In May 2023, King Charles III was crowned as the new monarch for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. Part of his role, every year, the monarch is invited to open the new parliamentary session – and, this November, King Charles III is opening Parliament for...
What does an MP do when they are in government and in opposition and what is the role of law in politics.? In this episode Lucinda and Alma-Constance talk to Alma’s local MP, Karen Buck, a member of the Labour Party who has been a politician for over 25 years and was...
02 June 2023 Who gives the government legal advice about its laws? Alma-Constance and Lucinda ask Susanna McGibbon, the government’s most senior legal official in the civil service and permanent secretary of the Government Legal Department, which provides the...
27 April 2023 Why has Scotland given children the strongest rights in the UK? Alma- Constance and Lucinda ask Bruce Adamson, the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland. He tells us: · How he works with his team to promote and safeguard the rights...
06 April 2023 It sounds right that the law should be applied equally to everyone – but what does this mean and what does it need to work properly? Alma- Constance and Lucinda ask Abiodun Michael Olatokun, trustee at the Law for Life Organization, past head of public...
