means by which disputes over issues of public policy are resolved. The use of debate is core to politics. To be politics … Continue reading
Receiving the Isaiah Berlin Prize…
At the Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association, held this week at the University of York, I was awarded the Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize for a Lifetime Contribution to Political Studies. Receiving the award was a remarkable honour, but … Continue reading
The Norton View 