Constitutional Reform

Featured
BASC logo
BASC given permission to bring judicial review of Defra decision

  The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »

Featured
Phoenix group logo
Phoenix Group comments on the triple lock analysis in The Times

“Decisions around the state pension triple lock carry huge political significance given the impact on a large proportion of the electorate. Over half of retirees derive the majority of their retirement income from the state pension*, so any changes to the triple lock will have a material impact on the day-to-day lives of millions of… Read more »

Latest articles

News
Supreme court justices will hear questions relating to MPs' case
Expenses three turn to supreme court

By politics.co.uk staff Three former MPs seeking to avoid a criminal trial over their expenses claims have received a setback – but still been allowed to appeal to the supreme court. Lord Judge has ruled ex-Labour MPs David Chaytor, Jim Devine and Elliot Morley cannot take their case to the supreme court after they lost… Read more »

News
The Qiueen's Speech is traditionally held in the autumn
Govt ‘abuses power’ by extending parliament

By Ian Dunt The government has triggered a bitter row in Westminster by trying to extend the current parliament into 2012. The government announced today it would schedule the next Queen’s Speech for 2012, because it intends to move the event to spring rather than autumn. The plan was announced by leader of the House… Read more »