Political

• Political influences

  Parties will publish manifestos setting out their policies and new laws they would introduce. 

  ◦       Labour manifesto promised to ‘bring rights home’ which led to the Human Rights Act 
• Political

  +   Gives the public a chance to vote for the set of proposed new laws they want to see
• Political

  +   If the government has majority, virtually all policy proposals will be passed
• Political

  - If a different party is elected, they may decide to change some of the law previously passed 
• Political

  -   If government has a large majority, they can force through laws that typically would face criticism 
• Political

  -   Suggestions to alter and improve proposals made by experts do not have to be accepted