The most important unelected position in the UK? The Reasonable Person—and the current one is a Scorpio
jjvincent · x · 2026-11-05
A deadpan British legal joke circulating in AI circles: the most important unelected position in the UK is the ancient title of The Reasonable Person, against whose judgments all intractable questions of pornography, duress, intoxication and negligence are weighed. The current holder, the author is reliably informed, is a Scorpio.
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