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Breakin' the Law! The Conservative Government 2015-17

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Rogues Gallery 2015 Today marks a landmark Supreme Court ruling against the UK Government in a case brought by UNISON: UK Supreme Court rules against government and declares tribunal fees illegal (26 July 2017) Video of Lord Reed's summary in UNISON v Lord Chancellor employment tribunal case I was reminded of another Supreme Court decision not so long ago that went against the Government over Theresa May's assertion that she did not need to consult Parliament over Brexit. She was wrong. Supreme Court rules against Government - Parliament to be given vote on Brexit  (24 January 2017)   And then I felt sure I could remember there were other times that the tories had made headlines for all the wrong reasons,  so I decided to do a bit of digging (well, Googling). It didn't take long to find a whole string of examples of where the Conservatives have found themselves on the wrong side of the law over the last 2 years, whether Supreme Court, High Court, Co