Fao Naomi

[spathiphyllum]

[Alexander89]

I hate this man !

[New Judge]

//…but if shutting Parliament down for however long the PM wishes isn't destroying democracy then I don't know what is.//

I don’t recall that Nice Mr Major being accused of “destroying democracy” in 1997 (to avoid the “cash for questions” report being debated). Nor have I read of the destruction of democracy wreaked by Clement Atlee when he prorogued Parliament in 1948 to prevent the House of Lords obstructing his nationalisation programme. But, hey-ho, this is obviously “different”.

//Some of the [EU's] flaws are by design, and will hopefully be addressed in future//

Ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

// -- but all the members consented to those flaws.//

Yes, or they can’t be members. And it seems that when a country’s electorate decides it no longer wants to be a member because (among many other things) it doesn’t like those shortcomings, look at the trouble that follows.

But back to spathi’s question – of course there will be short-term disruption in the event of a No Deal Brexit. It’s inevitable when a country’s Parliament has allowed the nation to become so entwined with an unelected foreign organisation that weilds so much control over it. But that doesn’t mean it should not be done. In fact, quite how anybody could suggest we remain in an organisation that, according to “Yellowhammer”, has the ability to cause so much disruption to everyday life is a little hard to fathom.

One thing that has emerged from this last week is that there is a clear and pressing need for the legal systems of the minor constituent parts of the UK to be brought into line with that of England & Wales. It is preposterous that, particularly in the case of Scotland, judges can sit in judgement of the actions of the UK Parliament. There should be just one legal system for the UK. That way, at least, the loophole that exits in Scottish law that allows speeding motorists to escape justice will no longer exist (I’ll explain if you want me to).