Alexander Horne
@AlexanderHorne1
Barrister & commentator. Hackett & Dabbs LLP @Cornerstonebarr. Visiting Prof @Durham_Uni Former senior parliamentary lawyer. Personal views
Shouldn’t Parliament have a say on proposed new agreements with India, the US and the EU? A few thoughts on how Parliament scrutinises new treaties in the @spectator spectator.co.uk/article/parlia…
I’ve co-authored a piece with friend and former parliamentary colleague, @EliotWilson2 (on his excellent Ideas Lab Substack) examining why the House of Commons is so bad at scrutinising treaties and noting the growing cross-party coalition for reform… theideaslab.substack.com/p/improving-pa…
A co-authored piece (most of the work done by excellent friend and former colleague @AlexanderHorne1) on how to improve parliamentary scrutiny of treaties and international agreements, which is currently minimal. theideaslab.substack.com/p/improving-pa…
Having worked on one of these pre-appointment hearings for the JCHR, I fully expect the Government to go on and make this appointment in any event. But I agree with @joannaccherry that this isn’t a great look for Parliament.
Oh and they don’t even have the intellectual honesty to say that the real reason for their opposition to her appointment is that she has stood up for the rights of women and lesbians. Parliament is shamed by this. thetimes.com/article/5cc666…
Pleased to share this report of a round table discussion at Queen Mary (organised by the excellent Jasem Tarawneh and Nicolette Butler) which examined the scrutiny of international agreements in the UK. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
The empty Commons green benches during Lisa Nandy’s statement on wild antisemitism at Glastonbury stands in stark contrast to when the conflict itself is discussed. It would be understandable if British Jews felt many MPs care more about what happens in the Middle East than at…
Remarkable sudden consensus in favour of reforming ECHR – now incl @JakeBenRichards & @Dan4Barnet thetimes.com/comment/column…