ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Royal Commission on the Constitution (United Kingdom)

Okay kiddo, imagine you are trying to decide how to play a game with your friends. You want everyone to have a good time and be fair, but everyone has different ideas about how to play. What do you do? You might ask your friends for their opinions and come up with some rules that everyone agrees on.

Well, imagine the United Kingdom is a big game, and the people in charge (like the government) want to make sure everyone is playing fair and having a good time. They want to decide how the game should be played, but there are lots of different ideas about how to do that.

That's where the Royal Commission on the Constitution comes in. It's a special group of people chosen by the government to try and figure out what the best rules for the game should be. They talk to lots of different people, like politicians, experts, and regular citizens, and they look at lots of information to try and make a decision.

It's an important job because the rules they come up with can affect how the game is played for years and years to come. If they make a good decision, everyone will be happy, but if they make a bad decision, some people might not want to play anymore.

So, just like when you're playing with your friends, it's important to listen to everyone's ideas and try to come up with a plan that makes everyone happy. The Royal Commission on the Constitution is trying to do that, too!