This is an excellent article by @davidallengreen. Whatever the merits of a written constitution, it's not going to happen any time soon. So we need achievable changes that can be carried now - like those set out in this article. https://twitter.com/prospect_uk/status/1327657546916761608
There are two things that are unquestionably worse than *not* having a written constitution:
- (1) Having a *bad* constitution, that's hard to change;
- (2) Having a constitution that doesn't command widespread consent. (Imagine a 52%:48% vote in a constitutional referendum...)
- (1) Having a *bad* constitution, that's hard to change;
- (2) Having a constitution that doesn't command widespread consent. (Imagine a 52%:48% vote in a constitutional referendum...)
Constitutions set the rules within which we argue. When they themselves become the point of contention, the state is in danger. As a highly-polarised society, with powerful interests that wd certainly aim to nobble the process, the UK is not well set-up for constitution writing.