I dunno if anyone else has mentioned this, but thought it might be worth discussing this latest "reform"...
see here...
http://www.saveparliament.org.uk/problem.html (thanks to Cornelius for a link to this site)
At the committee stage of the legislative and regulatory reform bill, MPs were assured that the act would not be used for highly controversial measures. They asked for such reassurance to be written into the bill, and for a long list of crucial acts to be excluded from its remit. The minister refused, saying he would recognise a controversial measure when he saw one--- this is insane, how can this be occurring???
some more links:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/regulation/bill/index.asp
http://www.newstatesman.com/200604170017
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/comment/0,,1747774,00.html
Would anyone care to discuss this? Is it really as bad as the doomsayers would have us believe? I don't see how this can be anything but horrific really...
see here...
http://www.saveparliament.org.uk/problem.html (thanks to Cornelius for a link to this site)
At the committee stage of the legislative and regulatory reform bill, MPs were assured that the act would not be used for highly controversial measures. They asked for such reassurance to be written into the bill, and for a long list of crucial acts to be excluded from its remit. The minister refused, saying he would recognise a controversial measure when he saw one--- this is insane, how can this be occurring???
some more links:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/regulation/bill/index.asp
http://www.newstatesman.com/200604170017
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/comment/0,,1747774,00.html
Would anyone care to discuss this? Is it really as bad as the doomsayers would have us believe? I don't see how this can be anything but horrific really...