“We have recent experience of leaving an international organisation with no settled idea about what would happen next. What if we left the ECHR?”

“We have recent experience of leaving an international organisation with no settled idea about what would happen next. What if we left the ECHR?”

Good discussion on the need to improve standards in government.
Compare recommendations of the Governance Project (and many others) ukgovernanceproject.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

We are delighted to announce that Jessica de Mounteney has been appointed as the new First Parliamentary Counsel! She will take over from Elizabeth when Elizabeth retires at the end of April.
You can read more about Jessica's appointment here: gov.uk/government/new…

In my latest piece for the The Spectator I look at the climate change cases determined by the European Court of Human Rights today (and an interesting dissent by the U.K. judge):

spectator.co.uk/article/what-s…

As the next phase of the Post Office Horizon inquiry gets underway, why not read our comment on the six lessons government should learn from the scandal instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/lesson…

And Jonathan Jones's explainer on the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/post…

Israel: When would a government publish legal advice? news.sky.com/story/politics…

Joanna Hardy-Susskind A friend once complained in what we’ll politely call “the strongest possible terms” about the non-appearance of part a takeover order. Discovered it the following morning in the oven where he’d put it to keep warm

A Manhattan in Manhattan. Shaken not stirred*

[*topical earthquake reference]

I’m in the zone of the New York area earthquake. Didn’t feel a thing. Am available for on-the-spot reportage

Israel: When would a government publish legal advice? news.sky.com/story/politics…

In case topical. Why we should or shouldn’t leave the ECHR
instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/ECHR-l…

In case topical. Why we should or shouldn’t leave the ECHR
instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/ECHR-l…

Interesting report on standards / governance as mentioned by ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on The Rest Is Politics:

ukgovernanceproject.co.uk

Cross-party. Chair Dominic Grieve, with likes of Margaret Hodge, Prof David Howarth, Jonathan Jones, Helen McNamara, Anand Menon

Funded JRRT / Cobalt Trust

Peerages. Our governance commission recommends that all peerages should have to be approved by an independent body, applying statutory standards as to suitability & calibre, including achievements, integrity, willingness/ability to contribute to the Lords ukgovernanceproject.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

Happy Easter!