Some UK businesses are falling foul of the belief that Magna Carta and Freeman on the Land “common law” allows them to stay open during lockdown. One hairdresser is facing fines of £27,000 as a result. Here’s my piece on the BBC News live page.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-55055295?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5fbd31f5fe66a902d1004567%26UK%20businesses%20fall%20foul%20of%20%27Magna%20Carta%27%20lockdown%20theory%262020-11-24T19%3A13%3A33.141Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:55d324fd-d9c1-4491-9022-335093f06952&pinned_post_asset_id=5fbd31f5fe66a902d1004567&pinned_post_type=share">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live...

And here’s the Leeds & West Yorks newsroom on the Bradford business owner racking up huge fines for defying the law from which she claims she is exempt. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-55057700">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-e...

Last week, two men were arrested at a café & bookshop in Gedling after defying laws aimed at preventing coronavirus. They also claimed Magna Carta exempted them (spoiler: it does not) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-54950773">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-e...

This is the end result of anti-lockdown content on social media convincing people that feudal law struck off almost immediately it was written still holds sway in this country. Facebook & Twitter Attorneys At Law have a lot to answer for.

This content is still easily found on Facebook.

Here’s a thorough debunking from our pals at @FullFact https://fullfact.org/online/did-she-die-in-vain/">https://fullfact.org/online/di...