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Does anyone have any ideas how likely this will actually become law? Crazy laws get proposed here in America all the time. From what I've seen by watching the P
by dajohnson89 10y ago
Does anyone have any ideas how likely this will actually become law? Crazy laws get proposed here in America all the time. From what I've seen by watching the Prime Minister's questions every now and then, lots of far-fetched proposals are made across the pond as well. But they never get far, and not worth getting bothered about.
- mobiuscog 10y agoHighly unlikely, tbh.
- marcoperaza 10y ago"The government" in a parliamentary system, in this context, refers to what we would call "the administration" in the US, i.e. the Prime Minister and his ministers. And almost by definition, the government controls a majority in parliament ("almost" because it is possible to have a minority government) and has a high likelihood of passing its agenda. But the proposed laws do change a lot as they go through consultations and committees, and intra-party negotiations. There is a sizable libertarian wing of the Conservative Party.
- mobiuscog 10y agoAnd we have the House of Lords, which ... well, let's just say it's not really like anything else.
- marcoperaza 10y agoAs archaic as it sounds on paper, it's the best functioning upper house in the world. It provides actual substantive research into government policy, and a temporary restraint on changing long-time status quo, being able to delay legislation but not stop it altogether. I really hope you guys don't change it any more.
- noir_lord 10y agoThey float this stuff all the time and it often gets beaten down quickly, frankly its a distraction compared to the other stuff they already do.
- LinuxBender 10y agoVery unlikely. Websites run by small companies will not implement something unless they must do so to accept a payment. An example of this was the ICRA/PICS labeling system. Super easy to implement and self-regulate and hardly anyone implemented it.