The decision about prorogation is not the only controversy Britain's supreme court has engaged in recently. An attempt to rein in the intelligence services raised some similar issues.
Category: Europe
Socialists back in Portugal
A good result for the opinion polls, as Portuguese voters deliver a vote of confidence in their centre-left government.
Election preview: Portugal
Portugal's election on Sunday is expected to produce a triumph for the centre-left – rather an untypical thing in Europe these days.
Brexit, always Brexit
Another week, another round of Brexit manoeuvring. Is the British government serious about a deal?
Kurz’s choice in Austria
Austria's centre-right leader has done well enough in his country's election to have a free choice of coalition partners. Good news also for the Greens; less so for centre-left and far right.
Jacques Chirac’s greatest hits
A look through the Crikey archive at the career of former French president Jacques Chirac, who died last week.
Election preview: Austria
Austria's young centre-right leader looks set for a good result on Sunday, and should have some new options for forming government.
Brexit: the judges take a hand
Boris Johnson loses big at the supreme court. It's a radical decision, but one with a solid grounding in the peculiarities of British constitutional law.
First Israel, now Spain
Spain's politicians have failed to agree on a new government, sending their country back to the polls. Benjamin Netanyahu could tell them that that's a risky strategy.
More Brexit election numbers
Britain's divided House of Commons is unlikely to survive much longer, but a replacement may not end up making things any clearer.
The World is Not Enough 