About this episode

The episode discusses the role of jurors in a judicial system that prioritizes property and profit.

Jurors are temporary actors in a judicial system designed to protect property and profit. At the same time, they are admitted into that system in a role that accords them real powers as well as access to privileged information that exposes the workings not just of the British state's legal apparatus but also of the world it serves.

Topics covered

• jury trials
• judicial system
• British legal system
• property
• profit

Keywords

• jurors
• judicial powers
• privileged information
• British state

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