If justice delayed is justice denied, as Magna Carta itself suggests, then Britain is suffering not so much a crisis in its courts system as the deprivation of an essential human right.
The backlogs in the courts for some of the most serious crimes are now appalling. They also represent, in their way, just as serious a threat to people’s living standards as the cost of living, or the state of the National Health Service and the schools.
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