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Honestly having lived in the UK I find the flexibility of the unwritten constitution to be both a good and a bad thing. On one hand, the constitution where I c

Honestly having lived in the UK I find the flexibility of the unwritten constitution to be both a good and a bad thing. On one hand, the constitution where I come from (Portugal) is unnecessarily binding and causes a lot of issues the country suffers from. On the other hand in the UK you get this feeling that the PM can do almost anything, which in the hands of a decent person can heavily advance the country or in a period like now, can cause utter chaos.

BerislavLopac 4y ago
> you get this feeling that the PM can do almost anything Technically, whoever has the majority in the parliament can literally do anything, including introducing the laws that require photo ID for voting (in a country without a mandatory photo ID) [0], or that anyone who protested in past five years are required to wear an electronic tag [1]. Or, because why not, to get rid of the election process - completely or partially. [0] https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9187/ https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-... [1] https://twitter.com/TheDonsieLass/status/1582642029762207744 https://twitter.com/TheDonsieLass/status/1582642029762207744