A Lawyer Writes

A Lawyer Writes

Government by diktat?

Or democracy denied? Peers call for rebalance of powers

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Joshua Rozenberg
Nov 24, 2021
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Two little-known committees of the House of Lords have joined forces today to publish reports of fundamental constitutional importance.

Each committee panel of peers has summed up its concerns by giving its report a title that is uncharacteristically blunt:

  • Government by Diktat: A call to return power to Parliament is the report of the secondary legislat…

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