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Published Nov 06 2009 by News » Daniel Hannan

Perhaps Britain needs a written constitution after all

The United Kingdom, we were taught at school, didn’t need a written constitution; it had a sovereign Parliament instead. People in hot countries might put their faith in ink and paper, ran the theory, but we were responsible for preserving our own birthright....

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