Robert Buckland Weblog

Have you ever been in the position where your wife/partner/significant other, having expressed themselves in the clearest terms possible that they do not want a Christmas present this year, then proceed to exhibit scarcely-disguised disappointment when their wish is complied with? I have always been useless at buying “surprise” presents. Further, I have always harboured [...]

I have finished laying the table for tomorrow’s lunch (shades of Mr. Hudson in Upstairs Downstairs, I can tell you) and am now supping a glass of cold champagne before retiring to bed. The onslaught from my children tomorrow morning will be almost as fierce as the bombardment we gave the Germans on the first [...]

I have found the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 in Stones. For an Act of this age, it is remarkably well-preserved in that only a few of its sections have been repealed. As I reported some days ago, the author and journalist Ross Clark is urging its repeal. The link to his broadcast did not [...]

BBC Radio 4’s “Today” programme is running a poll about the law that participants would most like to see repealed. At this stage, they are running nominations with a view to drawing up a shortlist of six statutes upon which listeners can vote. The result will be announced on New Year’s Day.
The appalling ID Cards [...]

With tornados in North London and thunderstorms in Southern England and Wales, we are all becoming experts on climate change. The evidence may be anecdotal, but since when did this sort of weather happen in December? The rain is harder, too. This causes real “run off” problems. I was in Grange Park, West Swindon, on [...]