In Robert Jenrick’s letter of Resignation, he refers to the UK’s unwritten Constitution. So what is an unwritten Constitution and why does it help Westminster to have one?
Perhaps to understand what an ‘unwritten Constitution ‘ is we should first look at a ‘ written’ one and its merits and we will see why Westminster prefers to operate under the present one!
First of all a written Constitution brings stability to a country and its people. Secondly there are rules to which every government irrespective of Party has to work within. Those rules are open and transparent.
The nearest the UK has come to that in recent years was when we were part of the EU!
They are a set of fundamental principles, codified into Law and they set out our Fundamental Rights which cannot be changed to suit a government agenda.
The UK doesn’t have that and maybe you are beginning to see why!!
The UK operates under an uncodified Constitution, where the government of the time decides which Principles they will work under, and they can evolve as required.
To put that into layman’s language, they can move the goalposts at any time and in whatever way suits them. The best example of this is the Immigration Bill going through Westminster just now.
…..if they will deny one group of people their Human Rights, how far will they go to deny Scotland our Sovereign Rights?
The only consistent rule Westminster has is…….if the present rules don’t fit…..change the rule!
Unwritten Constitutions are not unusual, Israel has one! They are in general built on ‘tradition’ which explains a lot.
Many believe a UC to be more democratic, depicting the thoughts of today’s voters, that would be okay if Governments stuck to their Manifesto promises, but they don’t!
Democracy is more than just ticking a box once every 5 years, then being ignored for another 5 years!
Direct Democracy is about ongoing engagement, that would be, or should be written into any Scottish Constitution.
This worked well in the ‘olden days’, so why not bring it back, today’s system does not work for the People, it only works for the rich!
It’s within our power to change this. Westminster does not give us this power, the Claim of Right used in the right way, does…..and Liberation.scot will lead the way.
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Rejoicing in an Unwritten Constitution is a perfect cover for what we have today in both Scotland and the rest of the UKs – an elected dictatorship.
The larger the majority of the ruling party, the more ridiculous and aggressive the legislation they can push through as a large majority guarantees a successful vote in the HoC. We only need to look at Johnson and Co. and now Sunak and Co. to see that they don’t fear a rebellion as they can afford a few rebels to vote against them at any time. There is no scrutiny or accountability, so the ruling party simply steamrollers through anything it wants.
You will never see International Human Rights Treaties incorporated into a codified Constitution because that limits the powers of the ruling party. However, there are a number of countries that do have international human rights treaties incorporated into their Constitutions and they include: Argentina; Finland; Switzerland; Columbia; Germany; South Africa; and Sweden.
Many of phrases within Scotland’s current Constitution have been included in the constitutions of independent countries all over the world because they support human rights.
Contrast that with the Tory UK government that frequently ignores international law and the International Human Rights Treaties that it has signed and ratified.