New Labour try to build bypass

[turbobloke]

Unfortunately, it's the wrong kind. As we've come to expect this is an attempt to give Ministers an easier ride. Not content with telling dentists to take new NHS patients by telephone in future so we don't see photos of queues stretching four blocks, or telling headteachers they cannot interview prospective pupils and their parents in case disfunctional families and their disruptively violent offspring are 'discriminated against' - after all if the chavs can't be educated they must be allowed to prevent other children from getting an education too, to enforce equality of dumbass outcome - we now have the prospect of total control freakery and parliamentary bypass with 'The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill'.

This would give Ministers the power to amend, repeal or replace any legislation, and confer new powers with regard to common law, while providing a very restricted role for both the Commons or the Lords.

House of Lords Constitutional Affairs Committee said:

...we are concerned at the unprecedentedly wide powers Ministers are seeking to confer on themwselves...these reforms have the potential to be so far-reaching that special consideration will need to be given to the risk of inadvertent and ill considered constitutional change

BLiar's control freakery and arrogant disdain for due process has no limits.

>> Edited by turbobloke on Saturday 11th February 03:55

[Jaglover]

Very worrying indeed.

The recent House of Lords amendments to the religous hatred bill highlighted their significant role in helping to prevent Labour control freakery.

Have you any more details as to the proposed changes?

[turbobloke]

Happy to oblige, The Bill is a click away. Here's the (eye) opener:

The first page of the Bill said:

The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill 2005-06 extends the scope of the powers available to Ministers to amend statute law by Order and at the same time relaxes the constraints of parliamentary scrutiny on the Order making process.

Bare faced isn't the half of it, this is one that HAS to fall.

[Einion Yrth]

Surely even the muppets that we (alledgedly) elect to parliament aren't dozy enough to vote themselves even less power against the government machine than they currently have. What the hell happened to the concept of separation of powers?

[tallbloke]

the third page of the bill said:

"The Bill would allow the Minister seeking to make changes to primary legislation to introduce orders that were subject to the negative, affirmative or super-affirmative procedures. The Minister would have to explain why he recommended the particular course of action. When the negative or affirmative resolutions procedures were recommended, either House would have 21 days to resolve that a more rigorous procedure should be applied."

So that means the mnister's arbitrary powers can be rubber-stamped by a large commons majority for the ruling Junta. Which focuses our attention more on proposed reform of the upper house.

the fourth page of the bill said:

"Jim Murphy, the Cabinet Office Minister, told the Regulatory Reform Committee that the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill would not be used to implement "highly controversial" measures. The Government has suggested what is controversial at one time is not necessarily controversial at another time, so the degree of controversy associated with a particular proposal would need to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. However, it has "reiterated its commitment not to use Order powers to deliver highly political measures, such as amendments to terrorism law or the Parliament Act"."

Which of course begs the question of who decides what is and is not highly controversial.

[wedg1e]

Cheeeky fuucking cuunts.

Oh well, as soon as all the intelligent people have left the UK, they can control the remaining mongs to their hearts' content.