811 years ago today, 15 June 2026, King John was forced to sign Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. The Charter established that no one, including the King, was above the law. It gave rights to freemen in respect of false imprisonment, trial by jury and unfair taxes. To celebrate the Bruges Group is today publishing Parliament, Privil...
A Concise History of England By Michael E J Wood and published by the Bruges Group This meticulously researched book examines English history from the people's perspective. A society that had no organised religion developed laws and a legal system that still hold good two millennia later. We can thank Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians ...
It is a legal maxim that Justice delayed is justice denied. Equally, Democracy delayed is democracy denied. There has been mild uproar at the governments' suggestion that many of next May's local elections can be delayed. Not cancelled, you understand, just delayed. As is the want of governments, they are consulting local authorities to ask if each...
