I am a historian of the British constitution whose work focuses on the Crown, the House of Lords, and the Church of England
Madison, WI
Joined June 2011
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In 1908, the Lord President of the Council became incapable of discharging his duties. His office was put into commission by Letters Patent, but the sealing of this instrument may have broken the law. venerablepuzzle.wordpress.co…
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At the time, this was the subject of our post "Court hears objector to female bishops", lawandreligionuk.com/2018/05…, 21 May 2018.
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The removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s titles has raised questions around how British titles work.
I caught up with constitutional expert @JasonLoch to discuss the history and vagaries of Royal titles 👇
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This is genuinely alarming. Counsel relying on fake case law when making otherwise entirely sound submissions. Why?
Extraordinary case in which fake citations/authorities were seemingly relied on by Solicitor & Counsel in a Judicial Review:
bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Adm…
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Two new acquisitions: printed dissolution proclamations for the 1964 & 1970 general elections - intrigued that they were still being printed for display at that stage…
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Declaring a personal family interest, might followers consider signing the petition seeking to save the fantastic Ancient History department at Cardiff University?
change.org/p/save-cardiff-un…
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The London Gazette has published (with customary black border) the ceremonials observed for the late Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022: thegazette.co.uk/London/issu…
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One of the things I like about seemingly archaic conventions is that they link us to our past.
Here are Alec Douglas-Home’s requests for the Queen to approve ministerial appointments, all offered with the same ‘humble duty’ as today (and featuring a major name change for AD-H).
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Here’s the King’s warrant appointing Humza Yousaf as First Minister last year; that for John Swinney will look the same. There then follows a nicer version with the Scottish Seal attached…
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Your periodic reminder that an extraordinary general election only occurs at Holyrood if a) 2/3 MSPs vote to dissolve the Scottish Parliament or b) the office of First Minister is unfilled after 28 days… 1/2
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I’ve just published a new @commonslibrary research briefing on the royal prerogative and ministerial advice. A supporting Excel spreadsheet also attempts to list all prerogative & statutory appointments made by the King (mostly on advice)… commonslibrary.parliament.uk… 🧵
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I'm just a boy
standing in front of ... everybody ...
kindly asking you to stop using parliament and government interchangeably
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It’s a privilege to be a co-editor with Professor Norman Doe on this new legal history of the Church of England published by @BloomsburyBooks and due for release in early 2024. The fruits of the first meeting of the Church Law History Consortium @CardiffLaw
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With the date and ceremonial confirmed for the King's Scottish #Coronation visit on 5 July, here's some historical background on how the Honours of Scotland service came to be "invented" back in 1953: ukconstitutionallaw.org/2023…
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Do you know someone who was invited to the #Coronation ? I'm attempting to compile a *complete* list of attendees for the @commonslibrary. Those from the great & good are easy enough to track down, but I'm thinking more local heroes, BEM holders, etc, who I've probably missed...
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Now that the #Coronation is over, it's interesting to see which post-ceremony traditions have been ditched: we didn't get an on-the-day coronation broadcast (as in 1937 and 1953), though we did get a "message" yesterday 1/3
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The @guardian says Scotland doesn’t have an established church, which will likely come as a surprise to the @churchscotland
