Ministers accused of fuelling conspiracy theorists’ bogus ‘common law’ ideas

Activists handing out writs' at schools part of trend drawing on non-existent law that was also factor in Keir Starmer incident

Government attacks on judges and lawyers are fuelling distrust of the courts and encouraging bogus notions of ancient common law" being pushed by conspiracy theorists, according to the Law Society.

The use of bogus interpretations of common law to portray courts, fines and regulations, particularly in relation to the Covid-19, as invalid or wrong is becoming an increasingly common strand across the full spectrum of extremist groups, ranging from anti-vax conspiracy theorists to the far right.