Constitutional Reform
Northern Ireland’s blasphemy laws are unlikely to be repealed within the current session of the Assembly. Northern Ireland Humanists has been working with the relevant Ministers to bring forward repeal. The Department of Justice hoped to do so as part of a wider criminal law reform bill. But the Department of Justice has been unable… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is excited to announce the appointment of law academic Dr Marnie Lovejoy as its new head of environment law research. Marnie has a PhD in law and is the former associate head of Portsmouth Law School. Gamekeeping runs in her family and she is a keen beater… Read more »
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The Queen’s Speech today laid the groundwork for a new generation of nuclear power stations with a trio of new bills. The planning reform bill and energy bill both enable the building of new nuclear power stations while the climate change bill provides an argument in favour of nuclear power. Ministers are keen to stress… Read more »
Read the full transcript of the Queen's address to the state opening of parliament. My Lords and Members of the House of Commons. My Government will take forward policies to respond to the rising aspirations of the people of the United Kingdom; to ensure security for all; and to entrust more power to Parliament and… Read more »
