Quote Originally Posted by vaterland_miller View Post
The supreme court is not part of our ancient constitution - it was recently introduced as one of the ill-thought out acts of constitutional vandalism he called "modernization" by Blair - the man who took us into a war on the strength of lies. It is not fit for purpose and never was. If it survives it will be because it is useful to politicians rather than because it is a safeguard to the electorate.
Good to see you back on the board, vaterland.

I don't agree with your view of the Supreme Court, it is, in essence a rebranded version of the old judicial committee of the House of Lords, which had a history dating back to 1399. There was one important change, which is that the Lord Chancellor - a member of the government - is no longer a member of it. I think that was essential if it was to be able to scrutinise government decisions fairly and without the appearance of bias.