The book is loosely structured to follow the life of a criminal case from magistrates' court, through to sentence and appeal. As of the book's publication date in March 2018 the author had a following on Twitter of nearly 88,000. 'The Secret Barrister' is also a blogger who in 20 was named Independent Blogger of the Year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards. The book's dustjacket states that the author, 'The Secret Barrister', is a junior barrister practising criminal law before the courts of England and Wales. The subtitle is a play on words: the book is not about criminal lawbreaking, but about how the legal system is failing in its purpose. It is a critical first-hand account of the state of the criminal justice system in England and Wales. One consolation for this selfless politician is that the best-selling book Stories of The Law and How It’s Broken, has generated such stupendous wealth that Secret is now able to retire from the law, and concentrate on a burgeoning gavel supply business, “Whose Knocking Ltd”.The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken is a 2018 book by an anonymous author with the pen name ' The Secret Barrister'. “He thought if people knew what was going on in the Justice System, an informed and engaged public would demand big changes. The aim was to break the system, each ‘cock-up’ would be amusingly highlighted by his Twitter alter ego, and the resulting furore would force the government to fix the problem. Whenever a ministerial decision was required, he took the wrong one. The Honourable Mr Grayling hatched a cunning plan, in order to force systemic reform. In desperation, he created The Secret Barrister as an outlet for his anger and frustration. Like Jim Hacker before him, his daily battles with civil servants proved to be futile. When Mr Grayling became Justice Minister, he was so appalled at the establishment’s mismanagement of the legal system that drastic action was required.

However, sources close to the former minister have revealed that it was all a cunning ruse, designed to throw would-be investigators off the scent. The growth in the popularity of the account suggests public approval for this approach.

Many a breakfast has been disturbed by the reading out of Secret’s latest deconstruction of Grayling’s devastation of the legal system. Since the SB took to Twitter, in May 2015, Chris Grayling featured regularly as a target for Secret’s legendary wit, point by point repudiation, withering sarcasm and evident disdain.

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