Monthly Archives: October 2013

Crowdsourcing a written constitution

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Andrew Defty

Neatly timed to coincide with the start of a new academic year, when up and down the country students of law and politics will be discussing the relative merits of a written constitution, the London School of Economics Institute of … Continue reading →

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Last preserve of the ‘establishment’? Who are the Privy Council?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Andrew Defty

This week the Privy Council will make a decision about the form of press regulation to be introduced following the Leveson Inquiry, but what exactly is this mystical body which is being invoked to solves the nation’s problems? The Privy … Continue reading →

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The Will-o’-the Wisp of Cabinet Oversight of the Intelligence Services

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Andrew Defty

Interesting piece in The Guardian today by former Liberal Democrat Minister Chris Huhne about the lack of discussion within the Cabinet about the extent of surveillance undertaken by GCHQ. Huhne makes some interesting points but he does rather misunderstand the … Continue reading →

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