The BritBlog RoundUp

THE BritBlog RoundUp, as compiled by Philobiblon:

Our own Matt Wardman has instituted roundups of the Scottish, Welsh and Westminster parliament. Given the government’s sudden desperate enthusiasm for constitutional reform, how long before there’s a “English” to add to the collection?

And Amused Cynicism has turned serious to back a campaign to get parliamentary bills published in an accessible form. Whatever will these supporters of democracy think of next?!

Perhaps serious analysis of bills, as Spy Blog has done to the Draft Governance of Britain - Constitutional Renewal Bill. It is your democracy the Spy is trying to defend, so you really should read this.

Because of course legislation is the solution to all problems, as Feminist Avatar notes on An Open Letter by a Feminist about suggestions that the legal drinking age in Scotland be raised to 21.

Elsewhere in politics:

• • * My heart sank when directed to a post making comparisons to Nazis (usually not a good sign of sensible argument), but on Prison Law Inside Out, the jailhouselawyer assembles an account of our disappearing civil liberties.
  • * Blood & Treasure looks back to the Eighties with fond nostalgia - not for the music but the personal freedom.
  • * A short sharp take on how the terminal five kerfuffle could enter the Guinness Book of Records.
  • * What would really doing something about child poverty cost? Antonia has some calculations.

Keep your suggestions coming…

Anorak

Posted: 31st, March 2008 | In: Politicians, Twitterings Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink