[Draft] Constitution of the Federal Republic of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: A Proposed Constitution for a British Republic (A Constitutional Revolution Book 2) (English Edition)

This is the draft of a written constitution for a British republic. It sets out a progressive and comprehensive, yet pragmatic, bill of rights; establishes Britain as a constitutional, democratic, federal, secular republic married to the rule of law, the advancement of social justice, the social market economic model and the protection of the natural environment, and defines the constitutional elements of all those terms. As a republican document it creates an elected presidency, in a thoroughly parliamentary system, granting the President only tightly defined reserve powers and requiring him or her to swear to preserve and adhere to the parliamentary form of government. Parliament is also reformed, having two elected Houses with a clearly defined mechanism for resolving disagreements on legislation, enhancing parliamentary accountability of ministers and imposing new restrictions on politicians such as term limits, bans on parliamentary final salary pensions and disqualifying MPs from holding ministerial office to help maintain their independence from the executive. PR is enshrined for elections, subject to certain qualifications. The PM is elected by Parliament either alone or on a joint ticket with one or more Deputy PMs to recognize the realities of coalition building. The Deputy PM is also given certain limited constitutional rights. Foreign policy is dealt with, in so much as certain defined types of treaties are subjected to parliamentary or popular approval and the States are given limited freedom to conduct foreign relations within their own spheres of responsibility. The military covenant is enshrined in law, as is the subordination of the military to the civil power. Parliamentary control over foreign military deployments is also guaranteed. There is a Constitutional Court to watch over and defend the Constitution, with an indirect democratic mandate and protection from politicization. Special procedures are set down for challenging the constitutionality of primary legislation. Extensive opportunities for direct democracy are also included, such as recall, dissolution petitions, referendum petitions and the power to introduce legislation into Parliament. The relationship between the devolved States and the central Federal Power is dealt with, defining the limits of both as well as allowing for flexibility. Authority to develop fair and sustainable funding and taxation arrangements is also granted. There are legal limits on public borrowing and spending, including a flexible balanced budget requirement. Britain's relationship with the EU receives detailed attention, including a special and obstructive procedure for acceding to a sovereign, European super-state. There is also provision about emergencies. Commencement and transitional measures have been deliberately omitted.
This document represents, without doubt, the most radical and revolutionary set of proposals for constitutional reform in Britain.