Parliament and the courts : strangers, foes or friends?

For most of the 20th Century, the constitution of the United Kingdom was seen as essentially settled. It experienced some adjustments, and at time upheavals, in the relationship between the different components of the state. These included the relationship between the state and the people, the nations that formed the United Kingdom, and the two chambers of the legislature. However, the framework of the constitution and the principles underpinning it were viewed as fundamentally sound