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Re:The UK's Association to Horizon Europe and Copernicus by tialaramex on Saturday October 14, 2023 @09:40AM (#37880405)
Just because Parliament can't bind future Parliaments doesn't prohibit it from asserting that it has done so. The Fixed Term Parliaments Act purported to do exactly that, and a Brexit referendum could have chosen to explain that HMG intends to implement the people's choice, but it did not.
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Re:The UK's Association to Horizon Europe and Copernicus by blibble on Saturday October 14, 2023 @09:50AM (#37880468)
> Just because Parliament can't bind future Parliaments doesn't prohibit it from asserting that it has done so.

so, it would still be non-binding

who cares what reality is as long as it's marketed the right way?

> The Fixed Term Parliaments Act purported to do exactly that

yeah and look how well that worked

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