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C. J. Fitzpatrick's avatar

That Yvette Cooper faces no consequences for openly sabotaging a live criminal trial while the barrister who successfully defended the accused now faces two years in prison tells you everything about how Starmer's government has oriented itself. This is an administration that has chosen Israel over its own citizens. Starmer calls himself a Zionist and is an ever willing bootlicker to Netanyahu and Trump and he needs removed from office to be put on trial for facilitating war crimes.

Dr Anne McCloskey's avatar

We live in an asylum, where the staff have the monopoly on violence. There are no rules, nor law nor sanity. Medication time, goyem.

Jay's avatar
Apr 14Edited

What an impactful article, I’m sending it to all my friends! We’re sliding into fascism here aren’t we?! Can’t believe the barrister could be facing two years. I’ve found his closing speech here. Bit long for the morning commute but I’ve dipped in!

https://realmedia.press/the-filton-trial-defence-speeches/

(the extended quote as below, and there are other references to him being critical of the judge.)

Also that the terrorism measure & sentencing can be slapped on after the trial by the crooked judge without the jury having prior awareness is maddening.

“You could be forgiven for thinking that His Lordship is in fact directing you… to convict Charlotte, who I’ll focus on for now, of criminal damage. But you’d be wrong to think that. His Lordship is not directing you to convict. In fact, not only is he not directing you to convict, but he’s also absolutely forbidden from doing so as a matter of law. … No judge in any criminal case is allowed to direct a jury to convict any defendant of any criminal charge, whatever the evidence might be. That is the law.”

Bob Martin's avatar

The UK, US and Israel are autocracies. This behavior by the UK is therefore as expected. All three governments must be overthrown.

David Goldberg's avatar

It appears the UK government is golems all the way down...

The Revolution Continues's avatar

Praying that the Filton 6 are acquitted a second time. The amount of manipulation and corruption of the justice system in the UK on behalf of the apartheid regime's weapons manufacturer goes beyond the pale. Who would have thought that Magna Carta originated in Great Britain?