Re: Brits Out!
I believe that Gordon Brown has given up the power to be able to use the Royal Perogative. Damn good thing too.
The British Armed Forces needs massive investment. I would suggest a large slice of Social Security budget gets given to them. With the money wages, equipment and personnel numbers can be increased, as well as encouraging people to go for the jobs in the first place.
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Re: Brits Out!
Have you a link to that?Originally Posted by rory_20_uk
As far as I recall, he has agreed to allow Parliament a prior vote (and to be bound by its decision) should there ever be a need to declare war - but that's his choice only. In my understanding of the constitution, he cannot give up any aspect of the Royal Prerogative because it is not a power he has unto his office. The power belongs to the Crown, and as PM he merely exercises it on her behalf (by advising Her Majesty to go to war).
Thus a future PM is not bound by his decision.
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Re: Brits Out!
In that case I might be misinformed... So he's promising us that he'll choose to ask... unless he doesn't want to for reasons such as they might say no...
An enemy that wishes to die for their country is the best sort to face - you both have the same aim in mind.
Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings.
"If you can't trust the local kleptocrat whom you installed by force and prop up with billions of annual dollars, who can you trust?" Lemur
If you're not a liberal when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain.
The best argument against democracy is a five minute talk with the average voter. Winston Churchill
Re: Brits Out!
I don't know, he's also said he's going to hand over the power to create Bishops to the Church. That probably has something with the previous holder of his office being as Catholic as Charles II.
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