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  • Parliament

    Fascinating special issue of the journal Parliamentary History is out. Issue 2 of volume 27 contains texts and studies relating to Parliament in the long 15th century. Articles cover Parliamentary privilege, elections, payment, and other issues. Three appendices cover a calendar of disputes over wages...
  • UK Counter-terrorism bill

    Parliament is debating a new counter-terrorism bill , it had it's second reading on the 1st. The main elements of the bill are: " a provision to allow the pre-charge detention of terrorist suspects to be extended from 28 days to 42 days in certain circumstances changes to enable the post-charge...
  • English statutes cleaned up

    In the UK, Parliament takes an axe to the laws to eliminate the archaic and obsolete laws. Article here: " Legal clean-out purges old laws By Michael Peel, Legal Correspondent Published: March 19 2008 03:50 | Last updated: March 19 2008 03:50 Hundreds of allegedly obsolete laws on subjects ranging...
  • Hansard's Parliamentary Debates

    The UK Parliament is planning to put 200 years of its debates online . All Hansard reports from 1804 through 2004 are scheduled to be digitized and posted. Currently, Handsard debates from November 1988 are available at the Parliament web site .
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