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Originally Posted by peacegirl
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[I]High Court judges, as with the other Senior Judiciary are appointed by The Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor. Under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 a new Judicial Appointments Commission has removed the appointment of judges from the political arena. High Court judges, as with other judges, are now appointed on the basis of open competition.
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Great, so are they appointed by politicians or not? |
No, the Queen. Isn't the Queen a politician in a loose sense? 
A politician, political leader, or political figure (from Classical Greek πόλις, "polis") is a person who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician |
No, piecegirl, you numpty. The Queen has no involvement in public policy.
Besides, your own quote just told the Queen has not been involved for the last eight years. So why are you still arguing so hard for this political business? It's like once you glom onto an idea, no matter how stupid it is shown to be, you just can't let go. |
You're right, she doesn't have political power but she can sway public opinion, and the vaccine issue is in the public realm. |
Okay, so your position is that the High Court judge made this ruling because of the political influence exerted on him by the Queen(!), whose influence is her ability to sway public opinion(!!), even though the Queen is no longer involved in the appointment of high court judges(!!!).
Just so we're clear:
