<iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-K3L4M3" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">

Flat White

Moral and political self-righteousness on steroids

31 May 2023

4:00 AM

31 May 2023

4:00 AM

I have a couple of Canadian friends from law school who went to the Bench in Canada. You know what they knew about taking up the job as superior court judges? They knew that they had less scope for speaking their minds than do regular citizens. It is part and parcel of the job across the common law world.

Already a subscriber? Log in

Get 10 issues
for $20

Subscribe to The Spectator Australia today for the next 10 magazine issues, plus full online access, for just $20.

  • Delivery of the weekly magazine
  • Unlimited access to spectator.com.au and app
  • Spectator podcasts and newsletters
  • Full access to spectator.co.uk
Or

Unlock this article

REGISTER


Comments

Don't miss out

Join the conversation with other Spectator Australia readers. Subscribe to leave a comment.

Already a subscriber? Log in

Close