British Constitution: Analysis & Evaluation

[@filkinsworks]

Really Interesting stuff, Paul... Thank you. Came across this by accident, and stayed to enjoy it. A question: you state your five 'constitutional Principles, and say the first three are the important ones,, and that our 'Constitutional Monarchy' ranks down the list in terms of assessing 'the effectiveness of the British Constitution'. But couldn't the very fact that the Constitutional Monarchy sits there, as it were, in harmony with Parliamentary Sovereignty and Government, and without having heavy-handedly to interfere indicates its inherent strength, and thus its importance? After all, there are other countries in Europe which have a relatively similar parliamentary Government... But they do not have our apparently quiescent Monarchy... And every now and again their systems blow up! In other words, our Constitutional Monarchy (post-1649, or 1689, or 1708, or c 1760... Or from whenever you wish to date it), while apparently an adornment, still wields considerable influence.

[@drfegg288]

Hi and thanks! I wouldn't disagree and for my money the Glorious Revolution is amongst the most important and least understood/appreciated periods of the UK's history. But, as indicated, these videos are first and foremost for those about to sit their A Level Politics and in those instances, the answer is Never The Monarchy. (In the UK, anyway; in the US it's Never The Veto.) But a good point well made and, again, thanks for the support!