A week before the court case over prorogation reached the Supreme Court, the ERS’ Dr Jess Garland told TUC Congress delegates: “Our constitution is just a set of gentlemen’s agreements, with weak parliamentary checks and balances, made worse by an unelected upper chamber. This isn’t a democratic situation.” The ‘gentleman’s agreement’ has clearly broken down. TUC Congress in Brighton saw …
Continue readingLast week, the rumours were proven true. Theresa May – who had previously said David Cameron’s Lords appointments made her “wretch” – handed some of her closest allies seats in our parliament for life. The 19 appointments included her former chief and deputy chiefs of staff. (Clearly based on merit, given how well May did with their help.) And all …
Continue readingAt Saturday’s ‘This is What Democracy Looks Like’ conference in Manchester – organised by Politics for the Many and the Electoral Reform Society – Shadow Cabinet office minister Jon Trickett called for a ‘democratic revolution’ and a new constitutional settlement for the UK, as speakers outlined a positive response to the current constitutional crisis. Around 150 activists, academics, journalists and …
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