Simon Parry
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Simon Parry
@Simonparry44
Husband, two great kids, Otterhound, Whippet and Border Terrier man. Rest of the time barrister & L5 football ref! and a bit of tuba too. Views strictly my own.

The King’s Speech set out Labour’s plan to deliver change faster and give security, fairness and opportunity to working people across Britain. It was an honour to take part in this historic tradition as Lord Chancellor.






📈Today, 10 April 2026, 126 out of the 516 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting. That's 24% of them. #courtstats #CS10042026 courtstats.co.uk





"This is about getting the balance right." Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer defends the government's plans to scrap jury trials for cases likely to carry a sentence of fewer than three years. trib.al/ABmSNKF 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

Your local friendly criminal barrister here! 👋 I need you to know that anything up to a three year prison sentence imposed without a jury trial is really not the same thing as scraping your knee without seeing a consultant.





















