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[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Right wing as in the appointment process specifically excludes candidates that hold progressive views.

I read a great blogpost from a barrister about it earlier this year but I didn't bookmark it. If I can find it later today I'll post it. Basically it collated a number of worrying instances in which the chair of the Judiciary Appointment Committee, clearly states that he blocks appointments for 'activist judges' or non establishment orthodoxies.

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