I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have come to mean much the same thing.

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

Something is happening to Britain and the British. Or has happened. We are said to be passing through a transition, or a turning point, or a transformation; nobody is quite sure which.

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.

No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.

Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no way connected with the indispensability of the existence of the family.