@CPSUK Would love to know how the jury were directed after watching what took place to the third officer. To have no verdict twice … and to claim it’s not in the public interest… your duty is also to maintain public confidence in the justice system, not erode it.
Nothing pure or simple about carols assessment. As I understand it, Islam isn’t a race and furthermore, criticism of religion is protected in statute. Discriminatory comment perhaps but why must racism be the go-to?
This is racism, pure and simple. It’s also a test. The UK press needs to describe it for exactly what it is: that Reform’s candidate made a racist and inflammatory losing statement
@kriekstina I am very sorry to read this Kate, and well done for speaking out. Challenge them, anytime it occurs, regardless of the setting. Doing what’s right might make people uncomfortable but protecting others from the same going forward, those without a voice, makes it worthwhile.
Audited a few councils policies on transport to school sen arrangements and my god there’s some future JR’s. I have begun using my sports modelling methods on law and the potential is crazy.
@toyingwithfools @TheCSP2019@BBCPolitics@Joanna__Hardy Oh dear. If things worked as governments pretended then there’d be no one to complain would there? And yet there are, barristers no less, the same government you’re quoting has lammy who previously said juries are vital is now removing them. So trustworthy.
@TheCSP2019@BBCPolitics@Joanna__Hardy It’s solely based on target chasing by reducing numbers and has nothing to do with the victims. The alternative credible solutions lie in the governments poor contracts with people like Serco and lack of investment in the courts and processes as a whole.
@tunder71@Aintnopartylik1@BarristerSecret The difference is by design. A magistrate is not legally qualified and for most offences (either way) the defendant gets to choose to be tried by a mag or by jury in the crown. Rape will always be tried by the crown. The crown offers many safeguards the mags don’t.
@Aintnopartylik1@BarristerSecret I think jurors are more susceptible to believing their are more false allegations of rape then actually are, and other unconscious biases. Judges sit alone in family and immigration so having them sit as finders of fact and law would be no negative here.
The bbc presenter who changed ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’ on air found by the executive complaints committee (bbc) in the wrong because
1) Her facial expression and
2) The reaction from others.
Controversial or not, presenter or not, that is absurd reasoning.
@Thomasgordon01@MartinSLewis Honestly, I had no idea the maitenance part was repayable. Massive oversight on my part! I thought they were grants still and not loans.
@KeithP_Williams@MartinSLewis I did. It’s mainly aimed at new plan 5 loans for 2023 and onwards. I don’t have that plan. I have an undergraduate loan at 9% and postgraduate at 6% plus interest so forgive me for being slightly concerned.