This week, MPs will vote on the second reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill. Don’t let the anodyne name fool you – this is one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation in our country’s history. The government intends to radically curtail the right we all hold to be tried by a jury when…
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Following a series of attacks by the government and parts of the media against the leader of the opposition based on his career as a barrister, it appears necessary to sprinkle some facts into the conversation. 1. Keir Starmer was a barrister. What is a barrister? A nice easy one to kick off. A barrister is…
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