Robert Buckland
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Robert Buckland serves as the Lord Chancellor, focusing on the integrity of the judiciary and the importance of accountability in governance. This interview highlights his commitment to protecting democratic values and navigating the complexities of justice reform.
“That's a question that I've thought about a lot over the last week or so. And I do take to my knees to pray with all my friends, brothers and sisters, whoever they might be, from wherever they're from, and I've done it many, many times, and I will continue to do it. What I'm wary of doing is making some sort of gesture.”
“I think it was my young life that taught me a lot about solitude, if you like, loneliness, ploughing a different path, taking the road less travelled, are not worrying about it, not worrying about what other people might think and not really caring about what other people might think of my views, but understanding that in doing so the pat…”
“It is a fear, and it's one that worries me weekly, which is why I think it's incumbent upon people like me, and particularly in the position that I know hold, to really stick to the lath and continue to make the case for a democratic and lively and vigorous and sometimes heated debate within a framework of the rule of law, something that…”
“It's not Well, no, I don't think it needs to, Nick. And I think that having seen the increase in the proportion amongst tribunal judges, which is very welcome, then I think that we will see that change coming in the crown courts, in the high court, and in other parts of the system where judges are more, perhaps more public figures, more v…”
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