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How far do the reforms of the Blair Government address weaknesses in the UK constitution?
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Week 7: The Constitution How far do the reforms of the Blair Government address weaknesses in the UK constitution? Before assessing and analysing the reforms of the Blair government in the context of the constitution it is necessary to identify the premise/s underlying the question so that we understand its form. The question assumes that the UK constitution had weaknesses prior to the 1997 Labour election victory, emphasis is placed on the noun weaknesses in order to contrast it with the adjective weak. This contrast is important because it only requires that the pre-Blair constitution had flaws, not that it was completely weak. The use of the term 'How far' generates another implicit assumption in the question, this phrase assumes that the Blair Government has initiated reforms which are constitutionally meaningful. The question does not presume a particular level of success for these reforms but indicates that the level of...
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