Robert Craig

Second launch is in Bristol, also hybrid, at 6-7.30pm 3 July (not June!) with Leah Trueblood, @Prof_Phillipson Julian Rivers and one other I hope. Do come along to either event!

@inimitablepgw @nmrqip (After barely escaping yet another nightmare involving Aunt Agatha)... Brandy and soda please Jeeves. Easy on the soda, but splash the brandy about a bit.

What is the single funniest line Wodehouse ever wrote? No wrong answers, only joy.

@lanarkboy @ParrotLegal @jameswmullen Not at all bored! I'm hoping it's lively though, yes...

@ParrotLegal @jameswmullen @RobertCraig3 I have already bored Robert with annoying points of Scots law. A panel with E and B on it will be lively.

I am delighted that Lady Hale has agreed to join a panel on 28 January to discuss my book Royal Law: Prerogative Foundations along with Dr Elin Weston (lnkd.in/euN68hpc), chaired by Professor Ewan McGaughey (lnkd.in/eXe-BtwA) from 6-8pm. bloomsbury.com/uk/royal-law-9…

@jleytong Professor Ewan McGaughey from KCL is kindly hosting.

@RobertCraig3 Amazing, will it be in London or Bristol?

explanatory notes in statutory interpretation. Articles are from @pablo_grez on parliamentary scrutiny of delegated powers clauses; Lewis Graham on HRs challenges after SC; @RobertCraig3 on 3rd generation ouster clauses; and Ian Loveland on ...

How to overcome the barriers to nuclear power.

@ZiaYusufUK @ClareCraigPath The processes can and should be expedited, as I argue in detail here:policyexchange.org.uk/publication/ex…

Brilliant British engineers at Rolls Royce have pioneered Small Modular Reactors - each of which generate 470MW. That’s enough to power a million homes for at least 60 years. They’re compact, totally safe and emission-free. Why is Britain not doing all it can to accelerate their installation? Energy would be cheap and abundant, helping our economy boom and making British people richer. Instead, our politicians inflict hardship on their people, forcing them to subsidise wind and solar to the tune of £300 per household per year for the last decade and giving them the most expensive electricity in the world. Enough.

@paulmasonnews @edwardstrngr @FTusa284 @Policy_Exchange The first paper published by @Policy_Exchange on expediting civil nuclear power was published a month ago. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/ex…

@edwardstrngr @FTusa284 @Policy_Exchange 👍 2026 has to be the year the British public understands the importance of UK deterrence for the safety and stability of the world

The lesson of the past 48 hrs - the UK needs sovereign tactical nuclear weapons, sovereign AI, sovereign 6G combat air and an irreversible SSN pipeline ... the sanctions on anti-hate speech campaigners and the Trump NSS are unmissable signals of US intent

@tomhfh I argued for the use of precisely this parliamentary mechanism to expedite civil nuclear power in the UK - published by @Policy_Exchange recently: policyexchange.org.uk/publication/ex…

In the 1800s, new railways would be considered by a committee of just five MPs - each forbidden from representing constituencies along the route. Then the whole House would vote on their recommendation, deferring to it by convention. That's it. Parliamentary sovereignty worked. In 1846 alone Parliament approved 4,500 route miles - roughly half the length of our network today. No supreme court to stymie it. No Environment Agency to upend plans after Parliamentary approval. Once the Bill is passed the thing can get built. This is part of what made us rich as a country. And losing this ability to get stuff done is partly why we are now falling so far behind.

@HCH_Hill @philipmurraylaw "Pre-Malthousian" <chef's kiss>

@HCH_Hill @philipmurraylaw Seconded, and I have been saying that for many years.

This, from @HCH_Hill, is exquisite. The common law has been deprived of a great lawyer. untothevoid.substack.com/p/the-malthous…

Nuclear means clean reliable power, yet until recently money raised through 'green gilts or green saving bonds' couldn't be used to back the tech. Yesterday's Budget changed that. Nuclear will now get to access the same green finance as wind and solar!

@Dowellenough @defencewithac Well, I *wrote* that report so I would be fairly reluctant to accept that it's 'far right/authoritarian" "propaganda" that was 'mysteriously funded', but I'm probably biased... (no, not a single penny, since you ask).

@RobertCraig3 @defencewithac Let’s be frank… citing any words of Policy Exchange *propaganda* is to grant them weight they have consistently demonstrated that they don’t warrant… a far-right/authoritarian group mysteriously funded. You know this right 🤔🤷

Your regular reminder that parliament can - at any time of its choosing - just pass an act of parliament that says 'we want to build x thing and we'll accept no objections' and that's as difficult as it needs to be.

@hmgillow @HCH_Hill @IrkedDinosaur I don't think @HCH_Hill has ever put pen to paper that i can recall, but it's basically the only thing we've ever disagreed about i think.

@HCH_Hill @IrkedDinosaur @RobertCraig3 I don’t remember you having done so - I was going off prior Twitter posts (/ our own past discussions).

Quite. If this were part of a considered policy arguing - as @HCH_Hill eloquently does - that juries are actually *bad*, then while I’d disagree, at least it would feel deliberate. But doing so in such a cavalier manner just for cost reasons is dreadful.

Today an independent taskforce says it's time for radical reset of nuclear regulation which could save billions in decommissioning costs, lower costs to consumers & make delivery faster & safer. Recommendations will help unleash a golden era of nuclear technology and innovation.

new from me: a quick reaction to @JohnFingleton1's Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce report. Much to my surprise – it's a government review I feel positive about. Number 10 needs to implement its recommendations in full and without delay. 🧵

@paultrowntree @TiceRichard That is almost exactly what I argued in a paper for Policy Exchange last week... policyexchange.org.uk/publication/ex…

@TiceRichard Just pass an act of parliament to build the thing, like the Victorians did with railways. That would override any regulatory/planning permission delays

Big step in right direction to accelerate nuclear power Much more will be needed in addition to this to ensure we have enough reliable base load power soonest.

This is great. The government now has a literal blueprint for getting new nuclear built and bringing down energy prices. Hopefully they can resist the urge to consult/dilute and get cracking.