Even without withdrawing from or renegotiating the Aarhus Convention, there is scope for the Government to raise cost limits, and thus reduce friction and costs in the planning system.
Why should a previous government’s commitment to the international community trump (in practice if not in legal theory) a later government’s commitments to the British people?
At the very least, create separate processes for a swift, inquisitorial, ‘Black Box’ investigation to find facts and learn lessons, rather than assign blame or provide catharsis.
He defends the Government’s approach to the Covid inquiry, in light of its commitments to “end the abuse of the judicial review”.
The rise of interventions in cases by activist groups that aren’t party to the dispute since 1997 is a break with our common law traditions.
The need to review every deportee on a case-by-case basis gives campaign groups the chance to bog it down in legal trench warfare.
Courts left trying to work out whether benefit levels, pensions, or other cash transfers are enough to avoid poverty, with the public spending consequences not figuring at all.
It will be difficult and controversial but do nothing substantial about our relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights.
The new leader should review the Government’s current plans and focus limited time and political capital where it counts.
There is a deep tension between a democratic constitution and efforts to insulate rights from changes in public opinion.
The Judicial Review and Courts Act is a significant defeat for activists who want more interventions by the courts.
Contrast what Jolyon Maugham’s outfit are saying about their most recent case with what the judges thought of it.
A new ConHome series offering a very short introduction to some of those who are making or who have made an intellectual contribution to conservatism.
There is much to be said for incremental reform, but too much caution can tip over into a failure to act boldly.
Channel crossings are a specific challenge that warrant a robust response: the Home Secretary should be mandated to ensure all who arrive by such means are removed.