I gave written evidence to the Levison Inquiry last January and was asked to give additional evidence last month. I have now done that and it will be published by the Inquiry. My evidence is mainly about the type and form of any future regulation but it also contains my views about the way politics…
In the course of its inquiry into the Cabinet Office, the Constitution Committee of the Lords took evidence from Lord Turnbull, who was Cabinet Secretary in 2003 when the decision was taken to abolish the post of Lord Chancellor. He commented on the stance taken by the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine of Lairg, saying that…
