UK government disowns democracy
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Wednesday December 18, 2002 16:05
by depp
informing parliament ahead of any action could be "utterly irresponsible"
Defense secretary Hoon's comments today, re whether the parliament has any say in whether their country goes to war...........
"In the event of military action being necessary, we would not necessarily want to signal the timing or the date of any such military action in advance."
The foreign secretary Jack Straw had already told MPs that an "element of surprise" may be necessary, so informing parliament ahead of any action could be "utterly irresponsible", the spokesman said.
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How the hell can ordinary Labour members/ Union members etc. support that conservative government?
If the conservatives were in power, and doing the exact same as Blair, there would be regular mass protests by Labour supporters. Unbelievable.
It's all just more proof that democracy is totally non-existent in western governments. Unfortunately not enough people are interested to do anything about it (at the moment).
Comments (1 of 1)
Jump To Comment: 1The U.K. is not a democracy. It is an elected dictatorship. This derives from the fact that it is a monarchy. The prime minister derives his constitutional powers, not from the people, but from the monarch. And he then assumes all the powers of a monarch-or an elected dictator. This is why in Britain there is no judicial review of actions by the executive, as the Birmingham Six well know
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