Delays in Court

The new Court Bill is madness.

The idea is to get far more trials heard by the Magistrates and to extend their sentencing powers.

They will be overwhelmed. There are not enough Magistrates now, especially with the ridiculous 70 retirement age.

There will be appeals to the Crown Court, retrials and all the extra cases and many more because of their increased sentencing powers.

The only solution is more money and most people think there is no prospect of getting that more money for Defence, NHS or education or anything else, until we cut the huge burgeoning benefit bill.

March 2026
Rodney Hylton-Potts