'Government by decree - Covid-19 and the Constitution': Lord Sumption 

A gentleman & a scholar. A man with dignity & honour. Thank you for speaking, Lord Sumption.

I’ve never heard or read anything as wise, eloquent, precise and devastating as this

Take the govt to court lord sumption and represent yourself.

Lord Sumption brilliantly puts into words what many of us instinctively feel, regarding the government's response to Covd-19.

Apart from the fact that the government has imposed these extreme and unjustified measures illegally, despite increasingly overwhelming evidence. I find it totally abhorrent and immoral that they've turned citizens against each other, through fear, and in doing so have shown themselves unfit to govern. In deciding to comply would therefore also be irresponsible and immoral. As famously stated "All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing".

I'm here because he's talking sense in this covid Nonsense.

Brilliant man. Shows how extremely worrying this government is with its totalitarian laws etc. Democracy needs to be returned to the UK.

Like a historian sent from the future to explain how freedom was lost...

I wake up every day knowing Lord Sumption is on our side. All the overwhelming instinctive feelings that all of this was so wrong from the start. You were right, not crazy. Not alone. And this great legal mind tells us why. Thank you Lord Sumption for your instinctual bravery.

"Fear was directly stoked up by the Government..." need we say more?

Roll on the Nuremberg trials 2.0.

Very worrying times we live in. I appreciate Lord Sumption speaking up on behalf of democracy and the British people who do care and are seriously concerned about what is happening to our society.

This should be on national TV for people to see.

Facebook have now banned me from sharing this anywhere, I have posted it about 20 times and now I can't. Can we all take the baton and share as much as possible?...the sheep was afraid of the wolf, yet it was the shepherd that slaughtered them. The blind are leading the blind, you are the eyes, I pray they see now

Wow, I have been saying this for months and to hear a top judge, have the same opinion is a sign of hope for us all.

Having followed Lord Sumption on the Covid subject since the beginning, just a couple of weeks ago I was searching for a form of contact(not succesfully) as I wanted to request his coming out of retirement to help us(the public) to form legal action against these people if that was/is possible, so thanks for this Lord Sumption!!!!

I am blown away by the eloquence of this man. God bless Lord Sumption.

Thank you -if only this was broadcast in full on the mainstream media there might be some hope

I go along with Lord Sumption's theories more than any other public figure on Covid.

Wow. Just when you’d lost all patriotism. A reminder how the UK used to churn out great people.

Needs sharing far & wise. The censorship by big tech and the complicity of main stream media is criminal & needs confronting. Thank you for standing up. Fantastic to hear this from a great and respected legal expert.

When the law is whatever they say it is this not lawful nor legal and revolutionary change may be necessary to put things right.

Thank you Lord Sumption, and to the Centre for sharing this publicly. The current government revealed as the scoundrels that many of us suspected they were, and many deeply concerning insights into the future of our countries.

It used to be that any society was three meals away from a revolution... as it turns out, it also seems any society is one pandemic away from autocracy. This was a master class in democracy and democratic values.

Well said people have been manipulated so much

Bravo. We need more sane voices in these insane times.

Thank you Lord Sumption. If only you were the one hearing Simon Dolans court case. Hare Krishna!

Quote: “But it reveals a cavalier disregard for their legal powers which has continued to characterise the Governments behaviour” ☝🏼👏🏻

Wow. What an eyeopener from a learned man.

I never thought I would sit through nearly an hour and a half of a lecture but this was mesmerising. You will go down in history Sir as one of the wisest men of our time. Thank you so much.

I'm here as Peter Hitchens recommended this and provided the link

Such a brilliant insightful human being. Just a shame he can't put this across so the man and woman in the street grasp it too. As I write 16,830 people have viewed this now he needs to add 000 to that figure.

This is the good, the true and the beautiful. Thank you Lord Sumption for this clarity to the British citizens and we will all lift you higher because you are a deserving saviour. Thank You

Lord Sumption knows whats going down here but he gives me hope for my familys future. All this, as he said, about maybe being " allowed " to have a Christmas is something thats crept into everday language. Same with being " allowed " 6 people in our garden among other ' rules ', it has to stop. NONE of that is the Govts business.

I read this last night. Much appreciated. Very important and brave lecture. In the UK, and worldwide, we need this honest look at ourselves

Forensic Damning His politeness only Adds MORE weight, MORE Power to his vicious criticism. Bravo! 👏👏👏👏

Excellent insight to the much hidden truth. At what time and stage is reasonable to expect personal accountability for the lies and deceit broadcast by government officials, and what consequences can be realistically put forward to a court?

That was absolutely wonderful thank you Lord Sumption. I feel so much better now having listen to your speech and knowing the Rule of Law as presented by you justifying peaceful protest. The protest always have been peaceful until the Police have arrived on the scene long may that continue.

I appreciate being able to hear this

Great man. He sums the whole situation up masterly. If only Lord Sumption would lead the people in a Farage style.

This gentleman is truly amazing what a wonderful being wouldn’t a man like this make a brilliant leader ❤️

I disagree Zoom is good way to have this. As McLuhan said... "The medium is the message". Show us a packed hall of people unwilling to bend the knee to these irrational rules.

Thank you Lord Sumption for your honest and expert review of this unlawful push to totalitarianism.

Outstanding. We need this speech in the U. S.

Well said sir. Total respect!

Shows Johnson as a complete shambles 🙊🙉🙈

Superb. This needs to be shown on BBC/ITV/C4.

Who would've thunk ... both a Lord and a Libertarian! Bravo.

What a fantastic speech .......wow somebody with clout and position who lives by the English constitution spoke in our favour...thank you from the bottom of my heart .......🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤

A brilliant man and speech - if only people would listen and take action - Thank you

Absolutely fantastic, thank you Lord Sumption for your lecture.

Unbelievable. Just shocking that we have been lied to and the parliamentary process has not been followed.

“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be” ― James Baldwin

Lord Sumption, I’m forever grateful for your restless efforts to protect our rights and liberty. 🙏💎 May you stay forever young, healthy, and fit to remind those abusers where the law limits their malicious intentions. Thank you 🙏

Every citizen of the UK should watch this fascinating and insightful lecture given by Lord Sumption. It is of such importance that it amazes me how little debate on these issues has taken place in the public domain. We’ve been hugely let down by so many... from government, opposition, organisations such as Liberty, the police and most of our mainstream media. There are just no real statesmen/women left in the corridors of power! But I’m confident that eventually the uk population will catch up and history will judge those engaging in such appalling and ill -advised actions. History always does!

A VERY intelligent man that people need to start listening to and heeding his advice.

Thank you Lord Jonathan sumption; encouraging words of engaging in politics and political participation in order to maintain democracy.

Thank you, Lord Sumption, for speaking on behalf of many of us who are also very concerned about the threat to democracy.

Brilliant man, brilliant mind, brilliant analysis of the coronavirus debacle.

Outstanding lecture- an excoriating analysis of the appalling actions (and inaction) by the government, parliament and police and our shockingly rapid descent into authoritarianism and a police state. I, for one, would wish to ask a couple of questions of Lord Sumption: 1) Firstly, I was genuinely amazed at the length, complexity and detail contained in the various pieces of emergency legislation put before and passed by Parliament (Lord Sumption himself outlined comprehensively all they contained), and find it quite remarkable how closely the provisions echo those in the equivalent legislation of a great many nations. A more cynical man might think they had (a) been worked up at length over many months and (b) there had been collaboration on text between nations. Does Lord Sumption have a view on this, and would such a thing be common practice? 2) I do not know if the good Lord takes much interest in global(ist) politics rather than his obvious wide understanding of law and its application internationally, but I would be most interested to hear his views on whether he believes this push for authoritarianism on a global scale is in some way coordinated and/or linked to the WEF’s “Great Reset” and the UN’s Agenda 21 and the seeming drive towards global, autocratic government. Is this something he believes to be the case, to be in any way desirable for the UK and how might it affect governance within the UK? 3) I was most interested to here Lord Sumption’s thoughts on the civic duty, currently, to look not just to obeying the Covid legislation & regulations (on dodgy ground as the may be) but also to take a pragmatic, moral view on how far to obey, ignore or resist them. Given that I agree with his assessment that it does not appear likely we will release this authoritarian grip of power any time soon and also share his understanding that a more confrontational approach to resisting such bad law & governance is “not the British Way”, I would be keen to hear his thought on the oft quoted (but no doubt misunderstood) concept of “lawful rebellion” and its appropriateness in times such as these. Does such a right (or obligation) still exist; under what circumstances would it be deemed appropriate or necessary, and how does one embody it without falling foul of any legal weight/protection it may have? We are, indeed, living through truly strange and unprecedented (at least in living memory) times. I can only hope and pray that Lord Sumption will continue to speak out so eloquently, fearlessly and in such considered terms as we navigate a course through these stormy seas. I have no doubt that his sage words will be of exceptional benefit to us all as we endure the challenges ahead.

This is the most important video on RU-vid. Thank you Jonathan Sumption, history will remember you

Starmer appears quite content to back a Tory police state.

I live listening to Lord Sumption; makes me feel sophisticated.

Spell binding.A man of real vision.

What an excellent lecture. I read a book recently called The Justice Factory by Ian Mitchell whose main point is similar. We are moving quickly from the rule OF law to the rule BY law.

Knowing there are humans like you on the planet gives me hope

This speech gives me some hope.

The resonances with the American lockdowns are many. Lord Sumption speaks so calmly and eloquently, a rational voice in a crazed, hyperbolic atmosphere. Good Lord! We HEAR you from across the pond and across our continent! A delightful talk.

Thank you so much honerable lord sumption. Truly needed information....Gratitude 🙏

Lord Sumption is spot on!

Thank you for allowing this interview to go public. One year later we know even more about the plans of the WEF…..and Klaus Schaab

Such a bright and clear light in these dark and threatening times, heartfelt thank you

Thank you Lord Sumption for such an in depth analyses of our current situation.

Thank you Lord Sumption. Wise words indeed.

Great lecture, but on the legality of what the government are doing. Surely they are unlawful if they are knowingly breaking the law? The judicial system is surely there to agree on legality of the legislation itself, & not the deliberate act of illegality obviously undertaken by this government? Is there a procedure or governance who can check this position in law? Surely they don't have a leg to stand on?

Reckless and irresponsible government. They must go.

I cant take a pocket sumption out with me alas, why does this fine mind fight alone, surely others aware in his field, even my local mp a solicitor and counsil to the monarchy, refuses to budget on this collective madness, it suggests one thing we have had a regeim change, a coup de ta in plain sight. Surely we should invoke valkyrie...or a version, all those oath takers now its ur time

Thank you so much Lord Sumption

Every member of parliament should be made to listen to this clear and impressive analysis.

Deep bow to this brilliant human ,Lord Sumption 🙏

When people are starving and losing their homes civil unrest is inevitable. When people have nothing left to lose they lose it. There is a pressure cooker building.

Thank you Lord Sumption. Shared as widely as I am able.

thank God for men such as yourself for speaking up.people all over the world will watch this and it will give them hope because they are desperate and even worlds apart are looking for that hope as I am.i wish many more like yourself will keep coming and coming.my heart cries

Thank you, that was a breath of fresh air in these times

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Dear Lord Sumption, I hope the people in power will get put in prison for what they are doing. 🙏

Thank you 🙏 God bless Lord Sumption

Finally managed to listen to this and am so grateful for Lord Sumption's wisdom. It's a damning indictment of what our government have been up to delivered with such understated clarity.

Lord Sumption could have just saved us all more than people realise. He has equipped, myself included, the public on the law and how to combat a government that orders by decree. Throughout this period I've lost trust in government, NHS, pharma, big tech and now found a love for the law that didn't exist before. Thank you Lord Sumption x I found a new hero x

Wow I’ve waited my whole life to hear such wisdom. Bravo!

We need more Lord Sumptions! God bless this man!

excellent, thank you - do you think the present measures in the UK are part of a wider 'global reset', as mentioned recently by Prince Charles and others at Davos? I note that in NZ, Australia and Canada the lockdown measures have been even more draconian, with internment camps for disobedient citizens - I wonder if that sort of thing is coming our way sooner rather than later.

A brilliant unveiling of a true wise man who has a heart for this country to steer young people that truth is vital to maintain our freedom.

Imagine being this man. A life lived absolutely to the fullest. He can go to the next life a happy man.

PLEASE NOTE, THIS STARTS 4MINS in, its not a broken link...... few people i have sent this too said its not working ! it is !

Thanks for sharing this lecture. It is so important that we discuss these matters - in all countries.

The teacher we all wish we had

Lord Sumption is very inspiring, a true rationalist. Thanks to Cambridge for sharing this.

Thank God Someone is there for us

Thank God for people like you - You give us hope Sir.