Corbyn's "bribes" (or "eye-catching pledges" if you prefer) were unsuccessful for a couple of reasons. Firstly, they generally targeted the wrong people - they were premised … (View Post)

That's true, but technically the monarch's power under the Septennial Act 1715 was not a prerogrative power precisely because Parliament had legislated to give it to the monarch. It was the… (View Post)

That's not correct, as the monarch's power to dissolve Parliament came under the Septennial Act 1715 (as amended to reduce from seven to five years under the Parliament Act 1911). The Septe… (View Post)

That would be as wilfully deluded as Number 10, though, and I don't see that helps. The Salisbury Convention prevents the Lords blocking implementation of an elected Government's manifesto … (View Post)

There are two problems with the "feeling it's unjust and immoral in their bones" argument. One is that it's a pure appeal to emotion rather than reason. I've given the reason… (View Post)