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Posts Tagged: Courts

Henry Hill: Anger grows as devolution hinders coordinated response to the Covid-19 crisis

Also: Opposition parties force the SNP to abandon a bid to suspend trial by jury; and more good reading on the fallout from Alex Salmond’s acquittal.

By Henry Hill | 2 April 2020 | 51 comments

Victoria Hewson: Has the Government shelved the Gender Recognition Act Reform?

With the Coronavirus engulfing parliamentary discussions, the legislation looks on hold for now.

By Radical | 24 March 2020 | 10 comments

Victoria Hewson: The law on gender and trans rights is confused and confusing – the Government must bring clarity

The culture wars over sex and gender are increasingly being played out in the courts, with insufficient regard for coherence or the intentions of legislation.

By Radical | 10 March 2020 | 119 comments

Giving power to the judges. First Heathrow – next, the NHS.

If governments are going to keep signing up to ‘legally-binding targets’, this sort of thing will continue to happen. Legislative indolence is the root of judicial power.

By Henry Hill | 27 February 2020 | 39 comments

Decriminalisation of non-payment of the licence fee is long overdue

It is also politically shrewd – showing free market radicalism and compassion for the poor.

By Harry Phibbs | 6 February 2020 | 171 comments

Roger Scruton: The ten principles that should form the foundation of a modern Conservative policy.

We republish a personal Tory manifesto first published by this site almost exactly five years ago.

By Roger Scruton | 14 January 2020 | 12 comments

Julie Marionneau and Richard Ekins: How the next Parliament can reverse the rise of lawfare

This is the second of a three-part ConHome mini-series from Policy Exchange on the judges, public policy and the election.

By Julie Marionneau and Richard Ekins | 6 November 2019 | 13 comments

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.

By Professor Richard Ekins | 5 November 2019 | 30 comments

Robert Buckland: We’re working hard to tackle crime – and we need your help

As well as Government measures to toughen up punishments and support victims, the nation requires more magistrates.

By Robert Buckland | 31 October 2019 | 25 comments

Roger Gale: Parents and doctors should be spared court when debating the best treatment for ill children

We must strike a better balance so that where genuine disagreements arise, there are ways of resolving the situation through mediation and conciliation.

By Sir Roger Gale MP | 21 October 2019 | 27 comments

Julian Brazier: Let’s resist a written constitution – and restore the Law Lords

Our arrangements have served us well for centuries. But the current situation reveals that it is in need of a tidy-up to restore its effectiveness and standing.

By Sir Julian Brazier | 11 October 2019 | 62 comments

Henry Hill: Scottish Nationalists, Democratic Unionists, and Sinn Fein put themselves on a war footing

Also: Holyrood system would not serve the purported aims of Tomkins’ new party; Scottish court rejects bit to block prorogation; and IRA in spotlight over donation.

By Henry Hill | 5 September 2019 | 14 comments

Northern Ireland Bill 2) Richard Ekins and Stephen Laws: Grieve’s plan to prevent prorogation is too clever by half

If MPs want to disrupt the constitution and limit prerogative powers, they should say so in terms, not indirectly with a nudge and a wink. 

By Professor Richard Ekins | 8 July 2019 | 82 comments

Johnson’s prosecution is just the latest push in a long campaign of Remainer lawfare

The specifics of the case warrant all the critical scrutiny they’re receiving, but we must not lose sight of the bigger picture.

By Henry Hill | 30 May 2019 | 280 comments

Robert Halfon: Our justice system is failing the survivors of sexual assault

My Harlow constituent described her life as having been served a “lifetime sentence” of psychological and emotional torment.

By Robert Halfon MP | 22 May 2019 | 13 comments

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