Westminster Watch
Westminster Watch
Mark Hatcher on the General Election, the new Lord Chancellor, members of the Bar elected to the Commons and the first all-Tory meeting of the Cabinet for 18 years We were... read more
Westminster Watch
Ahead of the General Election, Mark Hatcher takes a look at the main parties’ pledges on justice and considers the impact of a Coalition deal “There’s no point asking... read moreWestminster Watch
With Parliament dissolving for the election, Mark Hatcher looks ahead to the manifestos and the importance they place on preserving our system of justice. The dissolution... read moreWestminster Watch
Mark Hatcher on the Public Accounts Committee and its devastating report into the legal aid reforms. The veteran Whitehall watcher, Professor Peter Hennessy who now... read moreWestminster Watch
With the General Election date fixed four years ago, the attention of all at Westminster is now on May 2015. Mark Hatcher reports on the parties’ plans. read moreWestminster 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 morePages
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