Commercial barrister, King's Counsel @OneEssexCourt • Conservative peer & shadow Attorney General (as Lord Wolfson of Tredegar) @UKHouseofLords • Chair FRA @FA
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Jun 12
Thank you for having me and making me so welcome in Manchester - and for some insightful questions!
Jun 12
Last night, The Fed and Magen David Adom UK were proud to host Lord David Wolfson KC, Shadow Attorney General, for a compelling In Conversation at Bowdon Synagogue - led by Raphi Bloom, The Fed's Director of Fundraising & Marketing and the My Voice project, with an audience of over 175 people.
Articulate and humorous, deeply knowledgeable and widely regarded as one of the UK Jewish community’s most compelling voices, Lord Wolfson led a wide-ranging discussion spanning leadership, the UK political landscape, and the growing challenges facing Jewish life today.
On Israel, the conversation explored the Israel-Hamas war, the disproportionate scrutiny placed on Israel, the UK Government’s response - including positions on the ICJ, ICC and recognition of the State of Palestine - and the broader impact on diaspora Jewry. These discussions sat alongside a frank examination of the rise in anti-Jewish racism since 7 October, community safety, free speech, and the shifting dynamics of protest movements and Muslim-Jewish interfaith relations.
We were also delighted to welcome Daniela Grudsky Eckstein, Chargé d’Affaires at the Israeli Embassy in London, who thanked Manchester’s Jewish community for its unwavering support of Israel - especially since October 7 - and joined a lively audience Q&A.
The evening also highlighted the strong partnership between The Fed and Magen David Adom. UK, bringing together shared commitments to care, resilience and supporting communities both locally and in Israel - "home and away."
@DXW_KC @DanielaGrudsky @IsraelinUK @JewishMCR @mda_uk
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Jun 11
If you do not reward merit, you will get failure.
Jun 10
This is the woman David Lammy wants to choose our judges.
She says merit alone should NOT determine judicial appointments.
“Merit is crucial but so is a focus on diversity."
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Jun 11
Faced with a choice between a Defence Secretary who wanted to spend more on our armed forces, a Chancellor who wouldn’t, and an Attorney General who enjoys suing them, the Prime Minister decided he could do without … the Defence Secretary.
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Jun 11
John Healey says the Prime Minister has been “unable” and the Treasury “unwilling” to provide “the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats”.
Welfare ✅
Net zero ✅
Defence ❌
A devastating verdict from Labour’s own Defence Secretary.
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Jun 11
1 The Code of Practice is not “rules”. It’s guidance.
2 Rejecting the EHRC’s guidance doesn’t change the law. The law stays the same.
3 Parliament can of course change the law. And if this is what you mean, say so—and also how you’d change it. Otherwise this is just posturing.
Jun 10
I've joined more than 120 colleagues in signing this EDM to reject the EHRC Code of Practice.
Trans people deserve love and equality. I’m worried these new rules won't achieve that.
We need a proper debate in Parliament on them, and what they mean for our trans constituents.
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One Essex Court was proud to take part in the #LondonLegalWalk yesterday, walking 10km in support of the London Legal Support Trust.
The walk raises funds for free legal advice charities supporting those who need it most.
Our sponsorship page is here: londonlegalsupporttrust.enth…
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Jun 10
This is the woman David Lammy wants to choose our judges.
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“Merit is crucial but so is a focus on diversity."
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Jun 10
Lord Hermer still thinks the captain can save the ship (and his own job?).
That’s why he’s expanded the crew, inflated the ranks and increased the wage bill by 28%.
This isn’t rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic.
It’s buying even more deckchairs. order-order.com/2026/06/09/r…
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Jun 7
Public institutions are terrified of getting race wrong. So they outsource judgment to agenda-driven activists and “community leaders” who give advice that damages trust.
The answer is not to trash the police but to restore common sense.
My Oped in the Times below (no paywall!)👇
Jun 6
Kemi Badenoch: Institutional racism? This is institutional incompetence thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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Jun 7
“Equality under the law means: one law, one standard, one set of expectations.” thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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Jun 4
But, David, why did you attack Sir Martin Moore-Bick, the judge who produced a first-class report into Grenfell Tower, as a “white, upper middle-class man” who had “never” visited a tower block?
Was it something about his ethnicity or his social background which bothered you?
Jun 4
Nick, I believe judges from all ethnicities and all social backgrounds can be the "very best".
@KemiBadenoch's 'inclusive action plan' agreed and set out plans to improve judicial diversity.
Are you following Robert Jenrick to Reform next?
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I was astonished this morning, the Solicitor General couldn’t answer simple questions about the wide-ranging changes their government are making to jury trials.
The Solicitor General couldn't explain what legal safeguards exist under Labour's plans to change jury trials.
If ministers can't answer basic questions about accountability and judicial review, Parliament is right to ask whether these reforms have been properly thought through.
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The case for a tougher sentence for the killer of Henry Nowak.
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Jun 1
Legal Twitter: does this constitute a binding unilateral contract, an estoppel, a legitimate expectation, or merely an unusually candid admission that Lord Mandelson’s appointment as HM Ambassador to the United States was always expected to be short-lived?
(Asking for a friend)
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May 31
You can agree or disagree with the Sup Ct judgment (but the law must be followed).
But to say you agree with the judgment, and then to attack the guidance is simply unprincipled.
That’s not upholding the rule of law. It’s trying to secure your preferred outcome *despite* the law.
May 30
The new EHRC Code of Practice is not fit for purpose. It does not provide clear guidance, it does not do enough to protect everyone from discrimination and harassment and it is not compatible with longstanding British values.
@EdwardJDavey and Marie Goldman have written to Bridget Phillipson. ⬇️
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May 28
The @SpeechUnion has written to @britishmuseum asking for answers to specific questions.
I look forward to the Museum’s reply.
This was the wrong decision, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons - and sending precisely the wrong message.
May 27
The British Museum has cancelled a Jewish Culture Month event on Ancient Israel and Judah due to ‘security concerns’.
If publicly-funded institutions cannot host such events without folding to pressure, serious questions arise about that funding.
@britishmuseum @George_Osborne
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May 27
I’ve no doubt that everyone has acted in good faith.
But this is the wrong decision, at the wrong time, and sends precisely the wrong message.
May 27
Worth reading before speculating britishmuseum.org/about-us/p…
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