An excoriating analysis of the dire state of the US Supreme Court, by Lord Sumption, former UK Supreme Court Justice and Honorary Fellow of Magdalen. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/north-...

... and (3) National Security and the Law www.daqc.co.uk/2022/11/19/n... /3

... (2) Writing a Constitution (revised version to be published in Public Law this October) www.daqc.co.uk/2023/12/01/w... ... /2

If you are wondering whether to follow and want to know the sort of thing I do, here are recent lectures on (1) the House of Lords and the Law www.daqc.co.uk/2022/11/19/t... .../1

Delighted you are here. This place has exceeded expectations in my first 24 hours. But needs more institutional (e.g. parliamentary) accounts - and [ducks] more conservatives.

Labour could strip members of vote in future leadership contests : I appear not to be the only one who thinks party members should not vote on leaders midterm: it’s inconsistent with constitutional principle. www.thetimes.com/article/3109...

Yes Adam - a rule whereby a parliament nominates a first minister achieves much the same as the governing party’s MPs choosing. And imagine how inappropriate it would be if all the MPs agreed a contract with party members by which they would vote for the person chosen by party members

As far as I can tell, political parties are essentially private member’s clubs and can do whatever the heck they want to. See: expelling members en masse on fake pretext ahead of Corbyn’s 2nd leadership election. (Of which I was one…)

I’ve recently been seeking to explain why the rules that the political parties now have for choosing party leaders by vote of members operate inconsistently with constitutional principle as well as being contrary to the public interest, at least when prime ministers are replaced mid term. Why?

Good evening Bluesky. I’m giving this a try, learning the ropes and now in an echo chamber very helpfully created by @seanjones.org - for which many thanks indeed. Hoping to reach out beyond lawyers to advance a little here and there the understanding of legal issues.