Preparations must be made to clear the backlog of court cases and prosecutions. There will be great pressure on charities helping victims.
We wrote last week that “one cannot fudge membership of the working Royal Family”, and Buckingham Palace clearly thinks so too.
Meanwhile Corbyn behaved like a grumpy adolescent.
Although Brexit is the headline, the spotlight is on a range of measures aimed at schools, the NHS, the police, and the justice system.
“My Government’s priority has always been to secure the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union on the 31st of October.”
Its verdict fundamentally misunderstands Parliamentary Sovereignty – thus raising big questions about the future of the judiciary and the stability of our constitution.
Lady Hale declared: “This was not a normal prorogation. It prevented Parliament from carrying out its constitutional role.”
Courts should not interefere in Parliamentary processes, it is not their role, and the Supreme Court has no power to quash the prorogation.
Downing Street has spent the summer months diligently working through the mathematics of how to eat up as much time as possible.
“When I attended the commemoration of the 60th anniversary, some thought it might be the last…but the wartime generation, my generation, is resilient.”
William Keegan’s memoir describes with ebullient good humour how he covered half a century of bad news.
At times, says the Education Secretary, the post he holds requires “a bold and vociferous and constant presence”. But “at other times less so”.
He talks Brady, Norway, prorogation, and postponing Article 50, and explains why the ERG is “not a fourth party”. Plus: does the Queen listen to the Moggcast?
Between the idea and the reality, between the motion and the act, falls the shadow.
My open letter to the Prime Minister proposes the award to recognise the astonishing efforts of those working for our healthcare system.