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An end to the ban on Parliamentary footage in satirical broadcasts agreed by HoC Administration Committee, according to Today's Times (Martin Beckford). For the context see: ukconstitutionallaw.org/2019/09/12/tom…
Tom Hickman
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Tom Hickman
@TomRHickman
KC Professor of Public Law UCL, Constitutional and Administrative law, National Security. RTs = interesting not endorsement
Joined August 2013
- Gina Miller has issued proceedings to challenge prorogation. Mishcon de Reya, Lord Pannick QC, Warren Fitt and me acting. Hence my Twitter silence today.
- (1) So, the 14 day quarantine regs. How do they affect your summer holiday plans? Your work? Let me explain. And let me explain some surprising features of the rules. legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/568/…
- Ministers such as the Chancellor who receive a FPN, if they accept it, are likely in breach of the Ministerial Code, which requires that they comply with the law 1/…
- Bang on from @AdamWagner1 the Home Secretary simultaneously said rules were ‘clear’ and got them wrong (recreation is no longer an reason for leaving home); and also sought to emphasise their stringency whilst invoking a wider no-longer existent exception. A mess.Home Secretary: "The rules are very simple and clear... only leave home for a very very limited number of reasons... outdoor recreation but in a very very restricted and limited way" Outdoor recreation was removed as a reasonable excuse for leaving home in lockdown regulations🤦♂️
00:00 - Change this headline to ‘Ukrainian refugees will be sent to Rwanda’ and then see what you think.
- I have updated and added to my thread on resignation letters by the Prime Minister's advisers citing legal and ethical failings on part the PM and his Government.A collection of resignation statements. Sept 2020, Lord Keen, Advocate General for Scotland, resigns over Gov breach of international law:
- Listening to the excellent @RestIsPolitics @RoryStewartUK @campbellclaret on the Begum case has brought home to me just how much confusion there is about the deprivation of citizenship power. Here are 7 important facts about the power, starting with some common misconceptions :…
- A collection of resignation statements. Sept 2020, Lord Keen, Advocate General for Scotland, resigns over Gov breach of international law:
- Eleven (I think fascinating) things I’ve learnt about the German Constitutional Court over the past few days:
- From today the criminal law imposes the "rule of 6" on everbody in society. Some initial thoughts on the problematic nature and context of this rule and why it needs to be given very close scrutiny in Parliament and a better solution found [Thread]
- A long thread on the making of today’s face covering regulations and some reflections on coronavirus law-making in general. Consider this timeline:
- This is crazy abracadabra governance. Criminal laws that regulate everyone’s ordinarily lives being produced like a rabbit from a hat 🎩 on a Sunday afternoon and in force the next day.Replying to @AdamWagner1Argh it is so frustrating that these regulations don't get put to parliament at least for debate. It's madness. These are huge changes and they affect every single person in England, and there are loads of potentially unclear and difficult bits. Why so reluctant to engage debate?
- Urgency procedure again! Rather than the days and days law students spend on the minute of the concept of Parliamentary sovereignty, the time would be better spent on how Gov controls, sidesteps and acts with disdain towards parliament.Replying to @TomRHickmanStill the urgency procedure? Not laid before being made.
