the first was the magna carta

then it evolved into the whole system

"Most of England's criminal laws have been codified, partly because this enables precision and certainty in prosecution. However, large areas of the common law, such as the law of contract and the law of tort remain remarkably untouched."

We don't use the Magna Carta anymore

We used to

Not anymore

wrong

I think JRM said it best, that the US Constitution is firm but rigid, the UK constitution is flexible but less durable. I'd rather be able to fix the problem and readjust.

the magna carta is still on the books

Rather than toss out the whole system because we're in a tight spot.

"The United Kingdom does not have a constitution
The UK has no written constitution. Nor does England have a constitution, neither written nor formulated. The United Kingdom is one of the few countries of the world that does not have a written constitution: it just has what is known as an "uncodified constitution".
Thus the only "British Constitution" that exists is a set of rules and regulations constituted by jurisprudence and laws (English and Scottish law), and by various treaties and international agreements to which the United Kingdom has signed up. This uncodified constitution has largely developed out of historic English law, since many of its founding principles and essential laws go back to charters and bills that were drawn up by the English parliament long before the creation of the United Kingdom. "

I'm going to ask you not use wikipedia

We use some of the Magna Carta

Not all of it

right so this statement is wrong
> We don't use the Magna Carta anymore

we do

it's still a part of our legal system

That wasn't wiki either

thank god

https://about-britain.com/institutions/constitution.htm

I used this

very reputable

Ok, Find me one source which says we have a codified constitution

I said it was written

and it is

our constitution isn't a single document

it's the body of work

the whole thing

You did also say it was codifed.

then i apologise

wladfaToday at 00:13
but it is codified

So, we are on the same page that we have a written, uncodified cnstitution?

yep

however I do believe we should have a second standard of law that is constitutional law, that is harder to adjust than normal law

but I don't know if that takes us out of the realm that we're currently in

I think it would be workable to allow us the best of both

where we can have things like FOS and say for example; it needed to have a super majority in the HOC & a ref that must be immediately implemented to modify

idk, just an idea in my head

We need something that enforces parliament is lent its sovereignty by the people.

Like a codified constitution?

We used to have that, it was called the bill of rights, then it got amended in parliament many many times