Re: Regardless of which side of the fence you are on.
Upvoted for the "Not really"
But the Supreme Court is just the original Law Lords under a new name and with new premises. It's just a consequence of Blair thinking we should have something called a "Supreme Court". The whole HoL didn't hear cases, just the Law Lords and the members of the Supreme Court are just the latest holders of those posts.
It's rulings may be "unprecedented" unless they find an existing precedent to follow but that's the norm for courts dealing with appeals.