General News Chat

[Red Zone]

Here's the big problem with today's court ruling - a bunch of unelected judges have given themselves more power. Neither parliament or the government said they had this power, they just helped themselves. This has created a precedent and there will now be many more court cases like this. We are now on the slippery slope to rule by unelected judges.

Surely can't be any worse than being ruled by an unelected Prime Minister who is basically saying f@ck the law of the land

[Jupiter]

Surely can't be any worse than being ruled by an unelected Prime Minister who is basically saying f@ck the law of the land

Of course it can. We can get rid of Boris at the next general election which is coming soon. It is impossible to get rid of unelected judges.

[donsdaft]

And unelected heads of state

[donsdaft]

And an unelected upper house in Parliament



Better off with a democratic Europe

[Red Zone]

Of course it can. We can get rid of Boris at the next general election which is coming soon. It is impossible to get rid of unelected judges.

No that's not right. They all have mandatory retirement dates when they turn 75 and given they are all old duffers by the time they are appointed they are all fairly well time restricted

[Jupiter]

No that's not right. They all have mandatory retirement dates when they turn 75 and given they are all old duffers by the time they are appointed they are all fairly well time restricted

It doesn't matter how time restricted they are, we can't kick them out.

[donsdaft]

Let’s all laugh at Boris
Let’s all laugh at Boris
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha

[Red Zone]

Let’s all laugh at Boris
Let’s all laugh at Boris
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha

The problem with that is he simply won't care

[Red Zone]

It doesn't matter how time restricted they are, we can't kick them out.

So what's the alternative?

Don't have courts?

Only have elected judges - but then they just become politicians by another name?

As we have seen with this Tory mob (and remember I'm a Tory voter saying this) the last thing we need is a Government that decide to only follow laws that they like. You need the checks and balances that an independent judiciary provides surely?

[Jupiter]

So what's the alternative?

Don't have courts?

Only have elected judges - but then they just become politicians by another name?

As we have seen with this Tory mob (and remember I'm a Tory voter saying this) the last thing we need is a Government that decide to only follow laws that they like. You need the checks and balances that an independent judiciary provides surely?

Get rid of the Supreme Court and go back to the old system of the house of Lords being the top court. It worked fine before Tony Blair f@cked it up.