UK Supreme Court judges aren’t radical activists – no matter how Johnson’s government tries to spin the ruling
Regardless of the outcome, there will be a political volcanic eruption, and certain MPs and their media allies will be queueing impatiently to pour propane on the lava
If the experts know a bit more than Michael Gove would have us believe, the next staging post on the road to hell is imminent.
It isn’t clear when the Supreme Court will rule on Boris Johnson’s muting of parliament. As some previous Supremes under the leadership of chief justice Diana Ross almost put it, they just keep us hangin’ on.
But they can’t keep us hangin’ on forever. Within the next few days, possibly on Monday, the 11 justices will rule on the legality or otherwise of the Johnson-Cummings prorogation.
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