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Also that they often lack the ability to do it, it's the legislative branch that makes the rules and budgets.
by Wohlf 6y ago
Also that they often lack the ability to do it, it's the legislative branch that makes the rules and budgets.
- pmyteh 6y agoThis isn't so much of a problem in the UK, where separation of powers is much weaker and the executive have a nearly-built-in legislative majority. Of course, that does bring other problems...
- pjc50 6y agoRealistically there is almost no separation between executive and legislature; the PM can order both what to do because they're the same party. And these days it's run from the Cabinet office. The only limitation is the semi-independence of the civil service, which Cummings intends to erase, and the possibility of judicial review of really bad decisions, which may be curtailed soon.