UK Government Essay Plans HIGHLY
PASSED
Evaluation the extent to which devolution been a success? - ✔✔✔. Provided more regional autonomy/
Still centralisation of power (Westminster)
. Provides representation/ Unrepresented cultures
.Maintains union/ Increasing independence requests
Evaluate the view that the logical next step after devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is
the devolution of further powers to England? - ✔✔✔.England is unproportionally represented/
Englands size and wealth would dominate a federal structure not ensuring federal principles
.EVEL has weakened Scottish representation, weakening Union/ EVEL has protected devolution & Union
.Devolution has led to led to effective local gov (would too for England)/ Westminster is already known
as English parliament
.Regional devolution needed for Englands differing cultures/ Not strong enough culture for
representation
Evaluate the view that the UK Constitution should be entrenched and codified including a bill of rights? -
✔✔✔. Educate Public + grow public support for political institutions and processes/ No Public Demand
& Extremely difficult
.Rigid amendment process would reduce gov pushing ill-considered changes/ Flexible amendment
process allows for constitutional reform to adapt to political and social change
. Stronger protection of civil liberties by bill of rights/ Can curtail executive in times of crisis where rapid
change is needed
.Creates Greater clarity of rights/ Uncodified constitution enshrines rights as much as codified
Evaluate the extent to which rights are effectively protected by the UK's constitutional arrangements? -
✔✔✔.Human rights are effectively protected by the Human Rights Act of 1998/ Unentrenched nature
of constitution can see creation of statue law that infringes it (Control orders 2005)
PASSED
Evaluation the extent to which devolution been a success? - ✔✔✔. Provided more regional autonomy/
Still centralisation of power (Westminster)
. Provides representation/ Unrepresented cultures
.Maintains union/ Increasing independence requests
Evaluate the view that the logical next step after devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is
the devolution of further powers to England? - ✔✔✔.England is unproportionally represented/
Englands size and wealth would dominate a federal structure not ensuring federal principles
.EVEL has weakened Scottish representation, weakening Union/ EVEL has protected devolution & Union
.Devolution has led to led to effective local gov (would too for England)/ Westminster is already known
as English parliament
.Regional devolution needed for Englands differing cultures/ Not strong enough culture for
representation
Evaluate the view that the UK Constitution should be entrenched and codified including a bill of rights? -
✔✔✔. Educate Public + grow public support for political institutions and processes/ No Public Demand
& Extremely difficult
.Rigid amendment process would reduce gov pushing ill-considered changes/ Flexible amendment
process allows for constitutional reform to adapt to political and social change
. Stronger protection of civil liberties by bill of rights/ Can curtail executive in times of crisis where rapid
change is needed
.Creates Greater clarity of rights/ Uncodified constitution enshrines rights as much as codified
Evaluate the extent to which rights are effectively protected by the UK's constitutional arrangements? -
✔✔✔.Human rights are effectively protected by the Human Rights Act of 1998/ Unentrenched nature
of constitution can see creation of statue law that infringes it (Control orders 2005)
