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Article: Power to the people; Constitutional democracy.(Britain's unheralded revolution)(The New British Constitution)(Book review)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2009
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"THE British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be," Queen Elizabeth II was once overheard saying. Until recently it was a puzzle that 99% of Britons would happily have left unsolved. But public disenchantment with established politics was growing even before this year's scandal over MPs' expenses replaced apathy with scorn. Now, as politicians try to wheedle their way back to respectability, all sorts of constitutional changes are suddenly on the table, distracting just a touch from the more painful task of punishing the fiddlers and tightening the rules. Boot out the unelected peers forthwith! Replace first-past-the-post voting for Westminster seats ...
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