Mike Gettinby

For those of us who can’t access the article…which former Cab Sec is it?

Is the Guardian intentionally trolling @maxrushden.bsky.social #theyrejustnormaltransfers

@davidallengreen.bsky.social will be delighted that it’s another day of American constitutional law on a Saturday - luckily villa don’t kick off until 5.30

Would the King refuse a dissolution and election under the Lascelles Principles?

Let me add to this - I’ve recently recommended to our trainee solicitors that they read your posts as a learning point for how to present legal research and advice that is clear & easy to understand by any reader.

Yes absolutely. In most parliamentary sessions it won’t make a difference if the Government has a majority- but make them publicly need to ask parliament to approve things like prorogation or calling an election.

Given your work on juries what are your thoughts on the amendment to contempt rules to allow jury research through interviews etc? How do you think this would work?

Oh and should have said - anything by John Higgs. His KLF book is like nothing I’ve ever read and had me in a daze for days after.

How to be a liberal by @iandunt.bsky.social - it’s brilliant.
Why is that lying bastard lying to me by Rob Burley
From a few years ago - Outliers and Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, both very enjoyable
Grace by Cody Keenan
The prime ministers we never had - Steve Richards

Slightly left field - how to be a liberal by @iandunt.bsky.social. So much of our law comes from changing liberal attitudes over the centuries.

Ernie - writer of books and my adviser of studies as an undergraduate. Very nice guy - back in the days when academics could puff on a pipe in their office while handing out life advice.