BRITISH DEMOCRACY IN ITS DEATH THROES,.

Now that the Supreme Court has determined that it can pass judgement on matters of parliamentary procedure and the exercise of the Royal Prerogative, who actually governs our country ?

Under the British Constitution, the elected government determines most of what is discussed in parliament. It puts forward the matters set out in its election manifesto as Bills for parliament to consider, propose amendments or even reject, although in most circumstances the government's proposed legislation is passed into law. Sadly, Brexit legislation has, with the connivance of a biased House of Commons Speaker, been subverted and taken over by parliament; the government has been rendered impotent and can no longer even negotiate effectively with the European Union.

Parliament has already had well over 3 years to make its views on Brexit known and to amend proposed legislation. In that time, it has failed to agree to anything which satisfies either the government or the 17.4 million people who voted to leave the EU. The Prime Minister's attempt to bring matters to a conclusion by ending the already excessively long parliamentary session may have been an unorthodox measure but it was undoubtedly a necessary and long overdue one. That the Court has now ruled his action illegal is ludicrous.

The Court's has effectively made a judgement about things of which it knows nothing. The conversations between the Prime Minister and the Queen which led to prorogation are entirely private, and yet the court has effectively determined that Boris Johnson must have lied to, and misled, the monarch. The court has opened up the door to future legal challenges whenever any government does anything which is unpopular with powerful interests. In essence, the court has appointed itself as the ultimate governmental authority, far exceeding its justifiable remit.

Those who have brought the appeals to the Supreme Court have argued that they are only interested in ensuring that the government acts in a legal manner, although we all know that their true purpose is to prevent Brexit from ever happening. If the government is now compelled to seek a further extension of Article 50, where will that lead ? Further negotiations with the EU are largely pointless as the government has been hogtied; it has no cards to play and would be forced to accept whatever the EU proposes. A further extension without further negotiations would also be pointless, simply postponing matters while resolving nothing. It seems that the Remoaners' have won and British Democracy, as exercised through the 2016 referendum and 2017 general election, has been finally set aside in favour of an arrogant liberal elite who have never accepted that the people 'got it right'.

For myself, if the UK does not leave the EU on 31st October, I have cast my last vote for any of the major parties and will now only ever vote for a party committed to a proper Brexit, one which properly restores British sovereignty. I will never again vote Conservative, Liberal or Labour for what is the point ? These organisations that claim to represent us, the electorate, do nothing of the sort - they represent themselves, their friends and their own self interests. I urge other likeminded voters to do the same.

Democracy in the United Kingdom is about to breath its last, unless Prime Minister Johnson can perform some sort of miracle.