Thanks Morris. If there was any bias shown by the magistrate in my case it was against the prosecution. As for juries, I am reminded of Bismarck's comment regarding the making of laws and sausages. I… (View Post)

Re Juries I missed the PB discussion on this, if there was one, which I regret because it is an important topic and interests me. I had two spells of jury service and sat on four trials. Three were t… (View Post)

Whenever I see a chess board strategically placed in a promotional photo I always check to see if it is correctly set up. You would be amazed how often the board is the wrong way round. Non-players m… (View Post)

In my school, any sixth former with a pulse....about 66% (View Post)

It is a wonderful first line. It scans like good poetry, (View Post)