http://standpointmag.co.uk Welcome to the Standpoint magazine, the culture and politics monthly en /node/1832 <!--paging_filter-->The Government's <a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2008-09/parliamentarystandards.html">Parliamentary Standards Bill</a> threatens MPs' free speech and upsets the &quot;essential comity established between Parliament and the Courts&quot;, according to the Clerk of the House, Dr Malcolm Jack. The senior Commons official has submitted a <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/MemoCRR01.pdf">devastating memo to the Justice Committee </a>that threatens to blow the Bill out of the water.<p><a href="/node/1832"><span>read more</span></a></p> /node/1832#comments House of Commons Parliamentary Standards Bill Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:05:22 +0100 Joshua Rozenberg 1832 at http://standpointmag.co.uk