What is the difference between a Lord Chancellor and a Secretary of State, the man on Clapham Omnibus could, with reason, ask. After all, that engagingly friendly and cheerful chappie, Lord Falconer, seems to be quite happy playing both roles.

in Guardian Unlimited 4 March 2004. Quote from Lord Woolf's Squire Centenary Lecture 'The Rule of Law and a Change in the Constitution'