What's wrong with the British constitution? / Iain McLean.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-372) and index.

The old constitution : two approaches. The English public lawyer's constitution -- A fresh start : veto players, win sets, and constitutional moments -- The Constitution from below. 1707 and 1800 : a treaty (mostly) honoured and a treaty broken / Iain McLean and Alistair McMillan -- Why should we be beggars with the ballot in our hand? / Iain McLean and Jennifer Nou -- The curious incident of the guns in the night time / Iain McLean and Tom Lubbock -- The contradictions of Professor Dicey -- Causes and consequences of the Unionist coup d'État -- The erosion of Diceyan ideology. The impact of the UK devolution -- The European Union and other supranational entanglements -- Human rights -- Things to leave out of a written constitution. Unelected houses -- Monarchs -- Established churches -- Things to put inches We the people..