Always return to Will Lloyd’s article about Nolan being ‘the last Tory’ whenever he has a film out. Realism, hierarchy, order, and characters who are the opposite of hedonists—lovely stuff. www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...

Christopher Nolan: the last Tory

The director is a mass entertainer with an elitist disdain for the masses. In his films, order and hierarchy reign supreme.

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A good day to remember the eurosceptical views held by Dalton, Attlee, and the post-war Labour Party 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

A good day to remember the eurosceptical views held by Dalton, Attlee, and the post-war Labour Party 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Andrew Woodhouse: Power Failure – Electricity Nationalisation and The Erosion of the Public Corporation’s “Three Freedoms” (1947-1967) ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/06/18/a...

Andrew Woodhouse: Power Failure – Electricity Nationalisation and The Erosion of the Public Corporation’s “Three Freedoms” (1947-1967)

This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. In 1966, as England won their last men’s football World Cup, the …

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❗CALLS FOR PAPERS❗ Theorising the New Age of Environmental Human Rights Law Conference, 17-18th September 2026, Lancaster Castle AND Postgraduate Researcher Roundtable: Environmental Justice, 18th September 2026, Lancaster Castle

For Con Home, I ask what we can learn from Joseph Chamberlain’s protectionist agenda and begin to make the case for a modern day policy of national preference 🇬🇧🏗️🇬🇧🏗️🇬🇧🏗️🇬🇧 conservativehome.com/2026/05/25/s...

Sanjit Nagi: There's a strong case for opting for a policy of National preference - just ask Joseph | Conservative Home

Today, we could do worse than to summon the intellectual spirit of Joseph Chamberlain—with the aim of securing the British peoples’ and nation’s interests.

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We must protect the @archive.org on every front. Knowledge is power & Internet Archive puts that power in the palm of your hand every day.

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“We are collateral damage.” - Mark Graham, Wayback Machine When preservation is caught in the crossfire, it’s not just libraries that lose—it’s the public’s access to history, knowledge, and truth. The web shouldn’t disappear behind closed doors. ➡️ www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...

A book that resonates and is incredibly fascinating. For those of us who originate in the socialist tradition, the direction of travel from socialism to conservatism, without entirely renouncing the former or fully embracing the latter, is no contradiction.

A neat reminder of the ethic that, once upon a time, informed the Labour Party’s approach to state assistance. Passive distribution was no solution for rescuing people from dependency.

Mike Gordon: The Mandelson Scandal and the Prime Minister: Investigating a Breach of the Ministerial Code ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/02/05/m...

Mike Gordon: The Mandelson Scandal and the Prime Minister: Investigating a Breach of the Ministerial Code

The scandal erupting in relation to the latest revelations about Peter Mandelson’s  relationship with the multi-millionaire convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison awa…

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Delighted to be writing a book for @edinburghup.bsky.social titled: “The Labour Party and the European Convention on Human Rights: A Legal Historiography”. It will reveal how ideas about sovereignty shaped the party’s approach to the Convention from 1949 to present day.

Amazing footage of the 1931 National Government’s Cabinet assembling at No.10’s garden. Some big 20th century political figures involved—MacDonald, Baldwin, Snowden, Chamberlain et al.

A beautiful use of Michael Oakeshott’s ‘conservative disposition’—not to be mistaken with conservative politics—by French philosopher Jean-Claude Michéa. He is critical of the left’s unconditional support for ideas of progress or liberal progressivism.

With the income tax saga in mind, I’ve written for @renewaljournal.bsky.social about why it is not constitutionally prudent to go beyond the boundaries of what has been sanctioned by the electorate. Importantly, I argue in support of the doctrine of the manifesto. renewal.org.uk/blog/why-man...

Why manifesto promises should be considered sacred

With economic pressures mounting, rumours were afoot that the most clearly defined and recognisable manifesto commitment—not raising income tax—was set to be broken. This led to an intense debate amon...

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With the income tax saga in mind, I’ve written for @renewaljournal.bsky.social about why it is not constitutionally prudent to go beyond the boundaries of what has been sanctioned by the electorate. Importantly, I argue in support of the doctrine of the manifesto. renewal.org.uk/blog/why-man...

Why manifesto promises should be considered sacred

With economic pressures mounting, rumours were afoot that the most clearly defined and recognisable manifesto commitment—not raising income tax—was set to be broken. This led to an intense debate amon...

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The best and most persuasive account in favour of constitutional monarchy comes from Clement Attlee

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NO MORE KINGS by Will Lloyd Why we should abolish the monarchy.

The substantial decline of romantic and poetic language or themes in Labour Party manifestos is truly sad. By way of example, compare the rallying call to vote for Labour in the 1924 and 2024 manifesto

My new article on Climate Change Litigation under the ECHR is out in @echr-law-review.bsky.social. (Thanks to my colleagues @lancasterlaw.bsky.social and @cohelongo.bsky.social for comments.) brill.com/view/journal...

Incredibly sad to hear about the sudden passing of Professor Conor Gearty KC. A titan of Public Law and Human Rights scholarship. From examining my Ph.D. to offering career advice in the months after, Conor was uniquely kind and generous with his time. He will be sorely missed.

The New Statesman’s profile on Shabana Mahmood pin points what, imo, sets her apart from most in the Labour government and wider party—a communitarian belief in rights and duties. I’ve written about the Labour Party’s historical support for this and how it may help Blue Labour.

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Sanjit Nagi: A Blue Labour Constitutionalism: Rights and Duties ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...

Grateful to Dr. Richard Johnson (@richardmarcj on X) for citing me in this brilliant piece. A succinct historical overview of the Attlee government’s scepticism towards the ECHR. This was once a mainstream view in the party. Highly recommend reading! t.co/ls4pKDZ1YG

With renewed interest in Blue Labour, I wrote a post that looks to develop its constitutionalism. More specifically, what does Blue Labour’s rejection of the “abstract ideal of the individual” in favour of “reciprocal obligations” and “solidarity” in society mean for rights?

UK Constitutional Law Association@ukcla.bsky.social · last yr.

Sanjit Nagi: A Blue Labour Constitutionalism: Rights and Duties ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...

In 1951, a young Anthony Crosland published an article titled “Prospects for the Council of Europe”—where he wrote persuasively and forcefully against the supranational institution. The full article is well worth a read, but these passages are particularly good

The potential policy proposals to reform the ECHR and Human Rights Act 1998 might sound workable. But in my latest UKCLA post I argue that withdrawal from the Convention and repeal of the HRA 1998 is the only meaningful vehicle for change.

UK Constitutional Law Association@ukcla.bsky.social · last yr.

Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/02/s...

The potential policy proposals to reform the ECHR and Human Rights Act 1998 might sound workable. But in my latest UKCLA post I argue that withdrawal from the Convention and repeal of the HRA 1998 is the only meaningful vehicle for change.

UK Constitutional Law Association@ukcla.bsky.social · last yr.

Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/02/s...

Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/02/s...

Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights

Over the last few weeks criticism of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR/the Convention) and suggestions that the United Kingdom (U.K) should attempt to reform the supranational instrumen…

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And yeh: collectivism is really unfashionable (even inside the Labour Party) - many people are much more comfortable with individualism

My article on the Attlee government’s resistance of the ECHR and how this historical episode can inform contemporary Convention critical debates can be found in the April 2025 edn of Pubic Law

Was the European Convention on Human Rights Churchill's legacy? Would leaving the ECHR betray the Tory tradition? In a Policy Exchange paper with Conor Casey, we debunk these historical myths. With prefaces by Lords Sumption and (Andrew) Roberts. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...

Revisiting the British Origins of the European Convention on Human Rights - Policy Exchange

Download Publication Online Reader This new paper from Policy Exchange challenges the view that the European Convention on Human Rights is a “British legacy” – and that to leave the Convention would b...

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Extremely grateful to the authors for citing my work in this superb report. It brilliantly sets out why ECHR withdrawal would not amount to a 'betrayal' of British legacy and recounts the often-neglected historical scepticism towards the Convention. A must read! policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...

Revisiting the British Origins of the European Convention on Human Rights - Policy Exchange

Download Publication Online Reader This new paper from Policy Exchange challenges the view that the European Convention on Human Rights is a “British legacy” – and that to leave the Convention would b...

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