David Lammy has done an interview with a medium-popularity influencer to complain about diversity in the judiciary. To advertise the new “Judicial and Legal Diversity Board“…
In a video with influencer Freddie Fraser, the ‘DPM’ was asked: “Can you help explain why people of colour should want to work in the judicial system?” He replied:
“I think if you look at our legal profession now, it is actually tremendously diverse, but people aren’t quite making their way into the judiciary and beyond. So, there’s a lot we got to do to crack at. We have now made huge progress on gender, but diversity is not yet where it needs to be. It’s important that we recognize the progress that has been made, but there’s more to do.”
At the end Lammy was asked what the judiciary should look like in ten years. He said: “I want it to look more like the country.” Judicial retention suffered after 2015 pension changes which were reversed seven years later…
The Judicial Attitudes Survey 2024 suggested there are 1,117 salaried judges that could potentially leave by 2029 (combining mandatory retirements, early-leavers, and the undecided) out of roughly 2,000 salaried judges. Maybe focus on hiring good judges rather than ranting about diversity…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”