Westminster Watch
Westminster Watch
The Ministry of Justice was subjected to an uncomfortable public grilling on civil legal aid by the Public Accounts Committee, reports Mark Hatcher. When US Secretary of... read moreWestminster Watch
To legislate or not to legislate? As the year draws to a close, Mark Hatcher reviews events in Parliament read moreWestminster Watch
Mark Hatcher examines the recent by-elections and the resulting fall-out for the political parties. The next general election is barely 200 days away but in the past few... read moreWestminster Watch
On the eve of the Scottish referendum, Mark Hatcher reflects on politics either side of the border and conference season for all parties. When Tip O’Neill, the former... read moreWestminster Watch
Mark Hatcher reviews the recent government reshuffle and its implications for the Bar. The government reshuffle which took place in mid-July – almost 52 years to the day... read moreWestminster Watch
In his first column for Counsel, Mark Hatcher examines the newly opened Parliamentary session and the business ahead. As the beginning of the holiday season approaches, MPs... read moreWestminster Watch - May 2014
In his last column, Toby Craig reports on an action-packed month in Westminster and the deal with the criminal Bar. If a week is a long time in politics, then four years in... read moreWestminster Watch – April 2014
Toby Craig contemplates the familiar story behind the recent further reductions to the criminal legal budget. And so, on 27 February, after months of consultation,... read moreWestminster Watch – March 2014
Rain, rain, go away.... Toby Craig reviews a wet, windy and eventful month for those in Westminster. It never rains but it pours... read moreWestminster Watch - February 2014
Toby Craig examines our relationship both with and within Europe and the impact on political debate. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War.... read morePages
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