Does anyone else find this worrying?

The boringly-named Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill is in fact a very dangerous piece of legislation. It grants any minister the ability to amend, replace, or repeal existing legislation. The frightening thing is this: they would be able to make major changes to the law without Parliament being able to examine it properly, taking away the ability of Parliament to meaningfully represent the citizens of this country.

So if this Bill is passed any minister who decides they 'need' a change in the law can do so from his office, his study at home or even whilst on holiday (with the wonders of modern telecommunications these days)

Well it happens that not so long ago in a country called England, the people found that the people in charge decided that amongst other things that they ought to have the power to make the Law up as they went along. There was a bit of fuss and Parliament managed to assert itself as being the best people to make new Law.

"By assuming and exercising a power of dispensing with and suspending of laws and the execution of laws without consent of Parliament; By committing and prosecuting divers worthy prelates for humbly petitioning to be excused from concurring to the said assumed power;" is what they said…

and their solution to the problem was to state once and for all that

"And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening and preserving of the laws, Parliaments ought to be held frequently."

So I am afraid to say that it is not for this Government to assume the 'right' to make laws because Parliament has had the monopoly since 1689.

Parliament represents the people and the Will of Parliament is more important than any one Minister.