Remainer lawfare and Brexiteer backlash expose the judiciary to public and press scrutiny in unprecedented and possibly dangerous ways.
Lady Hale offers ministers a double-edged sword when she suggests that they play a role in senior appointments to the bench.
Lady Hale’s description of the Supreme Court as guardian of the constitution usurps Parliament’s primacy in that role.
Not to mention a constitutional crisis.
We are not living in the United States, and must not allow judges to determine our future. The concluding piece in our mini-series on judicial power.
The first part of a mini-series on the growth of judicial power.
If ‘fair play’ is to mean anything, then it is vital that legal redress is available to all – regardless of income or background.