A new force for good: Let's get constitutional

Time for the City to get a guiding social principle

Through most of my academic career, I studied the effect of European laws. It is interesting to note that since ascension of the Treaty of Rome in 1972, the UK has subscribed to a proxy constitution of rights set down by the European Union and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice (and Court of Human Rights).

Therefore, as we stumble towards an uncertain Brexit, the UK is set to again return to a democracy wholly without written constitution. Will that reverse equality and equity in our society and industry, which still remains in question today? Meanwhile, the City is full of imagery - colonialism is the foundation of its identity. If Winston Churchill's statue can be defaced, then frankly most of the City is fair game to peaceful protestors. Protest is a democratic right, as is the right to vote. One person, one vote is the foundation of our democracy in the UK. Nevertheless, any voting ...