Tag: Economic Aspects of the Constitution Blog Series
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Dimitrios Kivotidis: Economic Analysis of the British Constitution: Preliminary Thoughts
This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. Whether one subscribes to the notion of the ‘ancient constitution’ or not, it is not the most controversial claim to make that the British constitution is one of the most resilient in the world, originating…
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Andrew Woodhouse: Power Failure – Electricity Nationalisation and The Erosion of the Public Corporation’s “Three Freedoms” (1947-1967)
This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. In 1966, as England won their last men’s football World Cup, the Observer noted that the win would offer some relief from the “economic gloom” pervading the country. Public sector wages were frozen,…
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Paul F Scott: Economic Security and the NSIA 2021
This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. Introduction Section 12 of the Justice and Security Act 2013, the statute which made ‘closed material procedures’ available in civil proceedings generally, requires the Secretary of State to prepare an annual report which…
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Sara Closs-Davies, Dominic de Cogan and Amy Lawton: Devolving Power, Dividing Outcomes – The Social Consequences of UK Fiscal Devolution
This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. Fiscal devolution in the United Kingdom (UK) is often examined through a technical lens. Yet some of its most significant implications and impacts are social. Tax devolution was introduced with the implicit promise…
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Adam Tomkins: Money and the Making of the British Constitution
This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. When constitutional lawyers recall the Revolution of 1688 we tend to be better at remembering why Parliament wanted William III to replace James II than why William was so eager to ascend…