Very quick verdicts are almost always not guilty. If a few jurors say, "he's not guilty and I won't vote to convict full stop" it's game over and, however much others may thi… (View Post)

I agree. These things aren't massively predictive. But, in general, long deliberations are bad news for the defence. Not guilty verdicts are often very quick. If you go round the jury room and f… (View Post)

I know some "well, he might" opinions have been floated on this, but it seems the consensus is a prison sentence is quite unlikely. On time taken, not guilty verdicts just often come quickl… (View Post)

I'm mindful the final YouGov of the London Mayoral election had Khan leading by 22% and he won by 11%. There may be some reasons for that in that Hall's core vote strategy probably did her … (View Post)

It seems to me that, if the question is what nationalist voters should do about a dodgy and sleazy SNP led by a tired yesterday's man, the answer very much is not to turn to a party led by Salmo… (View Post)