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So this is like Arbitration in the US? In the UK, how are they "known to be free of political interference etc."? Is it easy for people to contest a decision
by vmarsy 8y ago
So this is like Arbitration in the US?
In the UK, how are they "known to be free of political interference etc."?
Is it easy for people to contest a decision that looks unfair and bring it to the regular courts ?
- tlarkworthy 8y agoYes since the Magna Carta of 1215
- avmich 8y agoIs it a popular folklore or there is actual, comparable to others advantage in regard to laws? Britain lately became known for lack of law enforcements towards dirty money. I also not sure how one can manage to claim strong laws and be a surveillance capital of, say, Europe. I'd assume that's because the situation is even worse in other places.
- tlarkworthy 8y agoI think so, we don't have state ids. The people are not generally against cctv as far as i can tell, and thats why we have the most survelance. The people more or less trust the state structures. You can see this in the police force, its not combatative unlike, say, the US. The state and the people work together, and thats a cultural norm spanning thousands of years. There are lots of superficially democratically questionable things in uk society, like monarchy. But it all works out becuase i think people do feel empowered with a say in the state apparatus. British people are extremely honest https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-people-most-honest-in-the-world-and-have-uk-politicians-to-thank-a6922306.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h... . I think this has been enabled by a long history of rule following, from the rulers and the people. On your actual point i doubt there is noticable difference in laws. I think culture is more important than laws and our laws are just codifying our culture