
Richard Ekins: Judicial power and the election. Can the next Parliament reverse the rise of political litigation?
This is the first of a three-part ConHome mini-series from Policy Exchange on the judges, public policy and the election.
This is the first of a three-part ConHome mini-series from Policy Exchange on the judges, public policy and the election.
We should join organisations like Amnesty International, which has made a terrible mistake on anti-semitism, to ensure that our voices are heard.
The protection of the rights of the individual against an over-mighty state has always been one of the main principles of conservatism.
It is the product of a system in which judges and lawsuits have deeply encroached on the proper role of politicians and elections.
What if instead of a narrative concentrated on restricting human rights, the Government argued instead that in some key respects they haven’t gone far enough?
In the third and final post on a British Bill of Rights, Rupert Myers considers what could go into the actual document.
In the second of three posts on a British Bill of Rights, Rupert Myers looks at the mission creep of the ECHR over recent decades.
In the first of three posts on a British Bill of Rights, Rupert Myers looks at the intransigence of a profession that views itself as progressive.
The current entrepreneurial spirit and endeavour are the strongest I have experienced in my career.
Nick Timothy’s article today arguing that Britain should quit the ECHR will be read as representing the Home Secretary’s view at a time when the Justice Secretary is still weighing his options.
David Cameron looked admirably chastened. Michael Gove behaved like an octogenarian who is taking great care to avoid nasty accidents.
The new British Bill of Rights is a tremendous opportunity – but it requires extensive consultation to make the most of it.
It’s crucial for the shared future of those who live in these islands that we should not Balkanise ourselves, in either structural terms or in our minds and hearts.