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UKERC says that assertions that drilling the North Sea will provide energy resilience and affordability in the face of current fuel price shocks "actively distracts from the regulatory reforms needed to address the end-game dynamics of North Sea oil and gas" ukerc.ac.uk/news/drilli...

Drilling for Oil and Gas Will not Reduce Bills or Deliver Energy Security. Here’s WhyWar in the Gulf and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have been accompanied, with disappointing...ukerc.ac.uk

Andy Burnham a datganoli - golwg Gymreig! The contradiction at the heart of the Burnham government's approach to devolution. Pro-devolution in England; Devo-sceptic in the rest of the UK. nation.cymru/opinion/the-...

The contradiction at the heart of Andy Burnham’s attitude to devolutionRichard Wyn Jones There is a contradiction at the heart of Andy Burnham’s attitude to devolution. On the face of it, the new UK Prime Minister’s commitment could hardly be clearer. Last week he told r...nation.cymru

The House of Lords Constitution Committee is starting a wide-ranging inquiry into strengthening our constitutional safeguards - as proposed by (Lord) Peter Hennessy. Look East, look West, and see the urgency. Written evidence requested by 28th of September. committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...

The UK’s constitutional safeguards inquiry launched by Lords Constitution Committee - Committees - UK ParliamentThe House of Lords Constitution Committee has today published a call for evidence for its inquiry into the UK’s constitutional safeguards. It is inviting interested individuals and organisations...committees.parliament.uk

New article: Mark Elliott and Nicholas Kilford, "The Relational Principle of Parliamentary Sovereignty" SSRN draft available to download; forthcoming in Public Law publiclawforeveryone.com/2026/07/21/t... @nearlydoctornick.bsky.social

The relational principle of parliamentary sovereigntyIn a forthcoming article in Public Law, Nicholas Kilford and I examine three leading UK Supreme Court decisions that have subjected the principle of parliamentary sovereignty to notably unorthodox …publiclawforeveryone.com

For those interested in Welsh politics, this is an interesting read on the dynamics that led to Plaid’s supplementary budget being defeated in the #Senedd this week & the implications for how Plaid will need to manage minority govt, esp in terms of its relationship with Welsh Labour #devolution

Plaid heads into recess with the limits of its victory exposedBy Rhodri ab Owen, Managing Director of Camlas For now, the supplementary budget vote is best understood as an early correction to the assumptions that followed Plaid's victory. Rhun ap Iorwerth's gov...www.linkedin.com

New - Olly Robbins seeks judicial review over his sacking by Sir Keir Starmer in the Mandelson affair www.ft.com/content/c185...

My latest on Substack: Thoughts on the University of Chicago Law School's Statement on AI. open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

The Grind is the PointAI, Legal Education & the University of Chicago Law School's Reportopen.substack.com

If your council knows where you live to post you a council tax bill, why do you have to go back to them to register to vote? buff.ly/JDgdxwc

Wales becomes the first UK nation to introduce Automatic Voter RegistrationLast week, the Welsh Government laid new regulations to introduce Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) across all 22 Welsh local authorities ahead of the 2027 local elections. This marks abuff.ly