Assuming that the legal system is part of the constitutional structure, may I ask a question?
In the USA, the country's highest court seems to have been captured by the populists: stuffed with Trump loyalists willing to rule in his favour despite the law and the constitution.
But the USA elects judges and senior law officers; or has them appointed by the President. Are we, in the UK, at risk of similar judicial capture?
Longer answer: our system relies on judicial and political self-restraint. As and when that goes, we will have a substantial problem. I am less worried about formalities of appointment.
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Assuming that the legal system is part of the constitutional structure, may I ask a question?
In the USA, the country's highest court seems to have been captured by the populists: stuffed with Trump loyalists willing to rule in his favour despite the law and the constitution.
But the USA elects judges and senior law officers; or has them appointed by the President. Are we, in the UK, at risk of similar judicial capture?
Short answer: yes.
Longer answer: our system relies on judicial and political self-restraint. As and when that goes, we will have a substantial problem. I am less worried about formalities of appointment.