Hazel Jones
@hazeljones.bsky.social
Political observer. Solicitor. Legacy Officer.
Lib Dem Loves reindeer (and other animals)
THANKS FOR THE INVITATION TO BLUESKY!
Lib Dem Loves reindeer (and other animals)
THANKS FOR THE INVITATION TO BLUESKY!
Reposted by Hazel Jones
A peerage is not just an honour or a title - it is a job, as “legislator for life”. (It’s why some of us think the process for appointing peers - so long as we have a House of Lords - should be improved.) The Lords is not just a talking shop or rubber stamp: it makes and can change laws
A new blogpost which considers the role the House of Lords will play in the passage of the Assisted Dying Bill now that it has been approved by the Commons — and asking whether it would be constitutionally improper for the Lords not to approve the Bill.
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/06/20/w...
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/06/20/w...
Would it be constitutionally improper for the House of Lords to block the Assisted Dying Bill?
The Assisted Dying Bill has been approved by the House of Commons. But to become law, it also needs the approval of the House of Lords. What constitutional role will the Lords play in this process …
publiclawforeveryone.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
A peerage is not just an honour or a title - it is a job, as “legislator for life”. (It’s why some of us think the process for appointing peers - so long as we have a House of Lords - should be improved.) The Lords is not just a talking shop or rubber stamp: it makes and can change laws
Finally took the plunge after much prevarication and have deactivated my Twitter account. Musk verifying Reform but not Labour, Lib Dems, Conservatives etc as mainstream parties on X was the final straw for me. There is no longer any room or tolerance on X for any non far right views
January 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Finally took the plunge after much prevarication and have deactivated my Twitter account. Musk verifying Reform but not Labour, Lib Dems, Conservatives etc as mainstream parties on X was the final straw for me. There is no longer any room or tolerance on X for any non far right views
Does anyone know who is paying for the legal advice to witnesses at the Post Office Horizon Inquiry? For example, I know Paula Vennells said she had been reading the documents, preparing her witness statements & preparing for the inquiry virtually full-time for a long time and has a "legal team".
November 20, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Does anyone know who is paying for the legal advice to witnesses at the Post Office Horizon Inquiry? For example, I know Paula Vennells said she had been reading the documents, preparing her witness statements & preparing for the inquiry virtually full-time for a long time and has a "legal team".
BBC News
The first sign of discussion of a hitherto unmentionable subject? Recognition of the elephant in the room? Let the conversation commence!
The first sign of discussion of a hitherto unmentionable subject? Recognition of the elephant in the room? Let the conversation commence!
Bank of England boss to say UK must 'rebuild relations' after Brexit
Governor Andrew Bailey will deliver his strongest comments yet on the UK's departure from the EU.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:51 AM
BBC News
The first sign of discussion of a hitherto unmentionable subject? Recognition of the elephant in the room? Let the conversation commence!
The first sign of discussion of a hitherto unmentionable subject? Recognition of the elephant in the room? Let the conversation commence!
Confession time: I am obsessed with the Post Office Inquiry. I am fascinated by the gross failings (corruption?) of numerous high powered people which resulted in so many wrongful criminal convictions amongst other wrongs.
October 30, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Confession time: I am obsessed with the Post Office Inquiry. I am fascinated by the gross failings (corruption?) of numerous high powered people which resulted in so many wrongful criminal convictions amongst other wrongs.
Words of wisdom below
Like Brexit, a policy of leaving the ECHR would split the Tory party
Like Brexit, there is no consensus on what would replace it, beyond nebulous references to the common law or Raab’s fatuous Bill of Rights
It would breach the Good Friday Agreement
It could only weaken the protection of rights
Like Brexit, there is no consensus on what would replace it, beyond nebulous references to the common law or Raab’s fatuous Bill of Rights
It would breach the Good Friday Agreement
It could only weaken the protection of rights
October 12, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Words of wisdom below
Serious question about asylum seekers coming to England by boat from France: Why do they believe that life in UK will be better than obtaining asylum in say, France? Where do they get info about possible countries in which to seek asylum? BTW in my view, they are asylum seekers, not illegal migrants
September 8, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Serious question about asylum seekers coming to England by boat from France: Why do they believe that life in UK will be better than obtaining asylum in say, France? Where do they get info about possible countries in which to seek asylum? BTW in my view, they are asylum seekers, not illegal migrants
In the light of all the Tory MPs not seeking re-election, who will be first to publish their diaries & dish more scandals of the Tory years?
May 25, 2024 at 10:13 AM
In the light of all the Tory MPs not seeking re-election, who will be first to publish their diaries & dish more scandals of the Tory years?
Reposted by Hazel Jones
Sue Carr hits back and tells Sunak: the judiciary won’t be cowed
Sue Carr hits back and tells Sunak: the judiciary won’t be cowed
England and Wales’s first lady chief justice has rattled the cages of those in government who had declared open season on judges
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Sue Carr hits back and tells Sunak: the judiciary won’t be cowed
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Ever since I resigned from the golf club, they’ve kept drawing up these schemes to improve the course & the clubhouse without EVER including me or consulting me
December 26, 2023 at 8:25 PM
Ever since I resigned from the golf club, they’ve kept drawing up these schemes to improve the course & the clubhouse without EVER including me or consulting me
Merry Xmas one & all!
Anyone know why the blue sky logo has morphed into a butterfly?!
Anyone know why the blue sky logo has morphed into a butterfly?!
December 25, 2023 at 12:01 PM
Merry Xmas one & all!
Anyone know why the blue sky logo has morphed into a butterfly?!
Anyone know why the blue sky logo has morphed into a butterfly?!
I am reading a book published in 2020 about Brexit which discusses the possible models, ie Norway+, Canada+, no deal etc. What do we call what we have now? Polite, serious answers only, please!
November 24, 2023 at 8:26 PM
I am reading a book published in 2020 about Brexit which discusses the possible models, ie Norway+, Canada+, no deal etc. What do we call what we have now? Polite, serious answers only, please!
Anyone like to estimate how many extra £M of taxpayers' money will be paid to Rwanda to get a treaty signed? Rwanda knows UK Gov desperate so Rwanda holds all the cards
November 16, 2023 at 12:21 PM
Anyone like to estimate how many extra £M of taxpayers' money will be paid to Rwanda to get a treaty signed? Rwanda knows UK Gov desperate so Rwanda holds all the cards