Sanjit Nagi
@sanjitnagi.bsky.social
Historian of constitutional law, the Labour Party, and rights.
A beautiful use of Michael Oakeshott’s ‘conservative disposition’—not to be mistaken with conservative politics—by French philosopher Jean-Claude Michéa. He is critical of the left’s unconditional support for ideas of progress or liberal progressivism.
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A beautiful use of Michael Oakeshott’s ‘conservative disposition’—not to be mistaken with conservative politics—by French philosopher Jean-Claude Michéa. He is critical of the left’s unconditional support for ideas of progress or liberal progressivism.
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With the income tax saga in mind, I’ve written for @renewaljournal.bsky.social about why it is not constitutionally prudent to go beyond the boundaries of what has been sanctioned by the electorate. Importantly, I argue in support of the doctrine of the manifesto.
renewal.org.uk/blog/why-man...
renewal.org.uk/blog/why-man...
Why manifesto promises should be considered sacred
With economic pressures mounting, rumours were afoot that the most clearly defined and recognisable manifesto commitment—not raising income tax—was set to be broken. This led to an intense debate amon...
renewal.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
With the income tax saga in mind, I’ve written for @renewaljournal.bsky.social about why it is not constitutionally prudent to go beyond the boundaries of what has been sanctioned by the electorate. Importantly, I argue in support of the doctrine of the manifesto.
renewal.org.uk/blog/why-man...
renewal.org.uk/blog/why-man...
With the income tax saga in mind, I’ve written for @renewaljournal.bsky.social about why it is not constitutionally prudent to go beyond the boundaries of what has been sanctioned by the electorate. Importantly, I argue in support of the doctrine of the manifesto.
renewal.org.uk/blog/why-man...
renewal.org.uk/blog/why-man...
Why manifesto promises should be considered sacred
With economic pressures mounting, rumours were afoot that the most clearly defined and recognisable manifesto commitment—not raising income tax—was set to be broken. This led to an intense debate amon...
renewal.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
With the income tax saga in mind, I’ve written for @renewaljournal.bsky.social about why it is not constitutionally prudent to go beyond the boundaries of what has been sanctioned by the electorate. Importantly, I argue in support of the doctrine of the manifesto.
renewal.org.uk/blog/why-man...
renewal.org.uk/blog/why-man...
The best and most persuasive account in favour of constitutional monarchy comes from Clement Attlee
October 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The best and most persuasive account in favour of constitutional monarchy comes from Clement Attlee
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Call for papers for a workshop on Economic Aspects of the Constitution: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...
October 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Call for papers for a workshop on Economic Aspects of the Constitution: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...
The substantial decline of romantic and poetic language or themes in Labour Party manifestos is truly sad. By way of example, compare the rallying call to vote for Labour in the 1924 and 2024 manifesto
October 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The substantial decline of romantic and poetic language or themes in Labour Party manifestos is truly sad. By way of example, compare the rallying call to vote for Labour in the 1924 and 2024 manifesto
Currently focussing on other areas of research. But with the on-going debate about reforming the HRA 1998 and withdrawing from the ECHR, here is a list of my published work on the subject over the past year—all written through a political constitutionalist and communitarian lens:
October 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Currently focussing on other areas of research. But with the on-going debate about reforming the HRA 1998 and withdrawing from the ECHR, here is a list of my published work on the subject over the past year—all written through a political constitutionalist and communitarian lens:
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My new article on Climate Change Litigation under the ECHR is out in @echr-law-review.bsky.social. (Thanks to my colleagues @lancasterlaw.bsky.social and @cohelongo.bsky.social for comments.)
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October 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
My new article on Climate Change Litigation under the ECHR is out in @echr-law-review.bsky.social. (Thanks to my colleagues @lancasterlaw.bsky.social and @cohelongo.bsky.social for comments.)
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Incredibly sad to hear about the sudden passing of Professor Conor Gearty KC. A titan of Public Law and Human Rights scholarship. From examining my Ph.D. to offering career advice in the months after, Conor was uniquely kind and generous with his time. He will be sorely missed.
September 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Incredibly sad to hear about the sudden passing of Professor Conor Gearty KC. A titan of Public Law and Human Rights scholarship. From examining my Ph.D. to offering career advice in the months after, Conor was uniquely kind and generous with his time. He will be sorely missed.
The New Statesman’s profile on Shabana Mahmood pin points what, imo, sets her apart from most in the Labour government and wider party—a communitarian belief in rights and duties. I’ve written about the Labour Party’s historical support for this and how it may help Blue Labour.
September 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The New Statesman’s profile on Shabana Mahmood pin points what, imo, sets her apart from most in the Labour government and wider party—a communitarian belief in rights and duties. I’ve written about the Labour Party’s historical support for this and how it may help Blue Labour.
Grateful to Dr. Richard Johnson (@richardmarcj on X) for citing me in this brilliant piece. A succinct historical overview of the Attlee government’s scepticism towards the ECHR. This was once a mainstream view in the party. Highly recommend reading!
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/31/labour-the-original-echr-sceptics/
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September 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Grateful to Dr. Richard Johnson (@richardmarcj on X) for citing me in this brilliant piece. A succinct historical overview of the Attlee government’s scepticism towards the ECHR. This was once a mainstream view in the party. Highly recommend reading!
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With renewed interest in Blue Labour, I wrote a post that looks to develop its constitutionalism. More specifically, what does Blue Labour’s rejection of the “abstract ideal of the individual” in favour of “reciprocal obligations” and “solidarity” in society mean for rights?
Sanjit Nagi: A Blue Labour Constitutionalism: Rights and Duties
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...
Sanjit Nagi: A Blue Labour Constitutionalism: Rights and Duties
Over the last three months, there has been a renewed interest in the concept and politics of ‘Blue Labour’—through media coverage, the formation of a Blue Labour parliamentary group, and the growin…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
May 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
With renewed interest in Blue Labour, I wrote a post that looks to develop its constitutionalism. More specifically, what does Blue Labour’s rejection of the “abstract ideal of the individual” in favour of “reciprocal obligations” and “solidarity” in society mean for rights?
In 1951, a young Anthony Crosland published an article titled “Prospects for the Council of Europe”—where he wrote persuasively and forcefully against the supranational institution. The full article is well worth a read, but these passages are particularly good
July 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
In 1951, a young Anthony Crosland published an article titled “Prospects for the Council of Europe”—where he wrote persuasively and forcefully against the supranational institution. The full article is well worth a read, but these passages are particularly good
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The potential policy proposals to reform the ECHR and Human Rights Act 1998 might sound workable. But in my latest UKCLA post I argue that withdrawal from the Convention and repeal of the HRA 1998 is the only meaningful vehicle for change.
Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/02/s...
Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights
Over the last few weeks criticism of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR/the Convention) and suggestions that the United Kingdom (U.K) should attempt to reform the supranational instrumen…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
July 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The potential policy proposals to reform the ECHR and Human Rights Act 1998 might sound workable. But in my latest UKCLA post I argue that withdrawal from the Convention and repeal of the HRA 1998 is the only meaningful vehicle for change.
The potential policy proposals to reform the ECHR and Human Rights Act 1998 might sound workable. But in my latest UKCLA post I argue that withdrawal from the Convention and repeal of the HRA 1998 is the only meaningful vehicle for change.
Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/02/s...
Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights
Over the last few weeks criticism of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR/the Convention) and suggestions that the United Kingdom (U.K) should attempt to reform the supranational instrumen…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
July 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The potential policy proposals to reform the ECHR and Human Rights Act 1998 might sound workable. But in my latest UKCLA post I argue that withdrawal from the Convention and repeal of the HRA 1998 is the only meaningful vehicle for change.
Reposted by Sanjit Nagi
Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/02/s...
Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights
Over the last few weeks criticism of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR/the Convention) and suggestions that the United Kingdom (U.K) should attempt to reform the supranational instrumen…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/02/s...
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My article on the Attlee government’s resistance of the ECHR and how this historical episode can inform contemporary Convention critical debates can be found in the April 2025 edn of Pubic Law
May 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
My article on the Attlee government’s resistance of the ECHR and how this historical episode can inform contemporary Convention critical debates can be found in the April 2025 edn of Pubic Law
Reposted by Sanjit Nagi
Was the European Convention on Human Rights Churchill's legacy? Would leaving the ECHR betray the Tory tradition?
In a Policy Exchange paper with Conor Casey, we debunk these historical myths. With prefaces by Lords Sumption and (Andrew) Roberts. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
In a Policy Exchange paper with Conor Casey, we debunk these historical myths. With prefaces by Lords Sumption and (Andrew) Roberts. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
Revisiting the British Origins of the European Convention on Human Rights - Policy Exchange
Download Publication Online Reader This new paper from Policy Exchange challenges the view that the European Convention on Human Rights is a “British legacy” – and that to leave the Convention would b...
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May 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Was the European Convention on Human Rights Churchill's legacy? Would leaving the ECHR betray the Tory tradition?
In a Policy Exchange paper with Conor Casey, we debunk these historical myths. With prefaces by Lords Sumption and (Andrew) Roberts. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
In a Policy Exchange paper with Conor Casey, we debunk these historical myths. With prefaces by Lords Sumption and (Andrew) Roberts. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
Extremely grateful to the authors for citing my work in this superb report. It brilliantly sets out why ECHR withdrawal would not amount to a 'betrayal' of British legacy and recounts the often-neglected historical scepticism towards the Convention. A must read!
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policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
Revisiting the British Origins of the European Convention on Human Rights - Policy Exchange
Download Publication Online Reader This new paper from Policy Exchange challenges the view that the European Convention on Human Rights is a “British legacy” – and that to leave the Convention would b...
policyexchange.org.uk
May 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Extremely grateful to the authors for citing my work in this superb report. It brilliantly sets out why ECHR withdrawal would not amount to a 'betrayal' of British legacy and recounts the often-neglected historical scepticism towards the Convention. A must read!
policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...
A good reminder that questions of money and economics are political and should be determined by political authority. It is not, as John Maynard Keynes claimed, “a bloodless scientific investigation”. What would Keynes have made of the growing economic constitution—OBR, Office for Value of Money etc?
May 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A good reminder that questions of money and economics are political and should be determined by political authority. It is not, as John Maynard Keynes claimed, “a bloodless scientific investigation”. What would Keynes have made of the growing economic constitution—OBR, Office for Value of Money etc?
With renewed interest in Blue Labour, I wrote a post that looks to develop its constitutionalism. More specifically, what does Blue Labour’s rejection of the “abstract ideal of the individual” in favour of “reciprocal obligations” and “solidarity” in society mean for rights?
Sanjit Nagi: A Blue Labour Constitutionalism: Rights and Duties
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...
Sanjit Nagi: A Blue Labour Constitutionalism: Rights and Duties
Over the last three months, there has been a renewed interest in the concept and politics of ‘Blue Labour’—through media coverage, the formation of a Blue Labour parliamentary group, and the growin…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
May 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
With renewed interest in Blue Labour, I wrote a post that looks to develop its constitutionalism. More specifically, what does Blue Labour’s rejection of the “abstract ideal of the individual” in favour of “reciprocal obligations” and “solidarity” in society mean for rights?
Reposted by Sanjit Nagi
Sanjit Nagi: A Blue Labour Constitutionalism: Rights and Duties
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...
Sanjit Nagi: A Blue Labour Constitutionalism: Rights and Duties
Over the last three months, there has been a renewed interest in the concept and politics of ‘Blue Labour’—through media coverage, the formation of a Blue Labour parliamentary group, and the growin…
ukconstitutionallaw.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Sanjit Nagi: A Blue Labour Constitutionalism: Rights and Duties
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...
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Sanjit Nagi: “A Mandate for Change!”: Popular Sovereignty and the Labour Party ukconstitutionallaw.org/2024/07/22/s...
Sanjit Nagi: “A Mandate for Change!”: Popular Sovereignty and the Labour Party
The recent general election saw the Labour Party being elected with a majority of 171 seats in Parliament. The following morning, in his first speech as Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer claimed the na...
ukconstitutionallaw.org
July 22, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Sanjit Nagi: “A Mandate for Change!”: Popular Sovereignty and the Labour Party ukconstitutionallaw.org/2024/07/22/s...
My article on the Attlee government’s resistance of the ECHR and how this historical episode can inform contemporary Convention critical debates can be found in the April 2025 edn of Pubic Law
May 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
My article on the Attlee government’s resistance of the ECHR and how this historical episode can inform contemporary Convention critical debates can be found in the April 2025 edn of Pubic Law