Should the UK Have fully written constitution? UK has partly an unwritten and uncodified constitution. Such a system‚ like any other‚ has their advantages and disadvantages‚ but because of their unusual system there are a lot of disputes around it. A big question at hand is: “Should the constitution be fully written or not?” A codified constitution means that all the points and laws are written and could be read‚ such a constitution typically occurs at some critical moment in a country’s history
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Scottish Economy Scotland has a mixed economy closely interlinked with the rest of the United Kingdom (UK) and with the European Union more widely. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita‚ which stood at £16‚944 in 2005‚ is the 4th highest of the regions and countries of the UK‚ after London‚ South East England and Eastern England. Its annual economic growth in 2006 was 2.2%. The main factors contributing to the Scottish economy are Energy‚ Whiskey and financial services. The
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The Devolution of the American Family The modern American family unit is ever-changing. The American family now includes more and more diverse people. As Natalie Angier says‚ “In increasing numbers‚ blacks marry whites‚ atheists marry Baptists‚ men marry men and women women‚ Democrats marry Republicans and start talk shows”. This seems to many to be a good thing. The American family is becoming more diversified and inclusive of all types of people. However‚ these examples of what seems to be diversity
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For 1: The House of Lords is unelected therefore do not represent the nation. For 2: The Lords are appointed for life and therefore cannot be removed from office. For 3: The Lords are useless and get overridden by the Commons. We need a chamber with power. For 4: It is anachronistic for a democratic state to have an unelected chamber of parliament. For 5: But it’s WRONG. Against 1: The Commons represents the nation: a second chamber in a unitary state cannot duplicate this effect
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provided for devolution. Under the Government of Wales Act and the Northern Ireland Act‚ the national assemblies were granted certain devolutionary power‚ whereas in the case of Scotland‚ under the Scotland Act‚ the nation was given a parliament. While the powers granted to each state vary ‚ there has been a clear impact made on both the Westminster model of parliament and the constitution. This is particularly the case in Scotland‚ which was granted the executive powers once held by the Scottish secretary
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legitimate as all policy making institutions must have legitimacy. Therefore‚ there is much that can be done towards constitutional reform. Another one of Labour’s reforms to the UK was the devolution act. In Labour’s manifesto they said that they would address the issues of devolution and making the country more democratic. When Labour got into office they did
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area in which the Scottish Parliament can make law‚ whereas legislative power for a reserved matter belongs to the UK Parliament. The vision for devolution and demand for self government dates back to 1979. A referendum was held‚ but was unsuccessful in relation to voting percentages. The plight continued until power was eventually devolved on 1 July 1999 at the opening of the Scottish Parliament. This was formed as a result of a majority vote at the referendum on Scottish devolution in 1997 and established
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“In the United Kingdom Parliament is supreme in all legislative matters; a written constitution could never be introduced because it would always be subject to express or implied amendment or repeal”. A written constitution is one which can be found in one or more legal documents which are approve in the form of laws and this system is very precise to run. The laws are created by representatives who are present at that period of timed in history and written constitutions always propagate at a
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between two futures for our country In 2011 Scotland is estimated to have had the eighth highest economic output (GDP) per head in the 34 countries of the OECD (the organisation of developed economic countries) 89% of Scottish MSP said no to cutting child benefit in 2012 91% of Scottish MPs said no to bedroom tax in 2013 In recent polls the choice whether to go independent has been at a 50/50 split. UK would become weaker by not having Scotland and the oil that Scotland provides as revenue. Influential
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Scottish Independence The Scottish people are one of the oldest nations in Europe‚ with a history of well over 1500 years. During this time they have lived in the same geographical territory. The historical records show a history going back several thousand years but written evidence shows that the Kingdom of Scotland was founded by a man named Fergus Mor around 500 AD. Scotland was a united kingdom by the early years of the 9th century after the union of the Picts and the Scots under
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