THE HIGH COURT'S DECISION

The High Court's ruling last week is continuing to cause waves. 

The PM writing in The Telegraph , has said,”Parliament voted to put the decision about our membership of the EU in the hands of the British people”. But this is wrong. The referendum was advisory only as was made perfectly clear beforehand but more importantly, as the government has already conceded in court! 

Compare Mrs May's words with these taken from the court transcripts - 

“His counsel [David Davis, Secretary of State] made clear that (the SO’s) does not contend that the referendum Act 2015 supplies a statutory authority for the crown to give notice under Article 50”

But members of the government have continued to claim the decision has been made. Meanwhile Tory MPs were demanding the PM takes action against the newspapers (HERE) but when finally Liz Truss (Lord Chancellor) and then Theresa May spoke out (HERE) it was a bland statement offering no condemnation of the papers and actually supporting a free press!  The Bar Council are outraged (HERE).

Others say the judges are absolutely correct (HERE) and some people think the press has lost touch with reality (HERE) and I think they are right.  Nigel Farage is reported to be arranging a march of 100,000 people on the Supreme Court when it hears the appeal in December. We are entering dangerous times for our democracy.

Incidentally, Sky News are reporting the government is already drafting up a bill - presumably as an insurance policy in case their appeal to the supreme court fails (as I am sure it will) - see HERE