Retired Magistrate Jim Newmark describes Judge only trials as “Rough Justice”. We all know that you can't replace 12 lifetimes knowledge and experience with a single judge. And the Institute for Government has shown that the change will reduce the backlog by less than 2%. #thejuryalliance

It cannot be right that you would leave the fate of someone to a single judge when they were facing 3 years in prison. A single person will never deliver the same quality of judgement as 12. People need justice, People need juries. www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...

Today The Jury Alliance went to over 40 courts and town centers across England and Wales to talk to people horrified by the attack on juries. Legal professionals were pleased to see the public support. So many great chats. People need justice, People need juries! thejuryalliance.uk/jury-support...

The power should be with people. With the jury. Not with a state appointed judge.

Professor R. Vogler, says of the government jury attack, "It's just taking away something which is fundamental to the system.". We agree justice need everyday people, justice needs juries.

They're happy to talk to us when they want our votes, but they don't want us involved in the justice system. Local courts should be full of local jurors making decision on local cases. At the local elections ask the candidates if they trust you, if they trust juries.

1/ What is jury equity? Jury equity is the principle that juries have the power to acquit a defendant even where they think that the defendant has broken the law, and the defendant has no legal defence to the charge.

Removing juries won't fix the backlog. Between 2010 and 2019 half the courts in England and Wales were closed. Since 2019 the number of sitting days has been artificially limited by the government. This year the judges said they could do 113,000 days the government is allowing them 112,250.

For hundreds of years we have had an adversarial justice system in Britain. A prosecutor, accuses. A defendant explains. A judge ensures a fair trial. And a jury of 12 ordinary people decide innocence or guilt. A jury is society judging itself. #itsnotaboutthebacklog #nojurynojusticenotrust