Brexit: 'Very real' chance of Irish unity poll if no deal

[Batcher]

"and after being approved by the occupying powers"

As I said.

How many other countries have their constitution "approved" by "occupying powers" .

The Scots

[Batcher]

Me too......and I'm British!!

FTFY

[Batcher]

There is no single unit of 'doing well'

There is GDP, unemployment, balance of trade, other indicators, the direction of travel for each of these.

On some of these the UK is doing better and on some Ireland is doing better. It's worth shaping your viewers around reality, rather than the other way round.

Unemployment - UK is doing better because they add in zero hours contracts and people earning so low wages they still need to claim benefits.

[darmstadt]

"and after being approved by the occupying powers"

As I said.

How many other countries have their constitution "approved" by "occupying powers" .

How many countries don't have a written constitution...

Unlike most modern states, Britain does not have a codified constitution but an unwritten one formed of Acts of Parliament, court judgments and conventions.

This means that is basically uncodified or is one that exists in an abstract sense. It is something that is fluid and can change at any time A cardinal characteristic being that in law Parliament is sovereign in the sense of being the supreme legislative body. Since there is no documentary constitution containing laws that are fundamental in status and superior to ordinary Acts of Parliament, the courts may only interpret parliamentary statutes. They may not overrule or declare them invalid for being contrary to the constitution and ‘unconstitutional’. So, too, there are no entrenched procedures (such as a special power of the House of Lords, or the requirement of a referendum) by which the unwritten constitution may be amended.