@openrightsgroup Sometimes I think this Government WANT institutional failure but the more likely explanation is that they're just shit.
David Lammy's (UK Justice Secretary) own review in 2017 found that people from racialised backgrounds are more likely to trust a jury than a magistrate.
Judges are from a narrow background and part of the state infrastructure. They're more likely to accept the police or CPS narrative.
Juries protect against institutional failure.
@openrightsgroup Sometimes I think this Government WANT institutional failure but the more likely explanation is that they're just shit.
80% of Israelis support #Netanyahu's #genocide in #Gaza - and are not troubled by innocent children being starved to death.
Israel is literally a genocidal state of war criminals and the UK should not be trading with them. This is far, far worse than even #Apartheid in South Africa. It is a new #holocaust.
#Israel's mass murder of civilians is supported by 80% of Israelis.
#UKLabour #KierStarmer and #DavidLammy are war criminals for their complicity.
80% of Israelis support #Netanyahu's #genocide in #Gaza - and are not troubled by innocent children being starved to death.
Israel is literally a genocidal state of war criminals and the UK should not be trading with them. This is far, far worse than even #Apartheid in South Africa. It is a new #holocaust.
#Israel's mass murder of civilians is supported by 80% of Israelis.
#UKLabour #KierStarmer and #DavidLammy are war criminals for their complicity.
Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces calls to do more to bring them home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/world/politics/uk-envoy-britons-held-abroad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #alaaabdelfattah #davidlammy #uk #egypt
Chinese spying and attempts by Beijing to undermine Britain's democracy and economy are on the rise, an "audit" commissioned by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/world/politics/uk-chinese-spying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #davidlammy #uk #china #espionage #keirstarmer
