These discussions have to take place otherwise there will be nothing to prevent an administration from adopting the same approach again and again in the future.
There never can be since Parliament can do anything it likes. That is what it means to be sovereign, literally above everything.
I never mentioned parliament but the administration, specifically the cabinet or the prime minister. The current situation arose because of decisions made by the government without the oversight of either the commons or the lords. The government gave powers to itself that were an overreach of the underlying legislation (Public Health 1984), as highlighted by Lord Sumption. The overuse of statutory instruments rather than acts of parliament.
These discussions have to take place otherwise there will be nothing to prevent an administration from adopting the same approach again and again in the future.
There never can be since Parliament can do anything it likes. That is what it means to be sovereign, literally above everything.
I never mentioned parliament but the administration, specifically the cabinet or the prime minister. The current situation arose because of decisions made by the government without the oversight of either the commons or the lords.
Then my point is true, this can happen again and there is no way to prevent that, since Parliament can allow it again, Parliament can allow or disallow anything. There is no way to prevent it, only Parliament can decide to prevent the government.
The pandemic exists - There's no point in pretending otherwise.
Lockdowns happened and we're on our way out (slowly).
Vaccines have been developed, so it should progress to manageable seasonal issue.
Most people will take the vaccine, so no point in trying to persuade them otherwise.
There wasn't a worldwide government conspiracy, nor a technology conspiracy.
Vaccine passports could well happen out of practical necessity.
There will be further loss of life-years, due to economic impact but will take years to become clear how much.
So what's left to discuss?
Plenty left to discuss. Nothing left to achieve. Society as we knew it has been destroyed. We must henceforth live as outcasts in a new world.
