David Anderson
@bricksilk.bsky.social
Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC: barrister, cross-bench peer; HL Justice & Home Aff Cttee; Chair Inter Mediate, @uclei.bsky.social; Vis Prof KCL; AFPS; ex-indept reviewer terrorism, Prevent; history, nature, sea kayaking, Suffolk
The PM favours a written constitution. Here are some ways it might be done. www.daqc.co.uk/2023/12/01/w...
Writing a Constitution - David Anderson QC Lawyer London UK
I gave a lecture last night to the Statute Law Society on the subject of Writing a Constitution. Our constitution is sick (though its condition is chronic rather than acute); a written constitution is...
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What A Circle With 5,000km Radius Centred On Paris Looks Like On A Mercator Map brilliantmaps.com/5000km-ra...
While we wait to hear what Andy Burnham is going to do about curtailing the right to trial by jury, the House of Lords justice and home affairs committee is trying to find out how much of an ordeal jury service can be and whether jurors need more support. rozenberg.substack.com/p/the-trauma...
The trauma of jury service
Do jurors need more support?
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Times has now acknowledged the report misunderstood the data + misreported it bsky.app/profile/jdpo...
Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · last wk.The Times corrects its splash story headlined "Migrant care workers bring dozens of family members." The Times got this totally wrong. It then used its own error as the basis for an editorial calling explicitly for forced expulsions of people living here legally. www.thetimes.com/comment/regi...
Very important, and a call for evidence to which UK SHAPE (Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences) researchers are very well placed to contribute. Some good guidance on how to do so effectively here: www.ucl.ac.uk/public-polic...
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David Anderson@bricksilk.bsky.social · 2w agoThe House of Lords Constitution Committee is starting a wide-ranging inquiry into strengthening our constitutional safeguards - as proposed by (Lord) Peter Hennessy. Look East, look West, and see the urgency. Written evidence requested by 28th of September. committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...
NEW Can we safeguard our constitution before the next general election? How we have time, but not that much time, to make changes before any incoming radically illiberal government My Weekly Constitutional at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
The House of Lords Constitution Committee is starting a wide-ranging inquiry into strengthening our constitutional safeguards - as proposed by (Lord) Peter Hennessy. Look East, look West, and see the urgency. Written evidence requested by 28th of September. committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...
The UK’s constitutional safeguards inquiry launched by Lords Constitution Committee - Committees - UK Parliament
The House of Lords Constitution Committee has today published a call for evidence for its inquiry into the UK’s constitutional safeguards. It is inviting interested individuals and organisations...
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From Liz Kendall's cabinet departure letter, posted on… you guessed it… X
good to see at least one cabinet minister announcing their departure on the non-nazi social media app
Richard Hermer@richardhermer.bsky.social · 2w agoIt has been the privilege of my life to serve my country as Attorney General over the last two years. I’ve been so lucky to be a part of Keir’s team, as he delivered for the public at home while rebuilding the UK’s reputation abroad, in particular on the rule of law.
This is a real shame - Patrick Vallance has been a really excellent and committed Science Minister who knew the territory and took a strategic view. Big shoes to fill
I’m very sad to see this . Ed was a wise and compassionate man and a rigorous news broadcaster.
Edward Stourton: Broadcaster and journalist dies aged 68
Stourton hosted Radio 4's Today programme for a decade and was a founding member of Channel 4 News.
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This is very disappointing. Such an important and undervalued brief which was for years held by a succession of uninterested itinerants. A prisons minister who genuinely cared and who was starting to see results.
Cassia Rowland@cassiarowland.bsky.social · 2w agoThe day’s first casualty: James Timpson resigns as prisons minister. This is a big surprise! Timpson had a long history as a prisons reformer before entering government and seen as one of Starmer’s more innovative & exciting appointments. He’s also delivered a big change programme in gov. So: why?
The amendment reflecting the hillsborough law concession: publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
Here it is! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Well worth listening to the whole programme - Sarah Hadland and Jennifer Saint are both incredibly impressive, and brightened the mood a lot!.
David Anderson@bricksilk.bsky.social · 3w agoHonoured to be making my Woman's Hour debut tomorrow on BBC Radio 4, between 10 and 11, on Prevent, misogyny and violence-fixated individuals: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m....
Home Office floating "compromise" on "earned settlement" reforms - settlement/ILR after 5 years, but no access to benefits until 10 years. Some thoughts..(1/4) www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This recommendation in last months’s House of Lords JHA committee report on integration, settlement and citizenship may have found favour, if today’s reports are to be believed: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5902/ld....
Honoured to be making my Woman's Hour debut tomorrow on BBC Radio 4, between 10 and 11, on Prevent, misogyny and violence-fixated individuals: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m....
BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Sarah Hadland, Men Fixated on Violence, Author Jennifer Saint
Sarah Hadland on her role as Alice in The Truth, a comedy of infidelity and duplicity.
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Disappointed to miss tomorrow’s HL debate on the rule of law – a clash of commitments. Here is what I wrote on the subject last summer. www.daqc.co.uk/2025/08/03/p....
Parliament and the Rule of Law - David Anderson QC Lawyer London UK
What does the UK Parliament mean when it refers to the Rule of Law - and what has the Rule of Law to teach Parliament?
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We asked the Home Secretary yesterday about the proposals to replace immigratiion judges by lay adjudicators. Her response is here (1605-1610): parliamentlive.tv/Download/Ind.... Whole session here parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Parliamentlive.tv - Download Available
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My review of Julia Ebner's new book "The Language of Terrorists" now out in Literary Review. With my past reviews on national security, constitutional and legal topics, find it here literaryreview.co.uk/contributors... (£ - it's a great periodical and I guess they have to live).
Literary Review - For People Who Devour Books
Book reviews by David Anderson
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Short factual piece on the Courts and Tribunals Bill in Politics Home today: www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Court reform and the future of jury trials
Proposed reforms to the criminal justice system promise to tackle mounting court backlogs and improve the efficiency of the justice system. Lord An...
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Successful resolution today to the problems posed by the original version of this Bill to humanitarian activity, conflict resolution and foreign correspondents. My speech hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0... and Minister’s account of the amendments are here. Thanks to all who supported.
David Anderson@bricksilk.bsky.social · last mo.Foreign correspondents are in the frame, too … Let us hope reason prevails within government today, or failing that in Parliament tomorrow. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Foreign correspondents are in the frame, too … Let us hope reason prevails within government today, or failing that in Parliament tomorrow. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK state threats bill could pull British journalists into terror prosecutions – experts
Two independent reviewers of terrorism legislation call for safeguards for NGOs and journalists before bill becomes law this week
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David Anderson@bricksilk.bsky.social · last mo.The National Security (State Threats) Bill is fine in principle – but sloppy drafting and insufficient consultation has opened up humanitarian organisations and conflict resolution charities to potential prosecution. My speech in this evening’s debate: hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...
The cooling system was installed by the village AC technician, Thermodynamix 😊
Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash!@standplaatskrk.pl · last mo.
Here lies our land: every airt Beneath swift clouds, glad glints of sun, Belonging to none but itself… —Kathleen Jamie, “Here lies our land” A poem commissioned to mark the 700th anniversary of the Scottish victory at Bannockburn – won #OTD, 24 June, 1314 – & inscribed on the Bannockburn monument
The National Security (State Threats) Bill is fine in principle – but sloppy drafting and insufficient consultation has opened up humanitarian organisations and conflict resolution charities to potential prosecution. My speech in this evening’s debate: hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...
National Security (State Threats) Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'National Security (State Threats) Bill' on Tuesday 23 June 2026.
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Published this morning - some contentious issues, which we chose to decide by vote rather than by fudge committees.parliament.uk/committee/51...
Migration data needed urgently for clarification on settlement, citizenship and integration in UK - Committees - UK Parliament
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee publishes its report 'Settlement, Citizenship and Integration'.
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