Last Thursday was a sad day for the English judicial system. Despite significant local opposition, Hexham Magistrates Court closed its doors for the last time . Following a swift and insubstantial “consultation” that adopted a previously unseen degree of opacity around the decision making process, the Government imposed the sentence of closure on a judicial institution that has existed for 900 years. All future “local” justice will be meted out in the city of Newcastle, which is not only a considerable geographical distance away, but is worlds apart in topographical and socio-economic terms. Progress? I think not.
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