Westminster has consistently disregarded the concerns of the devolved administrations over Brexit.
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Ministers were found in contempt of parliament on December 4 for not publishing the full legal advice on the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
If the UK does secure a deal with the EU, it's not clear that parliament would back it. Here are some scenarios for what could happen next.
Scotland's decision to reject the Brexit Bill may herald a national constitutional crisis.
Monarchs and prime ministers have spent centuries working out which decisions need to be made in public.
It's quite possible that neither the US nor the UK will ever return to normal when it comes to political and constitutional balance.
The Lords won't block Brexit, but here's what could happen when they debate the EU Withdrawal Bill.
How the Article 50 judgment kicked a hornets' nest.
How will the Brexit referendum work? And what distinguishes it from referendums that have been held in Australia?
Yes, the way the EU makes its laws is complex, but it is done democratically.
We should welcome the latest intervention from General Sir Richard Shirreff – he knows what he is talking about.
Picking and choosing your constitutional conventions can be more trouble than it's worth.
There is fresh political impetus behind a constitutional device to allow Britain to veto EU laws, but the enthusiasm ignores the powers that already exist and the dangers of legislation on the hoof.
The first debate under principle of English votes for English laws was largely uneventful but foreshadows problems to come.
Only three of the original 63 clauses remain in force today, but the legacy of Magna Carta runs much deeper.
Why everyone should be worried about TTIP and CETA.
The two epochal fights that will define Cameron's second term are coming into view – and he's starting to feel the pinch of a tiny majority.
If they get the Lords reform they're asking for, the Liberal Democrats might have to kiss goodbye to political influence entirely.
As the UK heads towards its next phase of devolution, it should look to Spain for an example of how to do it badly. In its attempt to please everyone as it drew up its 1978 constitution, Spain ended up…
In the closing lines of my book, The Scots and the Union: Then and Now, I wrote: The union has been a fact of life for Scots for more than three centuries. Union is a habit, which, currently, large numbers…
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