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The Assange Case – A Messy and Unsatisfactory Dénouement

On 25 June 2024 Julian Assange left Belmarsh Prison and began the journey back to his native Australia. A deal between the US and Assange was reached whereby he pled guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defence information under Title 18 of the US Code in return for […]

Time for a constitutional ‘deep clean’? Reflections on constitutional futures after the General Election

Gerry McGee

Current polls for the general election predict a new Labour Government will come to power on 4th July 2024. What might be the constitutional legacy of a future PM Starmer? The Labour Party Manifesto promises the establishment of a new independent Ethics and Integrity Commission. Whatever else a Starmer premiership might achieve, a constitutional ‘deep

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