The "will of the people" is nice and vague enough to justify pretty much anything. And yet if we had followed it constantly, then we would never have legalised abortion, homosexuality, scrapped the death penalty etc.
Quote Originally Posted by Furunculus View Post
so, in your esteemed opinion, are we more likely to get a judicial opinion that better represents the will of the British people if the final court of arbitration is british judges, or some random collection of continentals?
Seeing as how the legislation it is referring to is based on the European Convention on Human Rights, I'd say the latter.


Quote Originally Posted by Furunculus View Post
because if you argue that it doesn't matter which you will find yourself on the wrong side of public opinion by a vast margin.
Silly me, having my own, well considered opinions. I guess I should just hoover up whatever is in the Daily Fail and believe that then.