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Leaders warned against rushing constitutional reform
Don’t rush constitutional change, leaders told

By Alex Stevenson Rushed legislation like the Parliamentary Standards Act poses a grave threat to fundamental principles of Britain’s constitution, MPs have warned. The Commons’ justice committee said today the legislation brought through the Commons and Lords before the summer recess in response to the MPs’ expenses scandal should act as a warning sign for… Read more »

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Vestas protest outside Department for Energy and Climate Change
Green jobs protestors to fight on

By Alex Stevenson Legal confusion handed a stay of execution to protestors at the Vestas wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight, as debate rages about whether the government should step in. The sit-in protest at Vestas’ soon-to-close factory in the Isle of Wight could have been forced to an end by a court… Read more »