Lord Tyler’s post on the Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill provides a link to the Joint Committee’s webpage, where a copy of the report has not yet been uploaded. The html version of the report is at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200708/jtselect/jtconren/166/16602.htm It is a substantial document, providing analysis and recommendations on the…
Both chambers will be busy on Wednesday. There will be the usual Prime Ministers’ Questions in the Commons and the House will be debating the Government’s proposal for 42 days’ detention without charge. The Lords will be debating the EU (Amendment) Bill and important votes are expected, not least on the issue of a referendum.…
I have already commented, in response to comments on my earlier post, on the evidence we heard on Wednesday from representatives of the police, Westminster City Council and the Greater London Authority on demonstrations in the vicinity of Parliament. However, there was an additional thought that crossed my mind as the witnesses spoke about the problems of…
The Joint Committee on the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill took evidence this afternoon on the provisions of the Bill dealing with demonstrations in the vicinity of Parliament. We heard from Milan Rai, who was arrested in 2006 when he was reading out the names of people killed in Iraq. (He was subsequently convicted, fined and,…
