Anthony Barnett (London, OK): In a recent post on an article by Frank Field in the Telegraph I observed that he had connected three of Britain's seven big seven constitutional questions. Of course, this being Britain (still) he did not identify them in this way. I thought that the three he connected are:
- The National Question (the challenge of Scotland, Wales, an English parliament, the union)
- The European Question (Should we share our sovereignty with Europe, if so how)
- The Migration, Citizenship and Identity Question (who are 'we' and what does it mean to be British)
Are there indeed another four? Maybe there are more, or not that many. What would be your list of the defining constitutional issues created by the current state of the United Kingdom?
