And so why does Labour feel happy about constraining jury trials... well, look what happens when Palestine Action defendants are judged by a ;jury of their peers' - not guilty, or no verdict(s) result.

The joy of the jury system is it can deliver verdicts the state really doesn't want... which is why its valuable, and why Labour is happy to see it constrained (for other reasons).

#PalestineAction #politics #RuleOfLaw

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wxlv…

Palestine Action protesters not guilty of Bristol burglary

The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over a raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.

^{Dominic Casciani (BBC News)}

While many of use here are concerned about David Lammy's plan to recuse the incidence of jury trials (which has already been criticised for being unlikely to *actually* quickly rescue the backlog in courts, as intended), here is Natalie Fleet, who has direct experience of the court system (as a victim of sexual violence) arguing that actually judge-led trials may be better for the victims of crime.

#RuleOfLaw #politics

theguardian.com/law/2026/jan/2…

Labour MP who was groomed asks colleagues to back judge-only trials

Exclusive: Natalie Fleet says power balance is with criminals not victims as delays make ‘hell of being raped’ worse

^{Rajeev Syal (The Guardian)}