Seventy-five years ago Nazi propagandist William Joyce (“Lord Haw-Haw”) was convicted for high treason. This article summarises the events leading up to his conviction and execution. It then considers the current law on treason and recent calls for reform.
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Defence Reform Bill (429 KB, PDF)
This Note provides background information on the Defence Reform Bill, which is due to have its second reading in the House of Lords on 10 December 2013. It summarises the key provisions, background and proceedings in the House of Commons for each of the Bill’s three main parts. Part 1 would enable the Secretary of State to make arrangements for a company to provide defence procurement services under contract, should the Government decide to establish a government-owned contractor-operated entity. Part 2 would create a regulatory framework for single source defence contracts that are not subject to the usual legal obligation to be advertised and tendered competitively. Part 3 would implement proposals set out in the White Paper, Reserves in the Future Force 2020: Valued and Valuable.
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Defence Reform Bill (429 KB, PDF)
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This year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of two of the three allied tripartite heads of government conferences held during the second world war. What happened at these summits, and how was the UK Parliament kept updated on these key milestones 75 years ago?
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