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Should politicians help choose judges?

Should politicians help choose judges?

Would that make the judiciary more diverse? Or simply wipe it out?

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Feb 15, 2021
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According to the think-tank Policy Exchange, the law should be amended “to enable the lord chancellor to exercise a real discretion in making senior judicial appointments, selecting from a shortlist of well-qualified candidates”.

Perhaps not surprisingly, that’s also the view of Jack Straw — who found himself with less discretion as lord chancellor than…

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