Daniel Jones

Daniel Jones is a practising barrister. He is a committee member of the City Reform Group but writes in his own capacity.

City of London Elections 2013: the battle, the count, the lessons

The recent elections to the City of London’s local authority were fiercely fought, after years where the majority of seats went uncontested. Lessons should be drawn for any future attempt to reform the financial services industry.

By Daniel Jones

/ 24 May 2013

Election 2013: Reforming the City of London Corporation

In March, elections to the City of London Corporation take place. They could be used to challenge the unaccountable power wielded by this state-within-a-state.

By Daniel Jones

/ 24 Jan 2013

Barnett is wrong; the public had little to do with Murdoch's fall

Was it the public's outrage that brought down the News of the World? And Ed Miliband's courage that has led to a wide-reaching Press inquiry? Anthony Barnett thinks so, but perhaps he was being a little too generous...

By Daniel Jones

/ 26 Jul 2011

Who are the Liberal Democrats?

There has always been a tension between the social democratic and the economically liberal traditions within the Lib Dems. To regard the party a straightforwardly left-of-centre is a mistake.

By Daniel Jones

/ 8 Jun 2010

Protecting Liberty through Constitutional Reform: A response to Stuart Weir

In ‘Negotiated Constitutionalism’ Stuart Weir praised Keith Ewing’s contribution to the debate on the future of liberty in the UK. He rightly concludes that Ewing’s account of the

By Daniel Jones

/ 26 May 2010

The Karadzic trial: the dock stands empty

Day one of the trial of Radovan Karadzic and the defendant refuses to appear. Daniel Jones asks what this means for justice for the former Yugoslavia and considers the cost of allowing high profile defendants to represent themselves

By Daniel Jones

/ 29 Oct 2009