Resources #Parliamentary Sovereignty

If we know that the Trial by Jury is the bulwark, the cornerstone, the foundation of our criminal justice system, a 'little parliament', 'the lamp which shows that freedom lives', a protection against unjust legislation — how can it be lawful for the state to legislate to remove or restrict it?

I wrote this in response to a discussion on social media about what is said in the Cabinet Manual 2011 regarding Magna Carta 1215. Namely, in item 5 of the Introduction to the Manual, as follows...