
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.
Join today!










