Indeed. Those who want a full iron-clad Brexit should be glad that our highest court is ruling on this so that we have a definitive answer on it.

I am sticking to the legal arguments. One of them, in her submission to the supreme court is that she will lose the ability to override Parliament with EU law.

https://www.mishcon.com/assets/manag...d_24.11.16.pdf

I can imagine May winning the case and then going to parliament with a one line bill for an enabling vote.

When somebody consents to something, that isn't "overriding" them. So your legal 'analysis' falls at the first hurdle.

Why are you talking about consent? she is making the argument that Parliament matters when the government can take us into treaties and as a result make us bound by the obligations of them and then lamenting the fact that the government can take them away all the while proclaiming how Parliament is sovereign because it makes those obligations domestic law and then lamenting the fact she can't override Parliament with laws that only the government can make us a party to.

It's a shitshow

Parliament has consented to the supremacy of EU law. This is basic stuff.

Yeah it is pretty basic... parliament doesn't sign treaties.

So on day one we've seen the Supreme Court in action - very good, the last bastion of our protection against the liars and spivs of our government. The Justices may all be old, but they are independent and experts in their field. From case law relating to the Royal Flying Corps to Freddy Laker's Skytrain legal precedent was explored relentlessly. Boring it might have been but the Justices were not to be stopped and Mrs May's poodle looked ill-at-ease. But justice was well served, I thought. There is still a long way to go. I just wonder what the whole thing cost and what was that man shouting outside? Was he just selling newspapers?

Lol re the annoying **** yelling his head off.

Couldn't make out which side he supported though he sounded like a Brexiteer to me

No you don't like debate.

If you do go and debate with other posters in this thread; you dont seem to have check out your responses in this thread.

You have no reason to report me don't start with the passive agressive matey boy it is very transparent.

One of our great political minds speaks...


Certainly helps explains why he was such a disaster as Leader of the Opposition if that's his attitude to reasoned debate.

Look, I apologise if I offended you, that wasn't my intention (though I'm not entirely sure how or why, but hey...) and I can't see any reason for you to report me either. And there it is.

I prefer to keep firm but ultimately friendly debate open, luckylegs, but your choice.

Bit like listening to one of his speeches.

Not the brightest is IDS.
What was he expecting to hear?

Watched for 20 minutes or so.
Impressed with the detail on off and the judges' questions.

No not spot on.

Look back at your inane posts and consider your intellect which is about as much as an ant might consider

I quote

'This is your decision. The government will implement what you decide'

The govt clearly didn't intend the referendum to be advisory only, the excuse trotted out by the Remainers.

Even Farage has acknowledged that it was advisory.

Thats my feeling. Leave them with no get out of jail cards.

I only saw two questions on the ballot paper.

1- Remain in the EU
2- Leave the EU.

There was no "Let parliament decide" option.

Whereabouts in the case before the Supreme Court does it talk about remaining?

Of course they will and along with their tendency (as I posted earlier) to inhabit an entirely different universe to jo public ....

However as I have already posted Brexit will proceed there will just be an extra vote by MPs. Who IF they vote with their constituencies, will ensure it proceeds.

"A verbatim report has now been published. It consists of 180 pages, plus a comprehensive index."

Can't be bothered with that, come on Judges, where's the tl;dr?

The court case is about retrospectively adding the third option to the ballot paper.

Along with


'This is your decision. The government will implement what you decide'

Seemed pretty straight forward to me