... for the 18th century. By comparison parliament can change our constitution when the electorate votes for change, as it has done over the government of Scotland and Wales. It works. Our system has worked quite well, and the quality of British democracy and government has traditionally been held up as an example to the rest of the world. There is no need for a Supreme Court. If a state has a codified constitution, it must have a supreme court, a court that interprets and upholds the constitution. The problem with that is that it brings judges into political disputes between the different branches of government; it can be argued that it is better if judges are not so overtly involved in such disputes. The maintenance of traditions. Perhaps not a good argument, but some place a value on traditional institutions such as the monarchy and House of Lords, both of which could be ...

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