In a cutting judicial pronouncement this month, the Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr, criticised the former attorney general, Lord Hermer, for not sticking up for a Crown Court judge whose sentencing in a case had been the focus of personal attacks which had led to threats.
In the eyes of some, when it’s Palestine it appears the laws of England are not supposed to apply
This reprimand by the head of the judiciary came shortly after Prince Harry was criticised for describing the widely respected judge in his case, Mr Justice Nicklin, as having presided over ‘a complete and obvious whitewash’ after the Prince resoundingly lost his lengthy civil action against the Daily Mail (Associated Newspapers). It seems to have been lost on the Prince that the very fact that the judgment extended to around 436 pages rather points to the very opposite of a ‘whitewash’. Any written judgment that reaches that length is clearly intellectually forensic, whatever its conclusion.
Now even the left are piling on the bandwagon against judges. This seems strange from those who have protested furiously when right-wing politicians have criticised unfavourable judicial rulings or milksop sentences. What could possibly have induced the left to take this stance? Surprise, surprise: it’s Palestine!
