The Attorney General is one of the most powerful and influential officers in the British Constitution. They are the chief adviser […]
constitutional conventions
Bagehot famously made a distinction between the ‘dignified’ and ‘efficient’ parts of the Constitution (Walter Bagehot, The English […]
On 23 May 2025, the Court of Appeal held that the Conservative Party was not exercising a ‘public […]
In the United Kingdom, the mental health of politicians has traditionally commanded relatively little attention, perhaps due to […]
In the opening lines of Miller/Cherry, Lady Hale and Lord Reed, giving the unanimous judgment of the court, […]
Back in November, I wrote a blog post on the progression of the Public Service Monarchy (‘PSM’). It […]
There is a good reason why the constitutional convention requiring the monarch to exercise his prerogative powers on […]
On 11-12 October the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a reference brought by the Lord Advocate under […]
With the UK in the midst of its latest political corruption crisis, the question of the (in)adequacy of […]
We might wonder whether it is worth writing about the rules of ministerial responsibility under the current government […]
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