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As Nigel Rumfitt KC points out (in a letter to the Guardian):
'The sole cause of the present mess [in the justice system] is the refusal by successive governments, from New Labour through the coalition to the Tories, to fund the system properly. In particular, the repeated cuts to public funding of barristers & solicitors have led to an exodus from the criminal courts'!
Juryless trials & summary judgments are not the answer; proper funding is needed; justice isn't/cannot be cheap
@ChrisMayLA6 The UK's unwillingness to pay properly for anything is the root cause of its problems.
The UK needs a fortune spent on it in order to upgrade it to an adequate standard.
The chances of this happening? Zero.
Yes, this is a conclusion that I have also come to.... we want a Rolls Royce for the cost of a mini.... if you wanted an example of how this plays out, look no further than TK Maxx