I have not fully understood how 12 years of New Labour could have brought the UK to such a parlous state! Surely people like Tony Blair and Gordon Brown are intelligent enough to understand how their planned legislation would work within the UK society. They have stacks of advisors, professional and political, all of whom should be able to understand the consequences of changes to the law.
During a discussion on Radio 5 it was said that one of New Labour's first actions was to curtail Commons debate on new legislation. This meant that proposed legislation was not properly debated before it became law.
Is this the reason why so much legislation has failed to do what is intended?
Legislation doesn't work just because those who draft it want it to work! In fact these are the people who are generally the least able to understand the consequences of their actions. This is because their focus is on what they want it to do and they fail to see the problems that may occur.
Curtailing debate on proposed legislation may well turn out to be an own goal that has destroyed New Labour as a rational, capable government and brought the United Kingdom into recession and New Labour into disrepute.
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