Following my last post about Mental Health Act, I remembered I’ve not blogged, since my semi-(cough-sniff!)-return to health, about the Diana inquest. I was amused today that Lord Foulkes and Denis MacShane have called the inquest a farce, a circus and so on, now that any number of MI6 spooks are being called to give evidence.
Have they only realised this now? Most of us thought it was a farcical circus and a waste of time and money some time ago.
What’s really worrying is the thought of what this all might mean for the jury system if the case goes his way.
well, our wise leaders have been looking for a way to abolish jury trials. This might be it. And they probably didn’t even have to pay Al-Fayed to do it.
Under the Counter-Terrorism Bill it wll be possible for Ministers to direct Coroners not to have juries and also to appoint special coroners to conduct inquests. These provisions are not limited to terrorism cases and so the Princess Diana inquest will be the last of its kind.