David Lammy’s depraved new world
Beamish, the living history museum in County Durham, invites visitors to ‘step into the past’. It shows how people lived in the early 20th century and attracts plenty who want to see what life was like in a simpler and – in some ways – better time. On Tuesday evening, we had a Beamish moment in the House of Commons. Sir Geoffrey Cox rose to speak on the subject of the government’s abolition of jury trials. The Tory grandee brought real expertise that is rare these days in the Commons. Unlike the numerous MPs who claim the title despite having actually just sat on HR tribunals for the Cats Protection
