Jolyon Maugham KC, founder of the Good Law Project, is one of the UK’s most prominent—and provocative—legal campaigners. Jolyon reveals how, as a high-flying tax barrister, “I knew where the bodies were buried often, because it was my clients who had dug them in,” and why he traded big money for bigger causes. He explains the origins of the Good Law Project, his mission to fight the “decay in our public life,” and candidly addresses why “the right hates me.”
We delve into the mechanics of judicial review, the realities of modern culture wars, and the challenges of tackling misinformation, wealth inequality, and creeping authoritarianism. Jolyon also reflects on what he’s done since “waking up,” the controversies that follow him, and the future battles for justice in a rapidly changing political landscape.
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