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		ben_w on July 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple threatens UK market exit if court orders 'un... The power may flow from parliament, but the judiciary is still (supposed to be) independent: • https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/the-judiciary-t... • https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/swearing-in-of-the-ne...

mjburgess on July 13, 2021 [–]

That is a different sense of the word "independent" than the American "separation of powers" one.

ben_w on July 13, 2021 | [–]

Does that make a difference? What I said was they are “supposed to be independent” in the broader context of saying the politicians shouldn’t censure the judges, but might anyway.

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