Unwritten Rule

STEPHEN GREEN was Chair of HSBC between 2006 and 2010 and later Minister of State for Trade and Investment in the Coalition Government from 2011 to 2013. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2010.SIR THOMAS LEGG served as a career civil servant in the Lord Chancellor’s Department (now the Ministry of Justice), and served as Permanent Secretary under three Prime Ministers from 1989-1998.SIR MARTIN DONNELLY was Permanent Secretary of the Departments for Business and Department of International Trade from 2010 to 2017. He worked in a range of central government departments including the Cabinet Office, Foreign Office, and Treasury.

• Preface // ixIntroduction: The Emerging Crisis of Governance // 1Part 1: The Need for Radical Reform // 5Part 2: A New Constitutional Settlement // 43Acknowledgements // 67Notes // 69

"Brexit has put in question much of the traditional fabric of the constitution. Unwritten Rule is a brave attempt to show how it can be remoulded. While few will agree with all of the proposed remedies, Unwritten Rule will undoubtedly re-invigorate the debate. It is written with clarity and verve by experienced practitioners in government."