The problem with the British constitution is sovereignty. We let those words “the sovereignty of parliament” trip off our tongues all too easily. We were taught in our constitutional law classes that, in Britain, the Sovereign rules through Parliament; that we are all subject to the rule of law exercised by a sovereign parliament which includes the courts, however independent they may seem. Above all, sovereign power is without limit, and that means no Parliament could be bound by its predecessors. So we can have no entrenched laws and there are no fundamental rights granted above Parliament. In short, we are the subjects of an absolute Parliament. Sadly, that is the cause of our confusion in this modern era.
The On-Board Airline Sales Charade
Ever since people paid to travel in aircraft, the airlines have worried about how to feed them while they fly. For the first eighty years of air travel the answer was ‘on board catering’; basic for economy, and superior for the first class, and … [Continue reading]
Cruel Government Obstructs Benefits For Its Disabled & Poor.
My son is 54 years old and has been disabled with a learning disability since he was born. He has been supported through state provided disability benefits throughout his life because there is no possibility of him being able to undertake a … [Continue reading]
Heathrow Third Runway: A Horrible Mistake
The third Heathrow runway would be a mistake of gigantic proportions. I can categorically say that the building of another runway at Heathrow would be about the most stupid and unpleasant political act you could imagine in this day and age. There … [Continue reading]
Reforming the House of Lords: A 21st Century Proposal
Reforming the House of Lords will only really mean something by making serious, far reaching changes. This article provides my justification, and a proposal for such change. … [Continue reading]
The Meaning of Marriage: An Alternative Comment
The fashionable view of marriage is that it is declining, archaic and no longer necessary. This is wide of the mark. It is not just that weddings are on the increase - partly a result of more second marriages; it is that being old fashioned is no … [Continue reading]
Wanted! A Government Which Cares.
Following the June fiasco of a general election, we now find ourselves with effectively no government. A minority government, at the best of times, is difficult. I was part of such a government in the mid-1970s, but at least we knew what were the … [Continue reading]
They Don’t Care About Global Warming: A polemic already past
(Written in June 2010 updated and reinforced November 2017.) Almost everyone now accepts that global warming is a fact of life and the excess burning of carbon fuels will not only hasten the process, but those very fuels are themselves becoming … [Continue reading]
The Motorists Manifesto
Even though a majority of voters in the London area drive a vehicle, that part of their lives has been ignored by recent policies of London’s Mayors. In fact, London has experienced years of heavy prejudice against the means of transport used by … [Continue reading]
After The Vote
Has Britain really gone mad? It is now over a year since my last blog on the subject of brexit. I became seriously ill just after the referendum vote and so here is my response to what has happened in the succeeding year. In those weeks before … [Continue reading]