The Rule of Law

Emblazoned across this morning’s Daily Telegraph are these words: “Johnson: I’ll defy law over Brexit extension”. The Prime Minister is actually threatening to disobey the law, in his undying pursuit of Brexit. This is obviously terrifying and could very quickly set a number of unprecedented moves in motion, which could even result in a prison

Proroguing Parliament is a Threat to Democracy

Unless you have spent today under a rock, you will know that the Queen has approved Boris Johnson’s reckless decision to prorogue Parliament for five weeks, as a backdoor mechanism to prevent MPs from legislating to block a no-deal Brexit. I believe this is profoundly anti-democratic and even somewhat authoritarian. Our constitution is unwritten, and

The Danger of No-Deal

Boris Johnson has promised to take the UK out of the EU on October the 31st, come what may, with or without a deal. Whilst the government claims it is intent on securing a new withdrawal agreement before then, in reality this is not going to be possible. The EU has made absolutely clear that

Brexit: Whatever Next?

The swiftly unravelling process of attempting to leave the European Union is plunging Britain into a political and constitutional crisis. In the last few days, MPs have decisively rejected Theresa May’s proposed withdrawal agreement for the second time. Whilst the majority against the agreement this time was less than it was the first time, the