Comments on: Every day would be the first day of Spring… http://www.viewfrommedway.co.uk/2007/09/10/every-day-would-be-the-first-day-of-spring.html News, Law and Opinion from Alan W Collins Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:36:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Cllr John Ward http://www.viewfrommedway.co.uk/2007/09/10/every-day-would-be-the-first-day-of-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-714 Cllr John Ward Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:47:03 +0000 http://www.alanwcollins.co.uk/2007/09/10/every-day-would-be-the-first-day-of-spring.html#comment-714 I had no idea you were going to do this! Talk about happy coincidence... Anyway, it's a good thing to get some basic principles out there into the public domain. At a scrutiny committee meeting yesterday, all political parties there agreed that setting principles is a good foundation upon which to build; and building on a shaky or non-existent foundation is sure to lead to a collapse sooner or later, and probably sooner! This is why I am personally in favour of a written Constitution, despite what many (including my own party) claim, i.e. that it is "unnecessary". I say that it is, now, and needs to be done properly, not to any political party's own convenience. It would be great if your ideas and suggestions (and perhaps even some of mine!) could be considered as part of a process to create such a Constitution. I had no idea you were going to do this! Talk about happy coincidence…

Anyway, it’s a good thing to get some basic principles out there into the public domain. At a scrutiny committee meeting yesterday, all political parties there agreed that setting principles is a good foundation upon which to build; and building on a shaky or non-existent foundation is sure to lead to a collapse sooner or later, and probably sooner!

This is why I am personally in favour of a written Constitution, despite what many (including my own party) claim, i.e. that it is “unnecessary”. I say that it is, now, and needs to be done properly, not to any political party’s own convenience.

It would be great if your ideas and suggestions (and perhaps even some of mine!) could be considered as part of a process to create such a Constitution.

]]> By: Alan Collins http://www.viewfrommedway.co.uk/2007/09/10/every-day-would-be-the-first-day-of-spring.html/comment-page-1#comment-699 Alan Collins Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:49:37 +0000 http://www.alanwcollins.co.uk/2007/09/10/every-day-would-be-the-first-day-of-spring.html#comment-699 This rather interesting article is a prelude to the publication of My Vision for a Greater Britain, which I will begin to publish on here in the next few days (though it will take weeks to complete). I have to say that much of what has been written here is pure common sense - and it is refreshing to see that <i>some</i> people from a certain Association, and indeed some politicians, still have it... This rather interesting article is a prelude to the publication of My Vision for a Greater Britain, which I will begin to publish on here in the next few days (though it will take weeks to complete).

I have to say that much of what has been written here is pure common sense – and it is refreshing to see that some people from a certain Association, and indeed some politicians, still have it…

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