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Since this is a slow news day I thought you might be interested to know that the Conservative Government has given itself the powers to write laws without the scrutiny of Parliament. In other words, Sovereignty means something quite different from what it meant before #Brexit.
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In essence, UK Sovereignty has passed from Parliament to the Executive. Scrutiny is sidelined. Abuse is about to be the norm. Civil War is a potential reality. This is "National Socialism", or Nazi if you prefer, writ large over our political milieu.
Be warned and be alert.
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Be warned and be alert.
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[It has been described by the doyen of academic public lawyers, Professor Mark Elliott, as “the hoarding of power by the Government at the expense of respect for any part of the constitution that threatens its hegemony.”]
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[Section 31 of the Act gives a Minister power to “make such provision as [he] considers appropriate to implement… or otherwise for the purposes of dealing with matters arising out of, or related to, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement."]
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[These are incredibly broad powers – given to a Minister not Parliament – to reshape every aspect of national life the EU previously touched on.]
[And it is all but certain that Government will misuse these powers.]
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[And it is all but certain that Government will misuse these powers.]
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If you have not already done so I suggest you consider supporting The Good Law Project, led by @JolyonMaugham. They, currently, seem to be the only Law firm who are interested in defending the constitutional rights of Parliament and citizenry.
https://goodlawproject.org/
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https://goodlawproject.org/
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