Also: the ERG fire a shot across the Government’s bows following press speculation that ministers could fold on ECJ oversight in Northern Ireland.
However, the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill must be strengthened.
Lord Reed’s presidency will hopefully lead to a return to a humbler, more traditional approach to the balance between the judiciary and Parliament.
The Supreme Court’s most important constitutional law decision this year was dangerously wrong.
There is much to be said for incremental reform, but too much caution can tip over into a failure to act boldly.