A place originally set up to report the under-use of Crown Courts in England and Wales. Now a place to report on the daily failings of a system unable to cope.
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The latest shoe to drop in the CJS, is the fact that trials cannot proceed due to the lack of an advocate for one side or the other. DMs are open. Discretion assured. Examples please.
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📈Today, 27 October 2026, 89 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 17% of them. #courtstats #CS27102026 courtstats.co.uk
In any normal world, a political party employee in possession of uniquely sensitive inside information would go straight inside for such a grubby and blatant offence.
Not so, now there is a presumption of suspension, due to the underinvestment in prisons. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck3r…
Idle Courts retweeted
📈Today, 23 October 2026, 82 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 15% of them. #courtstats #CS23102026 courtstats.co.uk
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📈Today, 22 October 2026, 65 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 12% of them. #courtstats #CS22102026 courtstats.co.uk
he expressed them. This may suggest a degree of minimisation and a reluctance to accept full responsibility for the consequences of his behaviour.
Mr Turner states that he wishes to put these matters behind him and make a fresh start. He identifies the change in his Party’s
Idle Courts retweeted
Preston Crown Court
Tuesday 20 October 2026
It’s been a dry long summer and autumn. Until this week. Preston may just be the first of many.
Idle Courts retweeted
📈Today, 21 October 2026, 62 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 12% of them. #courtstats #CS21102026 courtstats.co.uk
Idle Courts retweeted
Meanwhile, over at Snaresbrook Crown Court yesterday, a huge chunk of the ceiling suddenly fell down outside court 1, right by the court cafe, and everyone just carried on as normal.... 👩⚖️
#carryonupthecrowncourt
Idle Courts retweeted
📈Today, 20 October 2026, 65 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 12% of them. #courtstats #CS20102026 courtstats.co.uk
Idle Courts retweeted
📈Today, 19 October 2026, 61 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 11% of them. #courtstats #CS19102026 courtstats.co.uk
Idle Courts retweeted
You’d never believe who I had in my cab guv! Yeah a jury of 12 ordinary working men and women. Was a fing of the past. Lovely jubbly.
Not like that old fella who said he was a manual worker - the old beak! Pull the other one…
Idle Courts retweeted
📈Today, 16 October 2026, 75 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 14% of them. #courtstats #CS16102026 courtstats.co.uk
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Fraud trials need juries
Juries get fraud trials and listen
But what does a big brother “we know best” Government say is best for you despite its own experts saying keep trial by jury for fraud? They selectively listen, deaf to those who have prosecuted before juries for decades
Idle Courts retweeted
📈Today, 15 October 2026, 66 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 12% of them. #courtstats #CS15102026 courtstats.co.uk
Idle Courts retweeted
📈Today, 14 October 2026, 56 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 11% of them. #courtstats #CS14102026 courtstats.co.uk
