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a) Does the United Kingdom have a "constitution"? b) Would good government in the United Kingdom be improved if a legally enforceable written constitution was introduced? The United Kingdom has what many would describe as an "unwritten constitution" whereby there is no specific constitutional doctrine or document in place but instead a culmination of statutes, court judgements and other legal decisions and precedents. The nature and idea of a constitution has proved difficult to define simply, and has led to many definitions being formed by legal professionals, commentators and judges alike. According to The Oxford Law Dictionary a constitution is defined as followed: "The rules and practices that determine the composition and functions of the organs of central and local government in a state and regulate the relationship between the individual and the state" 1 In essence it would be safe to assume that the idea behind a constitution is to protect the rights...

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