constitutional reform since 2010
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- Created on: 27-11-21 17:46
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- constitutional reform since 2010
- Fixed-Term parliament act 2011
- fixed elections to parliament every 5 years
- scotland act 2012
- gives power to lower or higher income tax by 10%
- protection of freedom act 2012
- protection against state surveillance
- house of lords reform act 2014
- ability to resign or retire as a peer
- 54 resigned, 4 got fired
- ability to resign or retire as a peer
- the wales act 2014
- some tax powers given to wales
- the scotland act 2016
- established after the clear NO vote in the 2014 scottish independence referendum
- more tax power - 10% up or down in income tax
- responsible for rising 50% of its money
- given power over road signs, speed limits and welfare benefits
- SNP opposed tory welfare costs
- the only way the scottish parliament can be abolished is by a scottish referendum
- Fixed-Term parliament act 2011
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