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Margins of Deference
Since taking office in the summer of last year, Keir Starmer’s Labour government has suffered a drastic loss of approval. His term so far has been marked by erratic decision-making and an adoption of the right’s agenda on migration and economics. At the same time, the UK Supreme Court largely refuses to interfere with the government’s actions. In his op-ed, Nicholas Reed Langen unpacks double standards in the government’s reasoning and explains why a liberal democratic conception of the separation of powers requires the judiciary to scrutinize the government’s acts more rigorously.
18.09.2025
