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What Sir George Young will not say to the Constitution Unit on Wednesday
“This talk is entitled ‘Parliamentary Reform: Year One Report.’ I hope you will find what I have to say a little less dry than that may imply. I am pleased to announce that the Government has been...
View ArticleMPs’ Expenses, IPSA and Constitutional Watchdogs: A Parliamentary Committee...
Did you know that a House of Commons Committee is currently holding an inquiry into the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009? No? Thought not. The Act is the centrepiece of the Government-inspired response...
View ArticleThe Wright Way to Infantilise the Commons
The short Commons debate on Monday 12 March on procedural changes to the Backbench Business Committee (BBBC) provided further proof that Government (and front benches generally) has no intention of...
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