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Is the constitution out of balance?

Is the constitution out of balance?

If so, which way would you tilt it?

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Joshua Rozenberg
May 17, 2021
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Legislation will be introduced, the Queen said last week, to “restore the balance of power between the executive, legislature and the courts”.

That struck me as a curious thing for the government to promise. To see why, please read my column in today’s Law Society Gazette.

Lord McFall of Alcluith during the Queen’s Speech debates last week

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