Sean Lang

4 weeks ago | theconversation.com | Sean Lang

How do you deal with an American president who does not obey the US constitution? The question has arisen because the recent episode where deportation flights carrying Venezuelans were dispatched to El Salvador, despite a court ruling that those flights must not proceed, suggests Donald Trump’s administration has a limited understanding of the separation of powers in the US. A president has no power to defy a court order.

4 weeks ago | tolerance.ca | Sean Lang |Anglia Ruskin

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Nov 7, 2023 | tolerance.ca | Sean Lang |Anglia Ruskin

Today, King Charles will give his first speech from the throne as monarch. He delivered the queen’s speech once as Prince of Wales, deputising in May 2022 for his mother, who could not attend. This is the first speech by a king since 1951, though on that occasion King George VI was too ill to attend and the speech was read out by the Lord Chancellor. Who writes the king’s speech and why does it matter?

Nov 7, 2023 | theconversation.com | Sean Lang

Today, King Charles will give his first speech from the throne as monarch. He delivered the queen’s speech once as Prince of Wales, deputising in May 2022 for his mother, who could not attend. This is the first speech by a king since 1951, though on that occasion King George VI was too ill to attend and the speech was read out by the Lord Chancellor. Who writes the king’s speech and why does it matter? The king’s speech is the central part of the ceremony marking the state opening of parliament.

Oct 20, 2023 | foreignaffairs.co.nz | Sean Lang |Anglia Ruskin

Source: Anglia Ruskin UniversityPublished: 19 October 2023 at 14:00VIEWPOINT: What counts as our national history in a country like the United Kingdom? By Sean Lang, Anglia Ruskin UniversityHow much do you really know about the history of the United Kingdom? What passes for “British history” is, all too often, merely the history of England with bits of the histories of Scotland, Wales and Ireland tacked on when they affected events in England.