Tag Archives: Democracy

Theresa May’s Royal Progression

Apparently, for a princely (or perhaps regal) sum, the “privilege” of lunching with Theresa May during the Conservative Party Conference is For Sale. Not sure whether it includes the price of the meal. Is this the next phase, after proposing … Continue reading

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Off with their heads!! – I SAID “Breakfast means Breakfast!”

Go to court? – I AM the court! People’s Challenge to the Government on Art. 50: A Parliamentary Prerogative

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Brexit: the Case for a Parliamentary Vote – Jolyon Maugham QC

[The following was commissioned by Counsel Magazine and is also published here.] I’ll take some things as read. You’ll know there’s a legal challenge to the Government’s position that it is for it and not Parliament to decide what action to … Continue reading

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The real reasons for Theresa May’s criticism of the Article 50 People’s Challenge

Responding to Bernard Jenkin MP during Wednesday’s (7th Sept) Prime Minister’s Questions, Mrs May told the House that the Government had a “clear” position on invoking Article 50, adding that “this is a prerogative power and one that can be … Continue reading

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Brexit — the most important constitutional case of a generation.

Or why the Government should not be allowed “to use the rusty toolbox of medieval powers known as the Royal Prerogative” to trigger Article 50. A group of concerned UK citizens has embarked on a legal challenge to the Government’s … Continue reading

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Art. 50 – This Government wants to ignore Parliamentary democracy

People’s Challenge to the Government on Art. 50 – CrowdJustice Following the referendum this Government proposes ignoring the rest of the process that Parliament set in train when it passed the 2015 Referendum Act. The current Government wants to use … Continue reading

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Brexit — the most important constitutional case of our time

Link to our Crowd Justice Page: https://www.crowdjustice.co.uk/case/parliament-should-decide/ Brexit — the most important constitutional case of a generation Parliament Should Decide — Three good reasons to back the People’s Challenge By John Halford, Bindmans LLP The most important constitutional case of a generation began somewhat inauspiciously … Continue reading

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