jury duty

Outdated & absurd. How a bunch of ill-informed amateurs are supposed to decide guilt & innocence has always astonished me, but things seem even worse now. 30 years ago, nearly all employers allowed employees to attend jury service on full pay. Now, it's the government and very few corporates...

Having recently been notified that I may be called up for jury service, I have been reading the various material provided and came across the list of those who have the right to refuse to serve as a juror. In Scotland, the list is: Politicians (Members of Parliament - Westminster, Scotland or...