My Lords, I do not have anything to add to give force to the argument that has been put so forcefully by my noble and learned friend and the noble Viscount. All I will do, if I may, is add an anecdotal note. In 1936, I believe, a former Attorney-General and former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Hewart, wrote a book called The New Despotism. He was worried about the very powers that we are talking about today being delegated in a dictatorial way to Ministers. If it was a new despotism then, what is it now?
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Elystan-Morgan
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 17 January 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [HL].
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