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parliamentary sovereignty

what are the political and legal constraints on paraliamentary sovereignty?
Reply 1
Original post by eviefaulx
what are the political and legal constraints on paraliamentary sovereignty?

Rule of law and being held to account by the population through the press.

We have just seen press and media scrutiny force political change over the Horizon scandal at the Post Office.
We are about to see the rule of law scupper Sunak's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
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Original post by hotpud
Rule of law and being held to account by the population through the press.

We have just seen press and media scrutiny force political change over the Horizon scandal at the Post Office.
We are about to see the rule of law scupper Sunak's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Presstitutes have little to do with the post office scandal which has been proceeding over 20 years plus a major lawsuit.
We also don't vote them in and don't know whose interests they are working for.
Reply 3
Original post by TheStupidMoon
Presstitutes have little to do with the post office scandal which has been proceeding over 20 years plus a major lawsuit.
We also don't vote them in and don't know whose interests they are working for.

Presstitutes had everything to do with the Post Office scandal. Without them, the Post Masters would still be being bogged down by the Post Office's bottomless pockets and skulduggery. It is only for the press that this has come to light and in particular the fact that it was dramatised.

It is true that the press answer to no one but they do publicise things that would otherwise remain secret and it is then for the public to decide if they go along with it or not. Without a free press holding our leaders to account, you have no democracy which is very much in evidence in Russia, China and other dictatorships where the population are spun the government line only.
Original post by hotpud
Presstitutes had everything to do with the Post Office scandal. Without them, the Post Masters would still be being bogged down by the Post Office's bottomless pockets and skulduggery. It is only for the press that this has come to light and in particular the fact that it was dramatised.

It is true that the press answer to no one but they do publicise things that would otherwise remain secret and it is then for the public to decide if they go along with it or not. Without a free press holding our leaders to account, you have no democracy which is very much in evidence in Russia, China and other dictatorships where the population are spun the government line only.

What democracy?
Reply 5
Original post by TheStupidMoon
What democracy?

Yawn. Feel free to go to China or Russia. Take notes so that you can compare, but don't get caught taking them.
Original post by hotpud
Yawn. Feel free to go to China or Russia. Take notes so that you can compare, but don't get caught taking them.

Why would I do that when I could live in the UK.Where the press are free to say whatever the regime wants it to.
Reply 7
Original post by TheStupidMoon
Why would I do that when I could live in the UK.Where the press are free to say whatever the regime wants it to.

Of course. But that is what a free press is. And equally as a citizen of the UK, there are plenty of outlets where you can read rather negative opinions of the current regime, unlike in Russia and China.
Reply 8
Original post by hotpud
Rule of law and being held to account by the population through the press.

We have just seen press and media scrutiny force political change over the Horizon scandal at the Post Office.
We are about to see the rule of law scupper Sunak's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Well, except when they decide to outlaw it anyway. The OSA is a marvelous bit of legislation for hiding peoples dirty laundry.
Original post by eviefaulx
what are the political and legal constraints on paraliamentary sovereignty?
Basically means there are no legitimate checks and balances. Essentially unlike the US which each branch has a right to exist as stated by the constitution. With Parliament being the ultimate source of parliamentary power they can do whatever they want! Could argue that the supreme court checks parliament, but if they are too inconvenient parliament has the power to dissolve them. Means bad for human rights etc.

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