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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Best dog in the world? Certainly, @suzanneraine.bsky.social argues, best British dog in the world! It’s all about LABRADORS on the Garlic&Pearls podcast!

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Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

What role should parliaments play before, during, and after a crisis or emergency? With the Institute for Government and the UCL Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism, we have put together an amazing lineup. /1 @efieldingd.bsky.social @timdurrant.bsky.social @drhannahwhite.bsky.social

The Role of Parliaments in Crises and Emergencies:
Before, During, and After

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Date: 22 January 2026

Venue: Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, 1 Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JR

Time: 14:00 – 18:00 (Registration from 13:15)

14:00-14:05 Introduction Dr Paolo Sandro (House of Commons/University of Leeds)

14:05-14:20 Opening Remarks Prof Ilan Kelman (UCL)
14:20-
15:05 Preparing and Legislating Dr Thomas Muinzer (University of Aberdeen)

Suzanne Raine (University of Cambridge)

Eve Samson (House of Commons)

Chair: Dr Hannah White OBE (Institute for Government)

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15:55 Responsive Management and Scrutiny Sarah Davies (House of Commons)

Prof Jeff King (UCL)

Dr Jonathan Murphy (IDEA)

Chair: Prof Erin Delaney (UCL)

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16:45 Accountability
and Lesson-learning Sir Jack Beatson (24 Lincoln's Inn Fields)

Kate Dewsnip (University of Liverpool)

Dr Cath Haddon (Institute for Government)

Chair: Dr Rupavardhini Balakrishnan Raju (UCL)

16:45-17:15 Audience Q&A and Conclusion Led by Dr Paolo Sandro and Dr Hannah White OBE

The Role of Parliaments in Crises and Emergencies:
Before, During, and After
In the theory and practice of emergency powers since the time of the ancient Roman
republic, legislatures have played a muted or entirely absent role during the exercise
of potent executive powers to manage the crisis. The twentieth century has seen a
profound change in this regard. There has been a steady proliferation of various
statutory models for addressing emergencies and crises, and, in some jurisdictions,
the rise of a more prominent supervisory role for national parliaments.
On any approach, the management of emergencies and crises often entails
constitutional disruption to the parliamentary processes of making or approving laws
and scrutiny of Government. Such was quite apparent in the very rapid passage of the
Coronavirus Bill through the UK Parliament in 2020, and in the hundreds of public
health emergency regulations made by the UK and devolved governments to address
the COVID-19 pandemic. Notwithstanding some disruption, however, the UK
legislatures remained open and this was consistent with international practice too.
Even in this context where the Government had to act with extreme urgency,
parliaments have continued to enjoy a supervisory and legislative role in mitigating
the risks to the established principles of constitutional democracy. Such a role is all
the more possible and evident in crises of slow onset, such as climate change and
financial crises, in some cases leading to complex governance frameworks such as the
Climate Change Act 2008.
The aim of this event is to explore and discuss the various roles/functions that
parliaments, and in particular the UK Parliament, may play before, during, and after
an emergency or crisis. How should the foundations of constitutional democracy be
protected in the context of emergencies and crises? What type of framework legislation
allows for optimal response once one of these events occurs? How should the
legislative scrutiny fu…

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

In the first of our Garlic&Pearls podcast Christmas Corkers @suzanneraine.bsky.social takes a punt at the 2025 Christmas No1 and crowns 1984 as the top British Christmas chart; I explain how and why the French Christmas No1, by venerated crooner Tino Rossi, remains unchanged since 1946! 🤔

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Would you Adam and Eve it? This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social my old china @suzanneraine.bsky.social tests my language skills with a creative code that’s definitely not brown bread! Yes - it’s RHYMING SLANG! Tune in: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

This was a truly extraordinary day. I am so grateful to all the fellows of @selwyn1882.bsky.social for electing me and to Bishop Sarah for conducting the installation. We all offer her our warmest congratulations on her appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

@suzanneraine.bsky.social was installed as new Master @selwyn1882.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk yesterday by the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah #Mullally, who was announced today as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Graham Kings @grahamkings.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Sermon of Sarah #Mullally, Bishop of London, at the installation of @suzanneraine.bsky.social as the first female Master of @selwyn1882.bsky.social, @cam.ac.uk, deputising during the vacancy of the See of #Canterbury, the evening before the announcement of her as Archbishop-designate of Canterbury!

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Choral Evensong and Installation of Suzanne Raine as the 14th Master of Selwyn College

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Riveting ep of @garlicandpearls.bsky.social this week as @suzanneraine.bsky.social and I welcome expat food writer Chris Newens, author of Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals, who reveals surprising findings about Paris food! Tune in! @profilebooks.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Would you like to know HOW TO EAT EVERYTHING IN PARIS today? Tune in to our revelatory @garlicandpearls.bsky.social chat with Chris Newens, author of terrific food memoir Moveable Feasts! Insights galore! A sample… @profilebooks.bsky.social @robertloyko-greer.bsky.social @suzanneraine.bsky.social

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Recent events have highlighted the importance of diversifying transport corridors, with railways central in the foreign policy strategy of Russia, China and the West. But it is not without risk, warns Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi.

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Why Central Asia Focuses so Much on Railways

Recent events have highlighted the importance of diversifying transport corridors, with railways central in the foreign policy strategy of Russia, China and the West. But it is not without risk.

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Another Summer Short this week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social in which I and @suzanneraine.bsky.social ponder the histories and meanings of our respective emblematic headgear. Yes - it’s the béret and bobble hat face-off. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

It"s time for my annual reposting of this piece. Somehow things happen in August- is it because we aren't paying enough attention and things just slip? Or is it that rogues take advantage? @engelsbergideas.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/essays/bewar...

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Beware the Ides of August

World-altering events often happen in the middle of August. Is this a coincidence or is it something about the time of year?

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

This week on the nonpareil 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 podcast @garlicandpearls.bsky.social @suzanneraine.bsky.social and I probe the many meanings of the high vis/gilet jaune, including as a fashion statement. Tune in!

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Tune in tomorrow for the first of a short (naturally) series of zappy summery @garlicandpearls.bsky.social podcasts in which @suzanneraine.bsky.social and I compare and contrast similar things that our two nations do very differently…

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social another French myth - Club Med. Was/is it really, as its founder hoped, ‘the antidote to civilisation’? Is it possible to return to the state of nature… at an all-inclusive resort? I investigate with fellow holidaymaker @suzanneraine.bsky.social Tune in!

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

There's a big storm heading for the U.K. and the BBC says: "Many temporary summer structures including tents could be damaged". Perhaps Club Med would have been better: Apple: bit.ly/4mosPnw Spotify: bit.ly/46xChjH

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

When I think of camping, these are the images that come to mind. Thankfully - as she nonchalantly cracks open a tin of beans - @suzanneraine.bsky.social paints a far more inspiring picture in this week’s episode of @garlicandpearls.bsky.social Tune in from your campsite or luxury suite!

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I have been on ONE camping holiday in Britain in all my life. 🤔 Can @suzanneraine.bsky.social entice me back? Tune in and find out.

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

While in Japan, emboldened by my ‘memorable’ British pickled onion initiation at the hands of @suzanneraine.bsky.social in an early ep of our podcast, I felt it my duty to our @garlicandpearls.bsky.social listeners to try umeboshi - salted ‘pickled (brined) plums’, though ume is closer to apricots.

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Garlic & Pearls @garlicandpearls.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

If it feels like what we all really need is radical change, here's one which was tried earlier but may just work a second time:

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I was prepared to think this was bonkers but half way through I realised the French might have been on to something.

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social the concluding part of the 1217 Battle of Lincoln, complete with Louis of France’s last-ditch return with fleet, a retinue of knights and the flamboyant ‘magician pirate’ Eustace the Monk! St Bartholomew appears too! @suzanneraine.bsky.social

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social the indefatigable @suzanneraine.bsky.social concludes her breathtaking narrative of the last clash between Louis of France and the English troops led by William Marshall - and the redoubtable Nicola de la Haie. What would Macron think,I ask myself.

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John Nilsson-Wright @jnilssonwright.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o... @suzanneraine.bsky.social and Ali Ansari pass the baton to @wjhurst.bsky.social and me for our @camgeopolitics.bsky.social regular podcast. A very tough act to follow.

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Episode 54: What just happened?

Podcast Episode · On Geopolitics · 09/07/2025 · 44m

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Part 1 of 2: a decisive turning point in the relationship between these islands and France, and one which most of us don't know that much about. With Great Knights and plucky heroines! @murielzagha.bsky.social

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Acting lawfully in anticipatory self-defence requires proof of something that hasn’t yet happened. It is difficult to make such laws work when nations are in a state of permanent mutual hostility.

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

The perfect companion for the heatwave is our illuminating podcast @garlicandpearls.bsky.social where I tell @suzanneraine.bsky.social the pulpy story of ORANGINA: ‘Secouez-moi, secouez-moi!’ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

A drink as iconic as Orangina is more than a drink, I tell @suzanneraine.bsky.social in this week’s ep of @garlicandpearls.bsky.social - it’s a carrier of 🇫🇷 identity. Listen to the story of ORANGINA! open.spotify.com/episode/3W5K...

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social @suzanneraine.bsky.social takes to the high seas with tales of PIRATES and the British obsession with the marine Robin Hoods. Pictured: Blackbeard, John Morgan, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. 🏴‍☠️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I was just going to post this but @murielzagha.bsky.social beat me to it. Tension builds ahead of tomorrow's @garlicandpearls.bsky.social set on the high seas!

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

This week on the @garlicandpearls.bsky.social podcast I take @suzanneraine.bsky.social on a hair-raising tour of French theme parks. Not a lot of rides; much controversy. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

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Emile Hokayem اميل الحكيّم @emile-hokayem.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My piece in the Financial Times about Israel’s attack on Iran.

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

On Monday 16 June @suzanneraine.bsky.social and I will discussing all things Garlic & Pearls! Book a seat via the link below: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/garlic-pea...

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Is Pimm’s still the quintessence of British summer? Should we bring back oyster houses? This and other questions are considered this week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social Apple: apple.co/3Hw9jX6 Spotify: bit.ly/4jWXpTH

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

In which I serve up some good old fashioned British cordial and @murielzagha.bsky.social and I consider our capitalistic options.

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social I explain to @suzanneraine.bsky.social the history and significance of the French IDENTITY CARD. The medieval identity-theft story of Martin Guerre features, also the uses of anthropometry… Tune in!

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

A story of the French struggle between liberté and securité, expertly guided by @murielzagha.bsky.social

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social my visionary 🇬🇧 co-host @suzanneraine.bsky.social takes me on a tour of what might just be the ultimate British design for living: BUNGALOWS! Tune in!

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

This week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social we explore the affinity between Paris and Surrealism, and wonder what it takes to make an object a Surrealist icon. From subliminal to sublime, one might say. Tune in: Spotify: spoti.fi/4jd5HX1 Apple: bit.ly/43a9mAg @suzanneraine.bsky.social

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

The nature balance of accounts for this spring: on the positive the barn owls and the swallows are back in their nests. On the negative there are honey bee hives in the house walls and a hornet nest in the roof.

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Garlic & Pearls @garlicandpearls.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Toast, the world's most perfect snack, and one the French in their infinite wisdom don't seem to have discovered @murielzagha.bsky.social and @suzanneraine.bsky.social Apple: bit.ly/3RYsfzA Spotify: bit.ly/3GKoZW9

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

When I hear the word ‘toast’ I reach for a glass of champagne, but this week on @garlicandpearls.bsky.social I am schooled by @suzanneraine.bsky.social on the history and excellence of crisp buttered 🇬🇧 TOAST - with some true crime thrown in! Join us! Apple: bit.ly/3RYsfzA Spotify: bit.ly/3GKoZW9

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Engelsberg Ideas @engelsbergideas.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

"Until a resolution is found, Kashmir will continue to inspire and foster terrorist acts and remain one of the core grievances in the Islamist narrative." @suzanneraine.bsky.social on how Kashmir’s forgotten war has gone global engelsbergideas.com/essays/kashm...

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Kashmir's forgotten war goes global

Indian strikes on locations in Pakistan used by Kashmiri Jihadi organisations underline the enduring nature of the conflict, which has special risks for the UK.

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Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

HMS Belfast, plucky hero of the Battle of the North Cape where she played a key role in the sinking of the Scharnhorst, fired a VE Day salute in London at 3pm this afternoon.

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mise en abyme 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 🏳️‍🌈 @psychaedulcisanima.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Reminded by Garlic & Pearls latest episode how enraptured my parents were by Jacques Cousteau's 1965 "World without Sun." Suspend your irony filter for a glimpse into the scientific imagination of another era. @murielzagha.bsky.social @suzanneraine.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHau...

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Jacques Cousteau - World Without Sun - 1964

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

A great start of the day appearing alongside @gilescoren.bsky.social on the Times Radio Breakfast Show hosted by the esteem’d @thestigabell.bsky.social and Kate McCann. Many thanks for lively chat and kind mention of the UNMISSABLE @garlicandpearls.bsky.social 🇫🇷🇬🇧 podcast. @suzanneraine.bsky.social

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Muriel Zagha @murielzagha.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

This week on the podcast @garlicandpearls.bsky.social @suzanneraine.bsky.social leads me down the alleyways of 18th-century London on the trail of John Spilsbury, map maker and inventor of the JIGSAW PUZZLE!

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