of the uk in a changing europe
think—tank at king's
college, london.
the bill sailed through the commons
— what did we learn along the way?
well, i think that older people
like me have remembered and younger
people will have heard what it was
to have a majority government.
will have because all of a sudden,
this government is going to win
all the votes.
and you see opposition parties
wondering about amendments
but knowing that ultimately,
unless they get the support
of the government, they are not
going to go through.
and we have just learnt what power
borisjohnson has at his disposal,
at the moment at least.
so, it's going his way so far.
the bill will now go
to the house of lords.
could anything go wrong there?
the house of lords will grumble
and quibble, i'm sure about that.
but, remember, all the key elements
of what is in this bill were part
of the conservative manifesto
so i find it very hard to believe
that the lords are going to kick
up too much of a fuss,
and even if they...