Hat tip to the good Captain Ranty for the following two videos. This is a very interesting development by The Runnymede Institute to address the constitutional fuck up that the last couple of Governments have made by tinkering badly with how parliament and the union are formed.
The Videos cover their cahllenge to the illegal (or possibly unlawful) reformation of the house of Lords, do spend the 10 minutes it takes to watch the videos, they’re really terribly enlightening:
The likelihood of them succeeding is I fear very low, because of the law is actually upheld then an awful lot (where by an awful lot I mean all) of the laws “passed” since 1999 haven’t been done so in a valid fashion, so at the very least are subject to challenge. I suspect the same would hold true for many other actions the state has taken during that time.
I’m going to pretty much leave it there except to say that again and again despite what nay sayers claim it looks as though Magna Carta is actually alive and well – and the government would very much like us to forget that. To forget where their power stems from and that there are limits upon it, and that they can still be held accountable for exceeding those limits.
Just one final topical item before I shut up, the act of Union says that we should all be subject to the same laws and yet once more we see a difference between English and Scottish law in the case of Mr Giggs. Now if the act of Union has been breached, and our Parliament in Westminster is the Government of the United Kingdom where has it left itself by wilfully breaking that union?
That’s a whole different question, but do watch the videos.
Update From the Runnymede institute – the high court has ruled against them, but also stated that the 1999 act didn’t amend the letters patent . So this fight may go on.
Ta for the link Giolla!