Content warning: this blog post contains historic language and views and discussions of topics which may be upsetting. Resources These can all be found in the Official Papers collection of the Law Library on the Ground Floor. Introduction On 4th August 1921, Frederick Macquisten, Conservative MP for Glasgow Springburn, proposed an amendment to the 1921 Criminal… Read More »
Question: Which Private Members’ Bill is expected to have its second reading debate in the House of Commons on Friday 25 January 2019? Clue: Long ago (1963), in the far-away suburbs of Oxford, when milk came in bottles, drinking water came only from the tap, and TVs were black and white, what could you watch… Read More »
Pandemic is a whole series of board games where players work as a team to save the world In later editions new characters have been included – such as The Contingency Planner and The Quarantine Specialist. What worries us is that none of them yet seem to include a character called The Legislator or The… Read More »
Provided you don’t cause a nuisance to your neighbours, you comply with health and welfare legislation, and you are not restricted by local bylaws (ask your council) or covenants in your house deeds or tenancy agreement, there is no national legal reason why you cannot, however reindeer are sensitive animals and the idea is controversial.… Read More »
This may be unwise, seeing as the Law Bod is open as usual and many of our hardworking staff and students won’t be taking the day off, but today’s post is on the topic of bank holidays. A Brief History of Bank Holidays in the UK The first official UK bank holidays were established with… Read More »
<<!سلام ,نوروز مبارک>> By Ben Politowski Today, 20th March, is the Hormoz (the first day of a Persian month) of Farvardin, and marks the first day of the Iranian new year or ‘nowruz’. Said to have been founded by the prophet Zoroaster himself, this celebration of the ‘new day’ is one of the holiest days… Read More »
We three kings of Orient are. Bearing gifts, we traverse afar. Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star…‘ By Madeleine Lawson ‘We Three Kings of Orient Are,’ also known as ‘The Quest of the Magi,’ is a nineteenth-century carol by Reverend John Henry Hopkins Junior. (Click here for a rendition of the song… Read More »
Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even. Brightly shone the moon that night, though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, gathering winter fuel. (Words by: John M. Neale (1818-1866); first appeared in Carols for Christmas-Tide, 1853, by Neale and Thomas… Read More »
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Your branches green delight us! They are green when summer days are bright, They are green when winter snow is white. O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Your branches green delight us! It is amazing to think that this carol in its original form is not really about Christmas… Read More »
Byelaws that’s what! by Hannah Chandler A lengthy search for byelaws recently prompted us to delve further and do a bit of research…. Byelaws are effectively local laws to deal with local issues. They are made by a body, such as a local authority, using powers granted by an Act of Parliamentm and so are… Read More »
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