Monday, February 7, 2022

Book recommendation: The Secret Barrister by ?

A couple of days ago, I finally finished the non-fiction book entitled The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken. Who the author is is something no-one knows.

The contents of the book were based his blog entries and here it is: https://thesecretbarrister.com/

Read this book, first published in 2018. It will open your eyes to the current state of the justice system in the UK and, I can guarantee that you will be shocked to your very core. Shocked. 

You'll be scared of ever coming into contact with the legal system in the UK. Horrific miscarriages of justice and a woefully underfunded and hence inadequate legal system are just two elements. 

Good job I've got legal insurance to cover legal costs here in Germany. If people in the UK were aware of the legal system - especially the underfunded legal aid system and the so-called 'Innocence Tax', they'd be petrified. They'd never leave the home.
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