Walking the Dark Side: Evading Parliamentary Scrutiny

Parliamentary scrutiny assumes a dual willingness—a willingness of government to be scrutinised and Parliament scrutinise, alongside singular capacity: the ability scrutinise. In official Westminster view these principles practicalities are aligned serve illuminate processes actions government. There is, however, also ‘dark side’: where not aligned. While an aversion parliamentary has been hard-wired into ‘executive mentality’, ‘ministerial mindset’, ‘instincts secrecy’ shared by all contemporary UK governments, examination first eighteen months Boris Johnson's premiership—in exceptionally turbulent times ‘getting Brexit done’ ‘beating coronavirus’—reveals distinct propensity his Conservative walk on dark side in this period.