• How do Parliaments cope in a ‘lock down’?

    How do Parliaments cope in a ‘lock down’?

    In a public health crisis such as coronavirus, buildings have had to be closed and gatherings banned.  That has included political institutions such as the House of Commons, which went into recess early. Yet if Parliament cannot meet, not only can there be no legislative progress, there also can’t be proper scrutiny of the Government. …