When jury trial cuts were foretold on TV | Letters
Charles Harris recalls a dystopian political drama series and spots a worrying parallel with today’s societyThe restriction of justice by a leftwing government was intriguingly predicted as far back as...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Charles Harris recalls a dystopian political drama series and spots a worrying parallel with today’s society The restriction of justice by a leftwing government was intriguingly predicted as far back as 1977 by Wilfred Greatorex in his BBC Two political drama series 1990 ( Founder of Starmer’s legal chambers condemns Labour plans to cut jury trials, 13 April ). Starring Edward Woodward as a journalist for Britain’s last remaining independent newspaper, the story was set in a UK where justice was fixed in favour of the state, democracy had been deliberately withered and the borders tightened. Continue reading...