Return of the abolition of parliament bill?
Return of the abolition of parliament bill?
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Dr Jekyll

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23,820 posts

291 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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http://liberalconspiracy.org/2010/11/17/coalition-...


"The Committee considers that the powers contained in clauses 1 to 5 (of the public bodies bill) and 11 as they are currently drafted are not appropriate delegations of legislative power. They would grant to Ministers unacceptable discretion to rewrite the statute book, with inadequate parliamentary scrutiny of, and control over, the process."


jeff m

4,066 posts

288 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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Grim is the first word that comes to mind.
The PM is elected by those in his party who he then appoints as Ministers.

The job title is PM not Emperor.

It is getting to the stage where democracy has become awefully inconvenient for those in power.


thinfourth2

32,414 posts

234 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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jeff m said:
It is getting to the stage where democracy has become awefully inconvenient for those in power.
And detrimental to the country they are running

If there weren't chasing votes they might make a decent job of it

AshVX220

5,965 posts

220 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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thinfourth2 said:
jeff m said:
It is getting to the stage where democracy has become awefully inconvenient for those in power.
And detrimental to the country they are running

If there weren't chasing votes they might make a decent job of it
+1yes

The Black Flash

13,735 posts

228 months

Friday 19th November 2010
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I won't say I'm surprised, but I had dared hope, for a few weeks, that this lot might be better.
Alas, no.