Zusammenfassung der Ressource
10) What constitutional reforms have the
coalition proposed?
- Bill of rights& judiciary
- Bill of Rights & Judiciary:
Conservatives want to replace the
Human Rights Act with a British Bill of
Rights. – partly supported by Lib
Dems.
- For a bill of rights
- o It would provide ownership and promote citizenship o It
would protect citizens from state power o It would unify our
laws. o It would protect the right for privacy and other civil
liberties
- Against a bill of rights
- o The Human rights act is already doing the job
therefore a bill of rights wouldn’t help o It would
undermine parliamentary sovereignty
- Electoral Reform
- Electoral Reform for the HoC: Lib Dems favour using
proportional representation, specifically the STV system…
whereas the Conservatives favour ‘first past the post’ system.
- Lords Reform
- Lords Reform: Both parties committed to a largely (or
entirely) elected second chamber – however, many
Conservative MPs are anxious that an elected second
chamber may rival the Commons in the future
- Europe
- Europe: Conservatives have led policy with the support of Lib
Dems – requirement that a referendum is held before any future
transfer of power to Brussels is accepted is agreed to by most Lib
Dems – its implications are EUROSCEPTICAL.
- Referendum provides an obstacle to further European
integration. Membership of the Euro has already been ruled
out.
- Devolution
- The coalition have agreed to hold a referendum
on further Welsh devolution, involving law-making
power.
- It does not extend to a federalist system (which
Lib Dems support) and Conservatives have
recognised that this process does not threaten
the unity of the UK
- In response, a committee has been set up to investigate
imbalances created through Scottish devolution.