Lammy's announcement reveals what we all suspected: doing away with the right to trial by jury is a desperate doomed attempt to save money

In a parliamentary speech today, justice secretary David Lammy confirmed that he will go ahead to scrap plans to remove the right to trial by jury for thousands of ‘either-way’ cases – that is, trials which could take place either at the Crown or Magistrates Courts.  The plan has been widely derided by rival politicians, […]

By Alex/Rose Cocker

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