Other dissenters quote the Magna Carta and reference the unwritten British Constitution, using arguments about well-worn practice and tradition

x“Tears are the currency of grief

So much lost --

Love’s a thief!

Laughter is the prime portrait of joy

Of all painters

Which did you employ?”

From Delhi Berated, by Bachchoo

Justice delayed is justice denied -- is the old and possibly true maxim. Apart from summary executions, the wheels of the law grind slowly. In Britain, 80,000 cases await a hearing in a court. The Labour government says that it will tackle this by abolishing jury trials for all crimes which carry a maximum sentence of three years or below. Serious crimes such as murder, rape or robbery will still be tried by a judge and jury.

It is a radical suggestion, and though s

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