To what extent do the Blair's government constitutional reforms reflect the ideas of Political Liberation?
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To what extent do the Blair's government constitutional reforms reflect the ideas of Political Liberation? We would all like to think of ourselves to be living in an infrastructure of Liberal Democracy, where a democratic role may perhaps balance the principle of limited government against the ideal of popular consent, through a network of internal and external checks on government. This would subsequently guarantee liberty and afford citizens protection against the government. One could say to some extent that Blair's government since the 1990's have made attempts to reinforce this with constitutional reforms. Political Liberation is based on the principle of social democracy: social justice, greater commitment to greater equality, fair distribution of wealth in society, reflecting in values such as caring and comparison. However, in practice is incredibly difficult to establish with any precision. The minority is an issue of concern as they are more often than not the powerless...


