Prospect has an excellent quartet of articles on the subject of the “English Question” this month. The four authors have very different perspectives, but they all agree that breaking up the union would be bad and the Tory’s “English Votes on English Matters” proposal is no solution. Malcolm Rifkind’s proposal for an English Grand Committee,… Continue reading The English Question: I agree with a Tory shocker!
Category: musings
Constitutions and the choke factor
My boss has written a nice post about the last episodes of the West Wing last night, linking it with the House of Lords Constitution Committee’s report this week on Royal prerogative. For me, the “choke” moment of the two episodes was the bit when Bartlet gave Charlie his copy of the US Constitution. But… Continue reading Constitutions and the choke factor
Straw Pledge – so near…
The Jack Straw pledge I started a week ago is nearly at 2/3rds the target 100 I set. If you haven’t already signed, today’s the deadline to get to it! And whether you’ve signed up yet or not about it, if you’re a blogger, please blog about it. With a bit more of a push… Continue reading Straw Pledge – so near…