It's a good slogan, but I'm not actually sure it's completely true. If a minister goes at 24mph in a 20mph zone, or picks up a parking ticket, is it really a resigning matter? Where Do… (View Post)

(a) You don't have to read it if you don't like long paragraphs. Please don't feel obliged. (b) I didn't reach the same conclusion as you did, as I don't agree any breach of … (View Post)

This doesn't really answer Cyclefree's questions, nor does it say what you think. The Government Legal Department are basically the in-house lawyers for all government departments. They… (View Post)

On topic, Cyclefree raises highly pertinent questions. Governments regularly, of course, receive legal advice to try to ensure its decisions are lawful and to defend challenges from those who claim t… (View Post)

On topic, I think the odds on him bowing out as an MP before the General Election are very attractive. He's still got a standards & privileges investigation and the mood music from "fri… (View Post)