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
For one week only, Saturday is the new Friday.
It feels like sloe gin season, so I present a sloe gin cocktail
It feels like sloe gin season, so I present a sloe gin cocktail
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
For one week only, Saturday is the new Friday.
It feels like sloe gin season, so I present a sloe gin cocktail
It feels like sloe gin season, so I present a sloe gin cocktail
Superb tribute to Marilynne Morgan, distinguished lawyer and public servant, mentor and loyal friend to many, devoted servant of Middle Temple. A special person. RIP
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Superb tribute to Marilynne Morgan, distinguished lawyer and public servant, mentor and loyal friend to many, devoted servant of Middle Temple. A special person. RIP
Today I used this gin. Quite floral (and a pretty bottle)
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Today I used this gin. Quite floral (and a pretty bottle)
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
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?
Autumn, St James’s Park
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Autumn, St James’s Park
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
Autumn in the Fen country
October 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Autumn in the Fen country
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]
Ely Cathedral from the Almonry in autumn sun
October 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ely Cathedral from the Almonry in autumn sun
Sorry to learn of the death of Sir James Nursaw, former Treasury Solicitor & Home Office Legal Adviser. He was TSol when I joined government in 1989 and was still quite strict with me (quite rightly) when I used to see him at Middle Temple not that long ago.
It means I’m now the only living ex-TSol
It means I’m now the only living ex-TSol
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Sorry to learn of the death of Sir James Nursaw, former Treasury Solicitor & Home Office Legal Adviser. He was TSol when I joined government in 1989 and was still quite strict with me (quite rightly) when I used to see him at Middle Temple not that long ago.
It means I’m now the only living ex-TSol
It means I’m now the only living ex-TSol
I did wonder about this. I used to be a member of the Honours Forfeiture Committee, which could & did recommend the withdrawal of honours (including knighthoods) on grounds of “bringing the honours system into disrepute”. Legislation wasn’t needed
Letter from today’s Times
Letter from today’s Times
October 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I did wonder about this. I used to be a member of the Honours Forfeiture Committee, which could & did recommend the withdrawal of honours (including knighthoods) on grounds of “bringing the honours system into disrepute”. Legislation wasn’t needed
Letter from today’s Times
Letter from today’s Times
I’ve gone for a Manhattan again for this week’s #FridayCocktail. Autumnal and profound (ok pseuds-corner me)
October 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I’ve gone for a Manhattan again for this week’s #FridayCocktail. Autumnal and profound (ok pseuds-corner me)
Ely Cathedral, October, dusk
October 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ely Cathedral, October, dusk
Today’s #FridayCocktail is a ginger and lemongrass mojito (containing a syrup made with those 2 ingredients)
October 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today’s #FridayCocktail is a ginger and lemongrass mojito (containing a syrup made with those 2 ingredients)
Well misprints and typos do happen. A former colleague of mine once made an announcement congratulating the Pubic Sector Lawyer of the Year
October 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Well misprints and typos do happen. A former colleague of mine once made an announcement congratulating the Pubic Sector Lawyer of the Year
This weeks cocktail - a Manhattan, courtesy of Oriole Covent Garden
October 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This weeks cocktail - a Manhattan, courtesy of Oriole Covent Garden
The case that was “too big for the government to lose”
Because the government famously never loses big cases, which is why government ministers never get cross with judges who rule against them
Because the government famously never loses big cases, which is why government ministers never get cross with judges who rule against them
October 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The case that was “too big for the government to lose”
Because the government famously never loses big cases, which is why government ministers never get cross with judges who rule against them
Because the government famously never loses big cases, which is why government ministers never get cross with judges who rule against them
I have ventured a version of the Trump Cocktail (which of course he didn’t taste). It’s essentially a whisky sour [Glenlivet 12 y.o.] + marmalade and some pecan syrup.
I eschewed the marshmallow garnish affair as you see
I eschewed the marshmallow garnish affair as you see
September 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I have ventured a version of the Trump Cocktail (which of course he didn’t taste). It’s essentially a whisky sour [Glenlivet 12 y.o.] + marmalade and some pecan syrup.
I eschewed the marshmallow garnish affair as you see
I eschewed the marshmallow garnish affair as you see
I like to look out for cocktails in books I’m reading.
This one is El Diablo (or Diablo Rojo), which Gabriel in “The Predicament” drinks in Guatemala.
Tequila, crème de cassis, lime juice, ginger beer. Very successful
This one is El Diablo (or Diablo Rojo), which Gabriel in “The Predicament” drinks in Guatemala.
Tequila, crème de cassis, lime juice, ginger beer. Very successful
September 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I like to look out for cocktails in books I’m reading.
This one is El Diablo (or Diablo Rojo), which Gabriel in “The Predicament” drinks in Guatemala.
Tequila, crème de cassis, lime juice, ginger beer. Very successful
This one is El Diablo (or Diablo Rojo), which Gabriel in “The Predicament” drinks in Guatemala.
Tequila, crème de cassis, lime juice, ginger beer. Very successful
There is this (excellent) cheat’s ingredient. Plus gin, dashes of crème de mûre and framboise, lemon juice, soda
September 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
There is this (excellent) cheat’s ingredient. Plus gin, dashes of crème de mûre and framboise, lemon juice, soda
Many cocktails (including some of my faves) are variants on a theme: a spirit, something fruity, citric, sweet, maybe fizz. This is one such - a fruity cobbler. Very fruity in fact
September 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Many cocktails (including some of my faves) are variants on a theme: a spirit, something fruity, citric, sweet, maybe fizz. This is one such - a fruity cobbler. Very fruity in fact
In the Fen Country. Late summer. Spot the cathedral in the last one
September 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In the Fen Country. Late summer. Spot the cathedral in the last one
I’ve got someone else to make today’s #FridayCocktail. A Ginger Stone Fence from One Aldwych. “Known in the trade as a bracer, this is a punchy libation with a kick”. (Punch AND kick, I’ll be black & blue)
August 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I’ve got someone else to make today’s #FridayCocktail. A Ginger Stone Fence from One Aldwych. “Known in the trade as a bracer, this is a punchy libation with a kick”. (Punch AND kick, I’ll be black & blue)
Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill, clause 97:
“A writ of habeas corpus is not to lie in respect of a person who is subject to immigration detention authorised by the Secretary of State”
“A writ of habeas corpus is not to lie in respect of a person who is subject to immigration detention authorised by the Secretary of State”
August 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill, clause 97:
“A writ of habeas corpus is not to lie in respect of a person who is subject to immigration detention authorised by the Secretary of State”
“A writ of habeas corpus is not to lie in respect of a person who is subject to immigration detention authorised by the Secretary of State”