juries
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
The revolt against the public
The establishment cannot accept ordinary citizens having power
Welcome to cut-price justice
David Lammy’s claim that his quest to abolish jury trial is driven by faith is grotesque. The real reason is to save money.n
The English origin of jury trials
Jury trial is not a procedural convenience but an inherited right
In defence of jury trials
David Lammy’s proposal to abolish trial by jury in all but the most serious cases is wicked and irrational
Two-tier justice
But it is not the form of bias that one might expect
Conscience and the courts
It’s called jury service, not jury suggestions
