Gavin Esler (Here’s the key question about Britain in 2023: why do we put up with this rubbish?, 25 October) makes some good points, but his implication that we should have a written constitution, as the US does, should be resisted.
The US constitution makes it impossible to legislate for firearms control and periodically allows an irresponsible legislature to threaten the dissolution of all federal government by withholding the revenue needed for the armed forces and civil servants.
Gavin Esler’s article poses the questions “why are things so … shit?” and how it is that Liz Truss, Chris Grayling and others seem to repeatedly fail upwards?
Gavin Esler’s excellent article identifies the first necessary step in halting our prolonged descent into dysfunction and despair.
No sane person would agree to buy a house or a car from a salesman who said that there was no need for a written contract and that “their word was their bond”.
While there are plenty of other challenges facing the UK right now, a written constitution, created by the people, would go some way to resolving much of the dissembling, lying and corruption that are now endemic in our political system.
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Gavin Esler (Here’s the key question about Britain in 2023: why do we put up with this rubbish?, 25 October) makes some good points, but his implication that we should have a written constitution, as the US does, should be resisted.
The US constitution makes it impossible to legislate for firearms control and periodically allows an irresponsible legislature to threaten the dissolution of all federal government by withholding the revenue needed for the armed forces and civil servants.
Gavin Esler’s article poses the questions “why are things so … shit?” and how it is that Liz Truss, Chris Grayling and others seem to repeatedly fail upwards?
Gavin Esler’s excellent article identifies the first necessary step in halting our prolonged descent into dysfunction and despair.
No sane person would agree to buy a house or a car from a salesman who said that there was no need for a written contract and that “their word was their bond”.
While there are plenty of other challenges facing the UK right now, a written constitution, created by the people, would go some way to resolving much of the dissembling, lying and corruption that are now endemic in our political system.
The original article contains 522 words, the summary contains 197 words. Saved 62%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!