It is a question that our haphazard constitutional settlement has not until now been required to answer.

It's a constitutional settlement we're being asked to get involved in here.

Just why were the years following the constitutional settlement of 1787-88 so vociferous?

Once, we had prime ministers who understood the constitutional settlement in this country so well that they knew not to play about with it.

But Thursday is also a crucial moment for those with hopes of achieving a progressive constitutional settlement.

Does England require a new constitutional settlement for instance?

In some cases there are calls for a new constitutional settlement.

Meanwhile, we should also point out that a constitutional settlement would help us greatly to act even more effectively.

That is a step towards finding a constitutional settlement.

We should also establish a timetable for a constitutional settlement.