Common Law Constitution
The constitutional foundation: liberty under law, accountable public power, habeas corpus, due process, parliamentary government and ancient liberties.
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Restoring
Constitutional Government
A programme to restore government under law, Parliament as the citizen’s instrument of supervision, real accountability for public power, and practical redress when the state is wrong.
“The state must prove its authority. The citizen need not prove his freedom.”
The programme
Four connected papers
The Constitution states the principles. The institutional papers supply the parliamentary settlement. The economic paper shows their practical application.
Restoring the House of Commons
A programme to restore the Commons as the nation’s working machinery of scrutiny, supply, grievance and executive accountability.
Read this paper →The New House of Lords
A fully elected constitutional chamber designed for long-term scrutiny, restraint and democratic reference back to the people.
Read this paper →Taxation, Public Spending, and a Free Economy
The practical economic outworking: financial stewardship, broad ownership, fair competition and restraint of monopoly.
Read this paper →Controlling test
Power made visible and answerable
01
Government under law
Public power must prove its authority and remain within constitutional limits.
02
Parliament supervising government
The Commons should control supply, hear grievances and scrutinise the executive.
03
No orphan power
Every public body must have a clear owner, reporting line, account and remedy.
04
Justice within reach
Rights are illusory when ordinary citizens cannot afford to enforce them.
Documents
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The complete programme is available as a consolidated edition and as separate papers in Word and PDF formats.