Plan to cut jury trials
Richard Stallman's Personal Page [Unofficial]
March 15, 2026
*MP Charlotte Nichols] tells Commons she waited 1,088 days for her rape case to reach court. [
[Nonetheless,] Charlotte Nichols opposes plan to cut jury trials in England and Wales and calls [instead] for creation of special courts to hear rape cases.*
I basically agree with her: prosecuting crime is vital and so is the right to a trial by jury. There is no fundamental conflict between them — all that's needed is to tax the rich enough to pay for these and the other things that even non-rich people deserve.
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