Property News · August 20, 2016

And the verdict is … guilty of ageism


Once you pass 70 you cannot serve on a jury, meaning Britain’s courts are losing the benefits of a wealth of knowledge and skillsEvery week Joan Bakewell and panellists wrestle with real-life medical and clinical issues on Radio 4’s Inside the Ethics Committee. Yet Bakewell is for ever banned from serving as a juror in a court case.Neither can Michael Buerk be called by the Jury Central Summoning Bureau, nor David Starkey, nor Roger Scruton (although Melanie Phillips slips in). Some of the finest intellects in the country are called to debate on the Moral Maze, yet many would not be allowed to sit in a jury box. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
Read more…And the verdict is … guilty of ageism

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