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Saturday, 29 January 2011
THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION
They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq ...
Why don't we just give them ours? It was drawn up by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for centuries and we're not using it anymore.
As I understand it, Britain does not actually have a written constitution?
ReplyDeleteDioclese @ 11:38
ReplyDeleteDeclaration of Rights 1688
Bill of Rights 1689
Magna Carta 1215 x3
One would have thought you were around at the signing of some of the above
As Anon indicates, un-codified rather than unwritten. But I suspect the quote's American anyway (which doesn't make it less true).
ReplyDelete"As I understand it, Britain does not actually have a written constitution" ?
ReplyDeleteYeah .. but old Abdul doesn't know that does he ?
Gotta be worth a punt for a few bob .. This time next year, we could all be millionaires ..