At the time of going to pixel, Robert Jenrick is still tearing into David Lammy (sorry, the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) over his jury trial U-turn farce. His sidekick Jake Richards also gets a mention. You’re either in front of Guido, or behind…
Jenrick also pointed out that Starmer himself had also staunchly defended jury trials. He wrote in the Socialist Lawyer magazine in 1992:
“The right to trial by jury is an important factor in the delicate balance between the power of the state and the freedom of the individual. The further it is restricted, the greater the imbalance. Despite the inevitable increase in costs, the Haldane Society urges that there be a right of trial by jury in all criminal cases.”
Bang to rights…
