The new Supreme Court came into existence on 1st October and was officially opened by the Queen on 16th October. The court replaces the House of Lords as the highest domestic court of appeal in England and Wales. As regular readers will be aware, the law lords moved out of their offices in the Palace…
Next week, on Report stage of the Policing and Crime Bill, the House will return to the provisions relating to prostitution. What is now Clause 14 (it was previously Clause 13) seeks to protect vulnerable and exploited women through making it an offence to pay for sex with someone who is subjected by a third party to…
My earlier post on the licensing of lap dancing clubs continues to receive comments and is the first post on the blog to attract responses running into three figures. There have been a good many comments from people who have not previously contributed to the blog and several readers have used the opportunity to engage in debate on…
The last Prime Minister to be drawn from the Lords and to remain in the House was the Third Marquess of Salisbury. All subsequent premiers have sat in the Commons. When they have given up the reins of office, they have been offered peerages. Not all have taken up the offer or not taken it…
My earlier post on how tea-drinkers are treated attracted a record number of comments. I said it was one of several things that irritated me. I was planning to pursue my Victor Meldrew approach and the latest report from the Public Accounts Committee in the Commons provides a peg on which to hang another of my pet hates. …
