‘It would be virtually impossible to codify all the present conventions of the British constitution, especially those which relate to political parties, or the Cabinet, even if it could be decided...

‘It would be virtually impossible to codify all the present conventions of the British constitution, especially those which relate to political parties, or the Cabinet, even if it could be decided which of them still exist or ought to be revived.’

(J. Baker, ‘Our Unwritten Constitution’ (2010) 167 Proceedings of the British Academy 91, 111)

E valuate whether it would be desirable and practicable to codify the UK’s constitutional conventions.