Burnham takes on Farage
“This coup d’état is a great advert for an unwritten constitution,” a Labour veteran from Lancashire remarked yesterday to ConHome. Even after allowing for his delight at the triumphant arrival of the new Lancastrian regime, one must admit there is much truth in his observation. Countries with written constitutions usually have to have to wait years to get rid of a lame duck leader.
- ▪“This coup d’état is a great advert for an unwritten constitution,” a Labour veteran from Lancashire remarked yesterday to ConHome.
- ▪Even after allowing for his delight at the triumphant arrival of the new Lancastrian regime, one must admit there is much truth in his observation.
- ▪Countries with written constitutions usually have to have to wait years to get rid of a lame duck leader.
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“This coup d’état is a great advert for an unwritten constitution,” a Labour veteran from Lancashire remarked yesterday to ConHome. Even after allowing for his delight at the triumphant arrival of the new Lancastrian regime, one must admit there is much truth in his observation. Countries with written constitutions usually have to have to wait years to get rid of a lame duck leader. At Westminster we operate a sudden death system, and he or she can be thrown overboard within months. Dismay has been expressed at the rapid turnover of PMs since David Cameron stepped down in the summer of 2016. But this might equally well be taken to be as evidence of British liberty.
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