John Hyde
@johnhyde.bsky.social
Deputy News Editor of the Law Society Gazette. After-dinner speaker and event host. Cricket lover, Colchester United fan, Britpop nostalgic.
In Manchester for the Conservative Party Conference, where former home secretary Suella Braverman has called for parliament to routinely review judge decisions for mistakes.
Says country needs to get back to 'culture of judicial deference'.
Says country needs to get back to 'culture of judicial deference'.
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
In Manchester for the Conservative Party Conference, where former home secretary Suella Braverman has called for parliament to routinely review judge decisions for mistakes.
Says country needs to get back to 'culture of judicial deference'.
Says country needs to get back to 'culture of judicial deference'.
Not saying the Conservatives are leaning into the Reform agenda, but this is the title of shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick's speech at the Tory Party Conference.
September 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Not saying the Conservatives are leaning into the Reform agenda, but this is the title of shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick's speech at the Tory Party Conference.
It's the England under 21s. If they had experience they wouldn't be there...
June 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It's the England under 21s. If they had experience they wouldn't be there...
So, not one word then... 🤦♂️
April 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So, not one word then... 🤦♂️
The second episode of #adolescence set in school is harrowing and so instructive.
The problem isn't just phones, but children penned in cramped conditions, surrounded by noise and bound by arbitrary rules like shirts tucked in. We treat them like animals and expect to produce rounded adults.
The problem isn't just phones, but children penned in cramped conditions, surrounded by noise and bound by arbitrary rules like shirts tucked in. We treat them like animals and expect to produce rounded adults.
March 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The second episode of #adolescence set in school is harrowing and so instructive.
The problem isn't just phones, but children penned in cramped conditions, surrounded by noise and bound by arbitrary rules like shirts tucked in. We treat them like animals and expect to produce rounded adults.
The problem isn't just phones, but children penned in cramped conditions, surrounded by noise and bound by arbitrary rules like shirts tucked in. We treat them like animals and expect to produce rounded adults.
Jonathan Reynolds corrected the record in parliament yesterday over his solicitor claim from 2014.
March 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Jonathan Reynolds corrected the record in parliament yesterday over his solicitor claim from 2014.
Let's ave it right, I'm going to watch Marching Powder in the cinema tonight and I can't bloody wait.
March 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Let's ave it right, I'm going to watch Marching Powder in the cinema tonight and I can't bloody wait.
A lifelong dream realised last night - got full marks in a pub quiz round.
March 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
A lifelong dream realised last night - got full marks in a pub quiz round.
Gene Hackman will rightly get plaudits for so many films, but for those who like a legal drama, he does a brilliant turn in the underrated Runaway Jury. Him and Hoffman bouncing off each other is a treat.
February 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Gene Hackman will rightly get plaudits for so many films, but for those who like a legal drama, he does a brilliant turn in the underrated Runaway Jury. Him and Hoffman bouncing off each other is a treat.
Have heard lots of horror stories about the state of Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre so I've come for myself to take a look...
February 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Have heard lots of horror stories about the state of Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre so I've come for myself to take a look...
Finished #blackdoves and would highly recommend. Only slightly tarnished by me asking 'why is London so empty at Christmas?' every five minutes.
February 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Finished #blackdoves and would highly recommend. Only slightly tarnished by me asking 'why is London so empty at Christmas?' every five minutes.
To save you the click: accountant, pharmacist and farmer.
February 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
To save you the click: accountant, pharmacist and farmer.
New Tory policy: All the people who might vote for us are lazy.
January 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
New Tory policy: All the people who might vote for us are lazy.
Good luck to the kid after fighting off those burglars.
January 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Good luck to the kid after fighting off those burglars.
The roads outside the RCJ have been closed all lunchtime after a sit down protest by anti-corruption campaigners. Hundreds of people, all remarkably civilised.
January 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The roads outside the RCJ have been closed all lunchtime after a sit down protest by anti-corruption campaigners. Hundreds of people, all remarkably civilised.
This is a ridiculous excuse from the England cricket coach. We're talking about professional players with access to top training facilities, not a reluctant jogger worried it's a bit cold out.
January 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is a ridiculous excuse from the England cricket coach. We're talking about professional players with access to top training facilities, not a reluctant jogger worried it's a bit cold out.
This law firm's choice of stock image for 'dispute resolution' on its website is superb.
January 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This law firm's choice of stock image for 'dispute resolution' on its website is superb.
Ah, not you too Greenock Telegraph.
Once more for those at the back: there is no such thing as a legal aid 'payout'. Law firms being paid for representing people who need representing is not news.
Once more for those at the back: there is no such thing as a legal aid 'payout'. Law firms being paid for representing people who need representing is not news.
January 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Ah, not you too Greenock Telegraph.
Once more for those at the back: there is no such thing as a legal aid 'payout'. Law firms being paid for representing people who need representing is not news.
Once more for those at the back: there is no such thing as a legal aid 'payout'. Law firms being paid for representing people who need representing is not news.
Imagine having all that legal background and still expressing *this* opinion in public.
January 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Imagine having all that legal background and still expressing *this* opinion in public.
As a Trump palette cleanser, here is Jarvis patiently waiting, as ever, in the forlorn hope I might drop some food while cooking.
January 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As a Trump palette cleanser, here is Jarvis patiently waiting, as ever, in the forlorn hope I might drop some food while cooking.
Please, just make it stop. #divorceday
January 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Please, just make it stop. #divorceday
Lots of talk about remote working this week.
I *could* be sat in an office having done a £42 90-minute commute. Or... I could take my laptop to Jimmy's Farm, finish my work and go see capybaras at lunch. 🤔
I *could* be sat in an office having done a £42 90-minute commute. Or... I could take my laptop to Jimmy's Farm, finish my work and go see capybaras at lunch. 🤔
January 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Lots of talk about remote working this week.
I *could* be sat in an office having done a £42 90-minute commute. Or... I could take my laptop to Jimmy's Farm, finish my work and go see capybaras at lunch. 🤔
I *could* be sat in an office having done a £42 90-minute commute. Or... I could take my laptop to Jimmy's Farm, finish my work and go see capybaras at lunch. 🤔
Reading Rory Stewart's Politics on the Edge, and his account of the chaos and under-funding of the MoJ is shocking.
January 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Reading Rory Stewart's Politics on the Edge, and his account of the chaos and under-funding of the MoJ is shocking.
Oh my Christ what a finale that was. Arguably Gavin and Stacey was the best final episode I've ever seen.
December 25, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Oh my Christ what a finale that was. Arguably Gavin and Stacey was the best final episode I've ever seen.
To the person sending me a Divorce Day press release on Christmas Eve Eve...
December 23, 2024 at 12:19 PM
To the person sending me a Divorce Day press release on Christmas Eve Eve...