The Queen can withhold Royal Assent if her ministers advise it. Whether she can grant it if they advise against it isn't clear. I wonder what their advice will be on this no deal bill? The last time it was withheld was in 1708, but if the Speaker can turn to the distant past for prescedents so can the government.
Our democracy is in tatters and I'm amazed that our self-centred blinkered MP's can't seem to understand the damage they've done to the country they claim to hold dear. Many of them are clinging to our system; representative democracy to excuse their actions, but they're ignoring the meaning of the word, which is 'rule by the people'.
The Brexit referendum may not have been legally binding but the government asked a specific question of the people and got an answer.
Anyone who ever believed politicians got into the game "political arena" to do good in the communities/ world stage, on behalf of their voters, have been seriously deluding themselves!
As the evidence has shown, in recent decades at least these are carreer people who employ family and other hangers on in their own little bubble use the public purse to advance their homes and lifstyle and weild power to suit their own agenda. Me my family and I is their subliminal motto. A coat of arms with a hand grabbing money from a starving child would not be inappropriate at all.
Lst week such a careeer politician came to my door with the usual cr'p. I asked two questions- no reply.
1. if we get independance will it be a no deal and what if The English take the lead and close the border? How would we shift our wares to the EU is we get allowed to get in after brexit.
2. climate change- how much would we save on on air fares- EU salaries, and emmiissons due to travel to meetings by EURO MPs.
reply... But. yes as you say we are not there yet.
I asked for the questions to be answered
reply. ofcourse we al have concerns about these things.. Climate change people are dying.
I asked how many poeple have died from climate change and over what period this has taken place
reply. I don't have exact numbers but scientist say... I cut her off by asking what scientist and what credentails they had
Silence, offered me a leaflet and walked away! I was laughing so loud.
