"Let's kill all the lawyers" - top advice from WiIliam Shakespeare:

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" 

William Shakespeare Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2

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Internet pioneer and all-round Cassandra, Peter Dawe, has made some more observations that are just too sensible - and so will never get past the vested interests of "the system" to be able to benefit us all. But here goes anyway. . But to make anything happen, we will need to take Shakespeare's advice from Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2. "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"

"...The UK justice system is an excellent example of how a system becomes self-toxic.

1. The system is defined by lawyers, and the same interests run it.
2. It is in the interest of lawyers to make the requirement for lawyer expertise in effect essential to access the system
3. It is in the interest of lawyers to make the system ever more onerous, thus requiring ever more legal advice
4. They make it illegal to do stuff without the advice of lawyers
5. They make it the norm that lawyers do not give "advice", merely answer whether a particular course of action is likely to be legal or not. Thus absolving themselves of any risk or being liable
6. They ensure that the system is not symmetrical between litigants. This ensures that the wealthy and the criminal are better represented than the poor or the victim.
7. They demand the ability to challenge every decision through ever more tiers of justice, to keep the £ flowing.

Eventually, the system collapses. In this case, the cost of prosecution in criminal courts has become too much for the public purse to bear. However, rather than change the system, they campaign for more money to go into the court system.

And what consumer in their right mind would seek justice against a corporate? They just keep the case going until the opponent runs out of money, patience or just simply dies!

So here is an idea; a voluntary parallel justice system, where the litigants are restricted to a fraction of the value of the harm. The papers are presented to a random jury, who determine the JUSTICE of the case. (Note, not the "law"). If one of the litigants refuses to accept the judgement, they are refused the future use of the system.

Litigants can always use the legacy law system if they want...."

Far too sensible to make it past the vested interested of the "system", but well worth discussion and further development.

Recent legislation like the EU's all-encompassing GDPR law has careered out of control and created a labyrinthine set of rules and enforcement procedures that have pretty much created its own entire industry for the benefit of lawyers and paralegal rent seekers.

The Online Safety bill is another classic example of a vague idea that has been allowed to career totally out of control by activist lawyers that infest the "civil service". It sets out to address issues that are basically already covered by existing "off-line" legislation. Alex Belfield was convicted of stalking using all extant laws and process - despite no question of any physical intimidation being involved - Belfield got 5.5 years porridge as the result of a most astonishing case that is subject to appeal. Alex made no secret of anti-woke views, and this almost certainly was used against him as he foolishly conducted his own defence, in the fond belief that British Justice was all he needed. Silly boy...

And there is also now a serious attempt to legislate rude and irreverent jokes out of existence... you can probably imagine the activist ranks that have been triggered into being outraged and motivated to demand action and establish a specific criminal offence of public sexual harassment. Hold tight...

"Consultation outcome...  The government’s response to the targeted consultation on whether there should be a criminal offence of public sexual harassment ...

How can this madness happen? Simple This government has been systematically perverted and destroyed by a determinedly subversive civil service, determined to make mischief and make governing impossible... you will recall that Dominic Cummings tried to clear out the politicized civil service that infested Whitehall and Westminster? Well, of course the "blob" quickly managed to close ranks and arrange for his entrapment and removal.

Tony Blair's regime established the "Supreme Court" - Blair and his missus were both lawyers you will recall - the Blob takes its orders from the cabal of left wing lawyers who have spent their lives gaming the system. If I was inclined to conspiracy theories