Should Starmer be worried about the rail strikes?
Spectator (UK)JUL 2022
The Spin
Right narrative
At least 400 cases, including vital trials of an alleged neo-Nazi and suspected sex offender, have been put on hold by this unnecessary strike. CBA members have already rejected a 15% increase in legal aid fees, which would equate to around £7K more per barrister, and now victims are having to wait even longer for justice.
Left narrative
The justice system is at its knees - the poor pay and conditions are making barristers impossible to recruit and now there aren't even enough to ensure all cases can get to trial. The strikes are a last resort to force the government to make the reforms needed to protect the legal system.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 50% chance that England & Wales prison population rate will be at least 135 per 100,000 people (within 5 years), on the condition that Conservatives win the next UK general election, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
