Our Director of Justice, Rob Street, adds his reflections on the event in a short opinion piece where he makes the case for systemic change across the justice system. Read below to find out what a more ‘people-focused’ justice system could look like and how it can be achieved: ow.ly/xmtF50ZlUoC
Six drivers of a more people-focused justice system - Nuffield Foundation
The justice system in England & Wales is under pressure. But what does a 'people-focused' justice system look like and how do we get there?
nuffieldfoundation.org
![A woman named GEMMA and a man we’ll call GEMMA’S BOYFRIEND are sat on sofa in front of TV in slouchy clothing. It is evening.
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GEMMA [yawning]:
I’m going to bed
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[She gets up]
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[She walks up stairs]
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[She gets into bed]
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[She turns the lights off and goes to sleep]
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GEMMA’S BOYFRIEND [his voiceover but we see his face as he is still sat on the sofa, looking stunned]
And that’s when I knew:
Gemma was the Messiah.
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[Cut to a preacher on a rostrum talking to a crowd of people. He is stood beneath a giant fresco of Gemma’s face bearing the words: SHE JUST WENT TO BED]
PREACHER:
She performed the miracle!
To show us the way!
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PREACHER:
The miracle…
of going to bed without faffing about for absolutely ages.
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[Cut to one panel showing a TV screen with news ticker headline: MESSIAH GOES TO BED JUST LIKE THAT, other forms of news on phones, newspapers etc with headlines SHE JUST GOT RIGHT IN THAT THING... A MIRACLE... ALIEN - OR GOD?]
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[Cut to another preacher, this time in a massive stadium, a gospel choir singing behind him]
PREACHER:
She did NOT have a check of the thermostat…
CROWD:
Hell no!
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PREACHER:
She did NOT have a three checks of the front door…
CROWD:
Halellujah!
Whoo!
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PREACHER:
She did NOT even have a lil’ beddy-byes doomscroll…
WHOLE CROWD:
AMEN!
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