Without first investing to pay for extra human justice professionals. @TheCriminalBar

Without first investing to pay for extra human justice professionals – criminal barristers who prosecute, defend and provide judicial capacity – court rooms will still lie idle at taxpayer expense, and human misery for accused and victims of crime alike. https://theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/08/labour-pledges-80-new-courts-in-bid-to-tackle-backlog-crisis

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