The fraud of the British idea of the “rights” of the people has been exposed by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill. If the Bill becomes law a government minister will be able to change existing laws without the consent of the legislature as long as this “does not prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which that person might reasonably expect to continue to exercise”.
It used to be thought that British “rights” could be taken away from the people at the whim of Parliament. If this law is passed it will be clear that not even the agreement of the legislature is required. A minister will decide whether the people are being reasonable in thinking that they have a right to their freedoms.
Britain has no written constitution. The people have never been able to assert their rights over the legislature, executive and judiciary. Instead so-called “rights” have been handed down by parliament, European institutions and the judiciary.