The House of Lords is our 'Supreme Court' as well although there has been
talk of a reform.
Unfortunately we now have something very 'un-British' and sinister, an
equivalent to a department/ministry of justice (Department for
Constitutional Affairs)
http://www.dca.gov.uk/consult/supremecourt/
However, a separate supreme court for the whole of the UK may not be such a
bad idea, given the grip any prime minister has on the country.
I don't know if you have heard the epithet used to describe the UK system:
elected dictatorship
If the Lords disagree with the government (e.g. throwing out the
government's identity card proposals three times in the past week) the
government can (and does) ultimately override the Lords. Ok, the Lords are
not elected (not even indirectly), but that could be dealt with, but an
independent court could be a good thing.
The Lords objected to the Supreme Court
http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?...8&id=274072004
DAS
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> Sorry, perhaps I should have been clearer.
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> The USA and most pure democracies have a 3 pillar system -
> executive, legislative and judicial. The USA legislative branch is the
> Senate and House of Representatives.
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> A constitutional monarchy is a 4 pillar system - monarch,
> executive, legislative and judicial. The UK legislative branch
> consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
>
> The monarch is a stabilizing force that is there if needed but
> does not normally exert much control.
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