When newspapers reported a courtroom ruling on Brexit, senior judges had been condemned as ‘enemies of the folks’. However they nonetheless dominated that an order by the Queen on the recommendation of her prime minister was simply ‘a clean piece of paper’. Joshua Rozenberg asks how the judges can preserve public confidence whereas making laborious selections.
Enemies of the People?: How Judges Shape Society
When newspapers reported a court ruling on Brexit, senior judges were condemned as ‘enemies of the people’. But they still ruled that an order by the Queen on the advice of her prime minister was just ‘a blank piece of paper’. Joshua Rozenberg asks how the judges can maintain public confidence while making hard choices.
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