There is a lot of vitriol and xxxxx reserved to those who won the High Court case, especially from the right wing press and the fervent Brexiteers. Jacob Rees Mogg has finally flipped and says even if it takes a new election, a "purge" of Europhiles and a thousand new peers (HERE) brexit will be achieved!
The Telegraph says it is judges against the people (HERE). The Daily Mail talks about the "fury" over "out of touch" judges (HERE). The Sun says Mrs May must not let down 17m voters (HERE) - apparently the other 16m and the 14m or so who didn't vote can go to hell. UKIP were warning about riots and a revolution (HERE) while Nigel Farage talks of betrayal (HERE). Other talk of remoaners "last throw of the dice" (HERE). Suzanne Evans and Douglas Carswell think the judges should be locked up or dismissed - like they do in Turkey or Zimbabwe and North Korea.
All of this is utterly disgraceful but horribly predictable. But there are voices of reason out there. Someone (HERE) says the supremacy of parliament is the whole idea of brexit! Elsewhere another writer says if you think the courts are interfering in democracy you don't understand how Britain works (HERE). Will Gore in The Independent says the pro-brexit media has finally lost touch with reality (HERE).
Liz Truss the Lord Chancellor has finally come out in support of the judges after two days of silence and Mrs May is urged to do the same although she has said nothing yet (HERE).
And finally if brexiteers think this is the last throw of the dice I am afraid they are very much mistaken - it is only the first!
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