Parliamentary reform
Sir, — I read with amazement another of Mr Rowling’s election promises, namely Parliamentary reform. This smacks of a further expansion of the bureaucracy, at greater cost to taxpayers. He has not said how it is to be financed. While sympathising with his desire to make law-making more understandable and up to date, he must agree that much legislation being enacted is patching up the mess of the previous Labour administration, as well as the continuing upgrading of laws, etc., on the recommendation and advice of Government departments. This should always be the case, in order to kee-' pace with changing circumstances. Another point not mentioned is that, in order to make constitutional changes. Parliament must approve by a twothirds majority and this
would require the consent of both political parties in the House, which serves to demonstrate how far he can go with this sort of promise. — Yours, etc., P. A. GOLDSMITH. August 17, 1978.
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