“At stake are he fundamentals of our democratic system: whether our elected parliament is sovereign, whether our rulers are bound by the law
. Why do Cummings and Johnson think they can get away with it? Perhaps they saw last months polls, showing two thirds of young voters approve of “strongman” leaders prepared to defy parliament, while a quarter believe democracy is a bad way to run the country. Or, perhaps they reflect on the 2016 election referendum.
Their victory was not won in a few weeks of summer campaigning but after three decades in which the very idea of Europe has been relentlessly attacked
John Bercow is surely right to suggest that, once this Brexit crises has passed, a written constitution will be essential, one that would spell out the limits on executive might - stripping the prime minister for example of the power to suspend parliament.”
Jonathan Freedland
14/09/19
Fruit flies - help needed please.
Army horses loose on London streets
Have any of you got all electric cars? Pros and cons please.