NEW REPORT Criminal justice is coming apart at the seams. Police, criminal courts & prisons can’t cope with the level of demand and performance keeps spiralling downwards. Early positive steps from the government won't be enough to turn things around www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

Giving this talk tmr!

International agreements: what is parliament's role and why does this matter? @lisajames.bsky.social and @arabellalaw.bsky.social explain parliament's role in scrutinising international agreements and how it could be strengthened. Read it 👇

‘The​ current members of the Supreme Court, ten men and two women, all of them white, seem to regard the Human Rights Act as an unwelcome remnant of a past era.’ In his final piece for the LRB, Conor Gearty writes on the Supreme Court’s reinterpretation of the HRA: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Support for staying in the ECHR has been rising (probably a Farage effect of solidifying the majority who oppose him, maybe Trump osmosis effect). Media and political opinion on the right believes there is a strong public desire to quit. Badenoch has now committed the Conservatives to quitting.

Really enjoyed today’s discussion, expertly hosted by @lisajames.bsky.social Features treaty scrutiny as a mainstream constitutional topic, an excellent new report from the Lords international Agreements Committee, and the scrutiny challenges cubed that devolved legislatures face.

What role should parliament have in scrutinising international agreements with countries like Mauritius, the US and India? On 24 Sept, join @arabellalaw.bsky.social, @clareadamsonmsp.bsky.social and Lord (Peter) Goldsmith to discuss just this at our free, online event. Sign up 👉 buff.ly/T2ZL4WO

What role should parliament have in scrutinising international agreements with countries like Mauritius, the US and India? On 24 Sept, join @arabellalaw.bsky.social, @clareadamsonmsp.bsky.social and Lord (Peter) Goldsmith to discuss just this at our free, online event. Sign up 👉 buff.ly/T2ZL4WO

Excellent news for roundhead colleagues. If you're lucky enough to work for a minister who'd like to exercise a delegated power or two before a certain date, but you're never sure how long an instrument has to sit before Parliament, our beloved egg timer (TM) now comes with a start date calculator.

*PSA OPPORTUNITY* House of Commons internship opportunity. This is exclusively for #EarlyCareer Network members of the PSA who are currently studying towards their #PhD. 📆 Apply by 28 September 2025 ➡️ Full details buff.ly/xY1xXxn #PoliticalStudies #Politics #PhDStudents #HouseofCommons

Letters from Yvette Cooper committees.parliament.uk/publications/49082/documents/258601/default/ and Angela Eagle committees.parliament.uk/publications/49083/documents/258602/default/ to HASC about why neither the treaty nor immigration rules have been subject to the normal parliamentary timetables

The UK government's rationale for applying the UK/France migration treaty before a parliamentary vote - via @cjmckinney.bsky.social

Noting a few oddities in respect of the U.K./France migration treaty published on 5 August and already operationalised today. (Short 🧵) www.gov.uk/government/p...

The Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...

Durham Law is hiring a 3yr career development fellow in public law! Some lovely ppl here: @jessieblackbourn.bsky.social @lizaoloughlin.bsky.social @seshauna.bsky.social @rogermasterman.bsky.social @dkagiaros.bsky.social @nataliesedacca.bsky.social ... and @aileenmcharg.bsky.social rb.gy/ybcbpf

Do you have an idea for an innovative research project with a focus on inclusive #tradepolicy? Applications are open for our Innovation Fund, offering grants between £10k-£40k fEC. We’re particularly keen to receive applications from or involving Early Career Researchers citp.ac.uk/innovation-f...

Fascinating resource and analysis here on training journalists about migration. It would be great to explore (as the authors of the article suggest) how this model could be transferred to other contentious policy areas.

📢 Following the #AssistedDying Bill in the House of Commons today? 🧐 Confused about what happens at Report Stage? Our short briefing explains it all — from how amendments are selected and grouped, to how debates are organised and decisions made.

😳😳 www.ft.com/content/4a93...

For the past couple of months I have been arguing in favour of a new Treaties Ratification (Parliamentary Consent) Bill with @hhesterm.bsky.social I hope that parliamentarians might pick up this suggestion in the next parliamentary session if Ministers refuse to take action.

Great to see that the ⁦‪ @hansardsociety.bsky.social has joined calls for the introduction of a parliamentary consent vote for the most significant new treaties. Surely the time has come for the Government to admit that the current system is unsustainable. www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...

JUSTICE is hiring a new Communications Officer 📢 We're looking for an organised and motivated new addition to our team to help tell powerful stories, drive policy change, and engage our community. If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! Apply by Sun 22 June 2025.

Here are all the parliamentary things to know about the Chagos Islands treaty. The objection period ends on 3 July: treaties.parliament.uk/treaty/Qnu21...

*and involving very large public expenditure

Imagine a new UK treaty with major domestic and international implications were being signed today. Would you want your MP to have a say? Here’s what I said recently about why that would be appropriate, necessary and constitutionally desirable: committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...

Very grateful to @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social for highlighting the important issue of treaty scrutiny, the need for reform, and my proposed Treaties Ratification (Parliamentary Consent) Bill in the Law Society Gazette today. (Short 🧵)

AHRC-funded centre to put people at the heart of the legal system #AHRC #AcademicSky

Timely evidence and thread - on a day the Committee took heard more. Delighted to have had the opportunity to give evidence with @arabellalaw.bsky.social and @mariomendez.bsky.social

“One might say in practice how the executive thinks and acts is the constitution.”

Update: Members of the House are now involved in an effort to find out about the agreement that the administration made with El Salvador concerning the detention of migrants, an agreement that under federal law must be reported to Congress. democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-releas...

The Constitution Unit’s new report is out today! If you’re interested in: 📜 parliament 💼 government 👑 the royal prerogative 📍 devolution & the future of the Union 🗳️ elections & public participation 👩‍⚖️ law, justice & the courts – then we have something for you.

I've now complained to @ipso.co.uk & expect in due course Telegraph will be forced to correct this BS. They couldn’t even get London’s overall population right, let alone migration stats. But what are the "right" numbers? [1/n]

The House will be asked to agree a money resolution for the Assisted Dying Bill on Wednesday 22 January. The resolution is needed to authorise expenditure in connection with the Bill.

Just published:Public Law Project's brilliant new report on a research project monitoring real capacity for asylum legal aid providers to take on work remotely from South West advice desert. Spoiler: turns out there was v little real capacity, esp for appeals! publiclawproject.org.uk/content/uplo...

NEW BLOG: The Constitution Unit blog in 2024: a guide to the last 12 months of constitutional analysis Editor Dave Busfield-Birch examines the blog’s content in 2024, offering a selection of the most popular (and his personal favourite) posts of the year.

The Jwanczuk case, important for many reasons including the correct approach to remedies under the HRA, will be heard from 11-12 March 2025 and will be heard by Lords Reed, Lloyd-Jones, Stephens and Richards and Lady Simler. www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...

Researchers- What if there was a Google Scholar-like database detailing how your research is impacting public policy?- There is…. and it looks pretty good - from Sage & Overton @uccresearch.bsky.social policyprofiles.sagepub.com

Long thread of initial reflections on today's immigration statistics as I read through them. First off, it would be great if people could remember they are from June, that means that, not matter your political persuasions, they are down to the previous government. 1/ www.gov.uk/government/s...

This is the decision the Lord Chancellor agreed to make by the end of November when settling Duncan Lewis' JR in Sept: freemovement.org.uk/lord-chancel...

As I slowly try to learn how to use this app, here are some ppl+orgs working towards #migrant justice in the UK. go.bsky.app/QBRYyUe

Time for a romp through the history of ECHR-scepticism in Britain. A 40-part thread…… /1

Helpful exchange in the House of Commons yesterday, on the Labour government's new border security command hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2024.... Part of an urgent question debate on small boat crossings by the new shadow Home Secretary.

Yesterday the government published its new ministerial code - and they made really important changes! More independent scrutiny, easier structure, clearer focus on ministers' own responsibilities See our @instituteforgov.bsky.social analysis here www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/ke...

New social media guidance has been issued for judges (including fee-paid (i.e. part-time) judges) in England and Wales. Here are some of the standout provisions … /1

For someone with blood cancer or a blood disorder, an amazing stranger donating their stem cells could be their best chance of survival. If you sign up to @AnthonyNolan stem cell register one day as a genetic match you could be that amazing stranger 🙏 anthonynolan.org/PeterStefanovic

A LinkedIn post, written by local man Eddie Murray, had an outsized effect in stirring up the false belief that the Southport attack suspect was a migrant. Murray's false post quickly became a credible source for many ahead of the Southport riot. www.bbc.com/news/article...

New Commons Library paper on treaty scrutiny and calls for reform: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

NEW: Sure Start, the national programme which provided universal, holistic support during the early years, significantly reduced serious youth crime. Read our new report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, on children’s behaviour, youth offending and social care contacts: https://buff.ly/4eSRptk

🚨🚨 There were three major discussion points on the EUCO meeting yesterday; Ukraine, Middle East & Migration. There is much to digest in the conclusions but I will focus on the part in the conclusions devoted to migration & its heavy focus on externalisation. 🧵 www.consilium.europa.eu/media/2pebcc...