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Iain McLean, Professor of Politics, University of Oxford, Vice-President for Public Policy, British Academy
Thursday 21 January 2016, 12:30-13:30
Public Policy Research Seminar: ‘What’s Wrong with the British Constitution? Implications of the Scottish and EU Referendum Votes’
- 👤 Speaker: Iain McLean, Professor of Politics, University of Oxford, Vice-President for Public Policy, British Academy
- 📅 Date & Time: Thursday 21 January 2016, 12:30 - 13:30
- 📍 Venue: Room 119, ARB
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Abstract
Since the UK has no codified constitution, nothing can be unconstitutional. This has advantages and disadvantages. Flexibility is an advantage. Two disadvantages are lack of rights protection and lack of longstops to prevent unintended consequences. Nobody intended to produce a UK minus Scotland outside the EU and an independent Scotland inside it; but that is a possible scenario for the period 2016-20.
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