Blogging will resume about the time Easter Term begins - 14 April.
House of Commons is in recess up to and including 12 April - HERE.
The King's Speech (State Opening of Parliament) is scheduled for 13 May. By then, we will know the outcome of the various elections to be held on 7 May. It is widely expected that national politics will be reflected in the results with the Labour Party losing many seats in local government but politics can of course surprise us. BBC News 26 March 2026
The Judiciary website continues with news items, sentencing remarks etc.
The HOME page on this blog has a lengthy list of blogs and websites of interest - please explore. (The list will be reviewed during the second half of April).
There is a Selection Commission to choose the next President of the Supreme Court of the UK. No forecasts or guesses from me on that one. The list of present Justices is HERE but the selection does not have to be from one of their number.
I wonder whether ...
the Elective dictatorship" is already with us. The phrase was popularised by the former Lord Chancellor and Conservative Politician Lord Hailsham, in a Richard Dimbleby Lecture at the BBC in 1976. The phrase describes a situation in which the legislative power of Parliament is dominated by the government of the day (the executive).
I am tempted to say that it has arrived and speaking of it in the past tense is futile but what do you think?
International Law:
International law is - or shoould be - of major importance to States. USA action in relation to Iran raises serious concerns - BBC News 3 April 2026. On any view, the actions by the Trump administration will leave serious issues which will have to be addressed. Those questions include the authority of the UN Security Council and, for Europe, what will the future form of NATO be?
3 April 2026
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