> With an overwhelming majority to give them power to enact whatever legislation they want.This line seems to be the latest nonsense coming out of the right wing press.A majority of 80, like the Tories had in the 2019 GE, was easily enough to get much of what they wanted through Parliament. The sticking point, as it should be, is the House of Lords.That's when they come up against resistance to things that are not in the public interest.Items that were in the manifesto (and therefore the public were aware of them when they voted for the party) are, as a rule, not contested by the House of Lords (although they will do their best to ensure the law is fair and that there are no loopholes, etc).For items outside the manifesto then the general election result (and corresponding majority) has no bearing on the House of Lords.The Tories were defeated on some of their own bills by their own MPs, but that's because they were genuinely bad ideas (and they defied the whip) or it was a genuine free vote.If anything a larger majority is better as it gives Labour MPs greater chance of squashing individual bills that they disagree with, which means Labour, as a Government, will have to ensure it gets consensus amongst its MPs on the scope of a bill. This sounds like the representative democracy that we have in this country.
John Kettlekey ● 364d