Jonathan Jones
@sirjjkc.bsky.social
Senior Consultant, Linklaters. Senior Fellow, Institute for Government. Hon Senior Fellow, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. Visiting Prof, Durham Law School. Hon KC. Lay canon, Ely Cathedral
Law, constitution, government, policy. Cocktails. Music
Law, constitution, government, policy. Cocktails. Music
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A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
emptycity.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
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Joshua refers to the BBC having a “choice between saying sorry and paying $1 billion”. There is also the option of doing neither and defending any claim, wherever it’s brought
Will President Trump sue the BBC for $1 billion? As the US president no doubt intended, it’s a figure that appears in almost every front-page newspaper headline today.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/will-trump...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/will-trump...
Will Trump sue?
Not if the BBC makes sufficient amends this week
rozenberg.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Joshua refers to the BBC having a “choice between saying sorry and paying $1 billion”. There is also the option of doing neither and defending any claim, wherever it’s brought
Joshua refers to the BBC having a “choice between saying sorry and paying $1 billion”. There is also the option of doing neither and defending any claim, wherever it’s brought
Will President Trump sue the BBC for $1 billion? As the US president no doubt intended, it’s a figure that appears in almost every front-page newspaper headline today.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/will-trump...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/will-trump...
Will Trump sue?
Not if the BBC makes sufficient amends this week
rozenberg.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Joshua refers to the BBC having a “choice between saying sorry and paying $1 billion”. There is also the option of doing neither and defending any claim, wherever it’s brought
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We are proud to have added our voice to this urgent call on those in power to stop scapegoating human rights.
“Now is the time for a full-throated defence of the European Convention on Human Rights and Human Rights Act.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
“Now is the time for a full-throated defence of the European Convention on Human Rights and Human Rights Act.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry
Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
We are proud to have added our voice to this urgent call on those in power to stop scapegoating human rights.
“Now is the time for a full-throated defence of the European Convention on Human Rights and Human Rights Act.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
“Now is the time for a full-throated defence of the European Convention on Human Rights and Human Rights Act.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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You’ll be ready for this week’s #FridayCocktail. Behold an Orange Gin Martini.
Gin, white vermouth, Cointreau, orange bitters
Ice cold, strict, citric and fruity
Gin, white vermouth, Cointreau, orange bitters
Ice cold, strict, citric and fruity
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
You’ll be ready for this week’s #FridayCocktail. Behold an Orange Gin Martini.
Gin, white vermouth, Cointreau, orange bitters
Ice cold, strict, citric and fruity
Gin, white vermouth, Cointreau, orange bitters
Ice cold, strict, citric and fruity
You’ll be ready for this week’s #FridayCocktail. Behold an Orange Gin Martini.
Gin, white vermouth, Cointreau, orange bitters
Ice cold, strict, citric and fruity
Gin, white vermouth, Cointreau, orange bitters
Ice cold, strict, citric and fruity
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
You’ll be ready for this week’s #FridayCocktail. Behold an Orange Gin Martini.
Gin, white vermouth, Cointreau, orange bitters
Ice cold, strict, citric and fruity
Gin, white vermouth, Cointreau, orange bitters
Ice cold, strict, citric and fruity
Reposted by Jonathan Jones
New post
Prompted by an excellent conference at @biicl.bsky.social marking the ECHR's 75th anniversary, I reflect in this piece on key themes about the likely trajectory of the UK's human rights debate, given the current (and developing) political climate.
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/07/t...
Prompted by an excellent conference at @biicl.bsky.social marking the ECHR's 75th anniversary, I reflect in this piece on key themes about the likely trajectory of the UK's human rights debate, given the current (and developing) political climate.
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/07/t...
The ‘othering’ of human rights and the agenda underlying calls for UK withdrawal from the ECHR
A recent conference marking the 75th anniversary anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights provided a sobering opportunity for reflection on possible trajectories of human rights prote…
publiclawforeveryone.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
New post
Prompted by an excellent conference at @biicl.bsky.social marking the ECHR's 75th anniversary, I reflect in this piece on key themes about the likely trajectory of the UK's human rights debate, given the current (and developing) political climate.
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/07/t...
Prompted by an excellent conference at @biicl.bsky.social marking the ECHR's 75th anniversary, I reflect in this piece on key themes about the likely trajectory of the UK's human rights debate, given the current (and developing) political climate.
publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/07/t...
Congratulations to the 6 KCs appointed to the new panel to support First Treasury Counsel on major civil/public law work.
In a sense it’s welcome back to Jonathan Crow.
(Btw I think “First Treasury Solicitor Counsel” is a mistake!)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
In a sense it’s welcome back to Jonathan Crow.
(Btw I think “First Treasury Solicitor Counsel” is a mistake!)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Senior barristers to support government on strategic public cases
Six King's Counsel appointed to new Attorney General’s Senior Treasury Counsel Group
www.gov.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Congratulations to the 6 KCs appointed to the new panel to support First Treasury Counsel on major civil/public law work.
In a sense it’s welcome back to Jonathan Crow.
(Btw I think “First Treasury Solicitor Counsel” is a mistake!)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
In a sense it’s welcome back to Jonathan Crow.
(Btw I think “First Treasury Solicitor Counsel” is a mistake!)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
What’s the significance of it being a “migrant”? Wouldn’t accidental release of any sex offender be just as bad?
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
What’s the significance of it being a “migrant”? Wouldn’t accidental release of any sex offender be just as bad?
“has been pleased”
“THE KING has been pleased by Warrant under His Royal Sign Manual dated 30 October 2025 to direct His Secretary of State to cause the Duke of York to be removed from the Roll of the Peerage with immediate effect.” thegazette.co.uk/notice/4992105
Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual
thegazette.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“has been pleased”
Autumn, St James’s Park
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Autumn, St James’s Park
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Imagine doing ANYTHING AT ALL and constantly interrupting it every two minutes to ask everyone around you “do you like me? Is this ok? Please like me! Should I do something completely different so you like me more? I will ask you again next week shall I?”
That’s what government by focus group is.
That’s what government by focus group is.
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Imagine doing ANYTHING AT ALL and constantly interrupting it every two minutes to ask everyone around you “do you like me? Is this ok? Please like me! Should I do something completely different so you like me more? I will ask you again next week shall I?”
That’s what government by focus group is.
That’s what government by focus group is.
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This week’s #FridayCocktail is a ginger gold rush.
Bourbon, ginger liqueur, lemon juice.
Some receipts call for syrup but I have eschewed it, relishing the spicy and the tart
Bourbon, ginger liqueur, lemon juice.
Some receipts call for syrup but I have eschewed it, relishing the spicy and the tart
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This week’s #FridayCocktail is a ginger gold rush.
Bourbon, ginger liqueur, lemon juice.
Some receipts call for syrup but I have eschewed it, relishing the spicy and the tart
Bourbon, ginger liqueur, lemon juice.
Some receipts call for syrup but I have eschewed it, relishing the spicy and the tart
This week’s #FridayCocktail is a ginger gold rush.
Bourbon, ginger liqueur, lemon juice.
Some receipts call for syrup but I have eschewed it, relishing the spicy and the tart
Bourbon, ginger liqueur, lemon juice.
Some receipts call for syrup but I have eschewed it, relishing the spicy and the tart
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This week’s #FridayCocktail is a ginger gold rush.
Bourbon, ginger liqueur, lemon juice.
Some receipts call for syrup but I have eschewed it, relishing the spicy and the tart
Bourbon, ginger liqueur, lemon juice.
Some receipts call for syrup but I have eschewed it, relishing the spicy and the tart
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What is the relationship between government, parliament and the monarchy?
Our latest explainer takes a closer look at the monarch's powers and role in relation to parliament and the legislative process, and whether parliament can remove royal titles
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/mo...
Our latest explainer takes a closer look at the monarch's powers and role in relation to parliament and the legislative process, and whether parliament can remove royal titles
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/mo...
The monarch, royal family and parliament | Institute for Government
What is the relationship between government, parliament and the monarchy?
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
What is the relationship between government, parliament and the monarchy?
Our latest explainer takes a closer look at the monarch's powers and role in relation to parliament and the legislative process, and whether parliament can remove royal titles
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/mo...
Our latest explainer takes a closer look at the monarch's powers and role in relation to parliament and the legislative process, and whether parliament can remove royal titles
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/mo...
A House of Dynamite. Another of those films with a POTUS who is conscientious, thoughtful, humane, seeks advice … Pure fantasy
October 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A House of Dynamite. Another of those films with a POTUS who is conscientious, thoughtful, humane, seeks advice … Pure fantasy
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Some thoughts on the Kruger press conference on reforming government, and Reform in government
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/dann...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/dann...
October 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Some thoughts on the Kruger press conference on reforming government, and Reform in government
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/dann...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/dann...
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Autumn in the Fen country
October 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Autumn in the Fen country
Autumn in the Fen country
October 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Autumn in the Fen country
Well yes he’s the nominal defendant but it’s not as if he’s being sued (or suing) in his personal capacity. Legal actions against the government do survive changes of administration.
(David Davis sued the government in opposition then became a minister)
(David Davis sued the government in opposition then became a minister)
Quite the story: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The Attorney General Is A Defendant In A Torture Claim From A Libyan Military Commander That He Drafted
Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previou...
www.politicshome.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Well yes he’s the nominal defendant but it’s not as if he’s being sued (or suing) in his personal capacity. Legal actions against the government do survive changes of administration.
(David Davis sued the government in opposition then became a minister)
(David Davis sued the government in opposition then became a minister)
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Your (my) #FridayCocktail is a fruity highball. Calvados, peach liqueur, lemon juice, syrup, soda.
Essentially a health cordial, 3 of your 5-a-day*
[*not binding health or legal advice]
Essentially a health cordial, 3 of your 5-a-day*
[*not binding health or legal advice]
October 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Your (my) #FridayCocktail is a fruity highball. Calvados, peach liqueur, lemon juice, syrup, soda.
Essentially a health cordial, 3 of your 5-a-day*
[*not binding health or legal advice]
Essentially a health cordial, 3 of your 5-a-day*
[*not binding health or legal advice]
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Ely Cathedral from the Almonry in autumn sun
October 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ely Cathedral from the Almonry in autumn sun
Your (my) #FridayCocktail is a fruity highball. Calvados, peach liqueur, lemon juice, syrup, soda.
Essentially a health cordial, 3 of your 5-a-day*
[*not binding health or legal advice]
Essentially a health cordial, 3 of your 5-a-day*
[*not binding health or legal advice]
October 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Your (my) #FridayCocktail is a fruity highball. Calvados, peach liqueur, lemon juice, syrup, soda.
Essentially a health cordial, 3 of your 5-a-day*
[*not binding health or legal advice]
Essentially a health cordial, 3 of your 5-a-day*
[*not binding health or legal advice]
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Full explanation of the CPS reasoning for the dropping of the case.
Letter from Stephen Parkinson, director of public prosecutions, has also now been released. It's long, but v broad précis is: Matthew Collins (deputy NSA) refused to say China is a threat to national security, as that wasn't govt policy at time of offence.
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk
October 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Full explanation of the CPS reasoning for the dropping of the case.
Ely Cathedral from the Almonry in autumn sun
October 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ely Cathedral from the Almonry in autumn sun