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Abolition of Parliament: it was wrong then and it’s wrong now
Back when Tony Blair was Prime Minister Labour tried to get through Parliament sweeping powers to change the law without requiring full Parliamentary scrutiny. Then Liberal Democrat MP David Howarth...
View ArticleDavid Howarth writes… The Public Bodies Bill is sloppy, lazily drafted and...
On Friday, Mark Pack wrote on Lib Dem Voice about Public Bodies Bill – Abolition of Parliament: it was wrong then and it’s wrong now – highlighting how some parts of the Public Bodies Bill echo the...
View ArticleLords signals its intent to change controversial section of Public Bodies Bill
Last week I wrote about the Public Bodies Bill and the power grab it makes to let the government change the law in future without proper Parliamentary control, similar though on a smaller scale to what...
View ArticleCoalition drops plans to allow Ministers to scrap quangos without consulting...
The Government has abandoned plans to give ministers sweeping powers to scrap quangos without consulting MPs. From the Telegraph: The Public Bodies Bill has been proposed by the Coalition to allow...
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