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Pleased with this late review of #thewildmen by D. H. Robinson in @TheCriticMag thecritic.co.uk/why-labour-has…
Today the Scottish Labour Party tabled a motion at Holyrood stating: "That the Parliament has no confidence in the Scottish Government" parliament.scot/chamber-and-co… This is a motion which, if agreed to by the Parliament, has direct legal consequences. 🧵
His Majesty The King will shortly return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment and recuperation following his recent cancer diagnosis. To help mark this milestone, The King and Queen will make a joint visit to a cancer treatment centre next Tuesday, where they…
The Secretary of State has announced plans for a new independent, Public History relating to the Troubles in Northern Ireland. More details here: gov.uk/government/new…
Jamaica on track to remove King Charles as head of state by 2025, minister says independent.co.uk/world/jamaica-…
A useful thread and a reminder that the election of a First Minister is a combination of statute (the Scotland Act 1998) and Holyrood Standing Orders
A useful thread and a reminder that the election of a First Minister is a combination of statute (the Scotland Act 1998) and Holyrood Standing Orders
The interesting thing is that the devolved statutes basically codify uncodified parts of the Westminster system when it comes to elections, dissolution and the appointment of a First Minister
The interesting thing is that the devolved statutes basically codify uncodified parts of the Westminster system when it comes to elections, dissolution and the appointment of a First Minister
Under section 3 of the Scotland Act 1998, if 2/3 MSPs vote to dissolve or FM unfilled after 28 days then the Presiding Officer proposes a day for an election and the King dissolves Holyrood via Proclamation
Can anyone direct me to Speaker Boothroyd's 1999 ruling (I think) regarding the discussion of devolved matters in the House of Commons?
Very sad news indeed that David Marquand has died. Few historians have so single-handedly rescued a figure from historical oblivion as he did for Ramsay MacDonald in his epic, scholarly and highly readable biography. I and all future scholars of MacDonald stand on his shoulders
A hundred years ago today (St George's Day), King George V opened the Empire Exhibition at Wembley. The King's speech was broadcast by the BBC, the first such broadcast by a British Monarch: player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watc…
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Really enjoyed my first literary festival, speaking at @hexhambookfest this morning. Delighted at how many people came to see me being quizzed by @GerryFoleyTV about The Not Quite Prime Ministers- thanks to all who came, and the team who looked after me so well.
#OnThisDay in 1920, the day the Earth stood still: amidst a defeaning chorus of mehs & a Mexican wave of shrugs, the Speaker’s Conference on #Devolution published its final report. And now the 🧵 you didn’t know you needed/you absolutely don’t need:
"With Age of Hope, Richard Toye has written an exceptionally fluent history of the Attlee government — and a pleasingly historical history at that." thecritic.co.uk/why-labour-has… with D.H. Robinson of @TheCriticBooks. #Twitterstorians #Labour #Attlee #LabourParty
@davidtorrance @MalcH @KirstyRegan @timrollpickerin @George66Steve @PhilMHenderson SOs silent on breaking ties, but a few occurred in the third session and Dennison’s rule was used.
@davidtorrance @gifford_head The office of prime minister is conspicuously absent in the BNA Act. As it is in many 19th/20th century Westminster-inspired constitutions. Even the relatively recent New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 makes no reference to arguably the most powerful office in the land.
@gifford_head @davidtorrance The IFS Constitution Act 1922 was the first to fully codify Westminster conventions (with a few novel features) if I recall correctly: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1922/1/c…
On Tuesday I'll be giving a talk in Cardiff as part of my visiting fellowship with @CLS_Cardiff where I'll be talking a little bit about the South Asian students who studied in the metropole and went on to write their independence constitutions. Looking forward to it.
Today the @CommonsSpeaker and @LordSpeaker marked the 108th ANZAC day in WestminsterHall at the @UKParliament #Anzac2024 #AnzacDay #Anzac2024
Sex at the public schools (Winchester).
@MalcH @davidtorrance @KirstyRegan Rather than voting for the status quo, I think the *convention* is that the Presiding Officer's casting vote should not give a majority to a motion that, without his/her vote, would not command a majority. This probably mostly means voting for the status quo but not neccesarily.
Plus good old fashioned politics.
A useful thread and a reminder that the election of a First Minister is a combination of statute (the Scotland Act 1998) and Holyrood Standing Orders
@carlgardner @davidtorrance @MagnaAulae @tc1415 One might distinguish the undoubted advice as to the fact that a Bill has been passed by both Houses (hence is due for Assent) from any putative advice as to whether to Assent to its enactment
Very sad news. He was an inspiration to me: one of the reasons I packed in my NHS job and went off to do a PhD at Sheffield, where he was one of my several 'unofficial supervisors.' A brilliant academic and a sparkling stylist but also a genuinely lovely man. RIP David Marquand.
@HLLibResearch They flickered on/off for a few seconds in the HoC Library....it was a bit spooky, but not as dramatic as that
Back in 2010, Ben Jackson interviewed David Marquand in the pages of Renewal. Marquand spoke in depth about his personal political journey, his vision of a republican social democracy, and the fraught relationship between Labour and Liberalism. renewal.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
I work in an extraordinary place. On seeing my tweet, the longest serving Clerk in the @HouseofCommons (Liam Laurence Smyth, of course) dropped by my office to gift me a copy of his favourite Westminster novel “No Love for Johnnie” by Wilfred Fienburgh. Thank you! ☺️
What other books about/ set in Westminster should I be reading? @IanCLucas @CarolineLucas @RachelReevesMP @HarrietHarman @IsabelHardman @youngvulgarian
@davidtorrance It’s discussed here hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1999-0…
@davidtorrance Madam Speaker's Statement, 12.7.1999 publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cm… cf
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