Transcript of speech Government by decree: Covid-19 and the ConstitutionLord SumptionCambridge Freshfields Annual Law Lecture27 October 2020, 6pm During the Covid-19 pandemic, the British state has exercised coercive powers over its citizens on a scale never previously attempted. It has taken effective legal control, enforced by the police, over the personal lives of the entire … Continue reading Government by decree – Covid-19 and the Constitution – Lord Sumption