Tonight I shall be hamstringing the criminal justice system by working late on a serious case involving allegations of domestic violence. The file from the police is a shambles, but I will painstakingly do the jobs of both the police & CPS, and put this case together. For free.

For free? you might ask. Yes, for free. The hours, probably days, it will take me as prosecuting counsel to fix this case and advise on what needs doing - I don’t receive a penny for. If (as is common) the trial is moved by the court to a date I can’t do, I won’t be paid a thing.

This is how we hamstringing left-wing activists like to really stick two fingers up at the system. By working for hours on end, for free, to try to plug the gaps in the system created by @BorisJohnson and co, and try to ensure that people get justice.

Still, I’ll remember as I sit in my study, alone and apart from my family, as I do every night, that it’s this kind of shameless do-goodery that is causing the real problems in criminal justice.

And definitely not @BorisJohnson’s colossal mismanagement of the justice system.