orters as it invests constitutional supremacy in a representative institution rather than an artificial body of rules or a non-elected body of judges. However critics see it as leading to what Lord Halisham called an 'elective dictatorship' meaning the government has the ability to act any way it wishes as long as it maintains a majority in the House of Commons. The fact that the legislative enjoy unchallengeable authority means that they are able to function as the ultimate arbiters of the constitution, which means that the constitution means what they say it, means. The modern constitution as a virtual 'elected dictatorship' tempered only by public opinion, group pressures and the prospect of the next election means that the government can act in any way they wish and are even capable of increasing their own power. The British constitution has an unusual scope for abuse because it relies heavily on the self restraint of the government of the day. This was particu
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