Ingram
The creation of a UK Supreme Court was part of a series of constitutional reform measures announced by the Blair government in 2003. The idea underpinning the reform package was that the British constitution needed to show greater adherence to the following desirable constitutional principles:
■ Separation of powers — the idea that the three main branches of power within the state (governing, law-making and judicial) are kept separate so that there are checks and balances to prevent tyranny and increase public confidence in the system (see A-LEVEL LAW REVIEW, Vol. 3, No. 1, September 2007, p. 2).
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