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Does Britain need a written constitution? When questioning Britain’s current constitution it is first necessary to define what a constitution is and more importantly what the British constitution consists of. A constitution is broadly described as, a set of rules that seek to establish the duties powers and functions of the various institutions of government, regulate the relationship between them and define the relationship between the state and the individual.1 More narrowly the term …

…do not believe in adopting a written constitution I believe in somehow decreasing the centralised power in Britain so that the opposition parties have more power to prevent bills turning into laws. At present the constitution can be modified and added to relatively easily, and the Lords can only delay a bill for up to six months so there needs to be some sort of restraint introduced to prevent possible radical leaders passing radical acts.