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To: Sir Brian Leveson
Do Not Remove The Right Of Trial By Jury
✊ Don’t Axe Our Right to Jury Trial
The government wants to scrap jury trials for thousands of cases — replacing them with judge-only courts.
That means:
🚫 No public scrutiny
🚫 No community voice
🚫 Easier convictions
This is a blatant rollback of justice. Jury trial is a right — not a luxury.
🛑 Sign to stop this power grab.
The government wants to scrap jury trials for thousands of cases — replacing them with judge-only courts.
That means:
🚫 No public scrutiny
🚫 No community voice
🚫 Easier convictions
This is a blatant rollback of justice. Jury trial is a right — not a luxury.
🛑 Sign to stop this power grab.
Why is this important?
Why You Should Sign:
The UK government plans to remove the automatic right to trial by jury for thousands of criminal cases, replacing it with a new “intermediate court” system, where a judge and two magistrates decide guilt without a jury.
This would apply to offences like:
- Theft
- Assault
- Criminal damage
- Fraud
- Protest-related charges
These aren’t minor infractions, they’re serious cases with life-altering consequences.
Jury trial is a cornerstone of justice.
It protects us from:
- Biased judges
- Political interference
- State overreach
- Unjust prosecutions
It ensures ordinary people, not just the state, have a say in justice.
The government claims this is about “clearing the backlog.” But the real reason our courts are overwhelmed is a decade of cuts, closures, and underfunding. Not too many jury trials.
And here's the real danger:
Once jury trials are removed for one group of offences, nothing stops future governments from expanding that list.
Fraud today. Protest tomorrow. Speech next.
This reform sets a dangerous precedent. It opens the door to a justice system controlled from the top, with less accountability and no community oversight.
This is how civil liberties die. Slowly, bureaucratically, and with no way back.
Sign this petition to demand:
- No abolition of jury trials
- No closed-door “intermediate courts”
- Real investment in public justice
- Protection for one of our oldest democratic rights
Justice must stay in public hands.
Sign now. Share everywhere.
The UK government plans to remove the automatic right to trial by jury for thousands of criminal cases, replacing it with a new “intermediate court” system, where a judge and two magistrates decide guilt without a jury.
This would apply to offences like:
- Theft
- Assault
- Criminal damage
- Fraud
- Protest-related charges
These aren’t minor infractions, they’re serious cases with life-altering consequences.
Jury trial is a cornerstone of justice.
It protects us from:
- Biased judges
- Political interference
- State overreach
- Unjust prosecutions
It ensures ordinary people, not just the state, have a say in justice.
The government claims this is about “clearing the backlog.” But the real reason our courts are overwhelmed is a decade of cuts, closures, and underfunding. Not too many jury trials.
And here's the real danger:
Once jury trials are removed for one group of offences, nothing stops future governments from expanding that list.
Fraud today. Protest tomorrow. Speech next.
This reform sets a dangerous precedent. It opens the door to a justice system controlled from the top, with less accountability and no community oversight.
This is how civil liberties die. Slowly, bureaucratically, and with no way back.
Sign this petition to demand:
- No abolition of jury trials
- No closed-door “intermediate courts”
- Real investment in public justice
- Protection for one of our oldest democratic rights
Justice must stay in public hands.
Sign now. Share everywhere.
