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About wonkypolicywonk

Wonkypolicywonk is a recovering policy minion, assigned wonky at birth. At an early age, he chose to be a pain in the arse, rather than a liar. Unfortunately, he then spent much of his professional 'career' working for liars.

Lost cause: the crowdfunded lawfare of Jolyon Maugham KC

Posted on May 27, 2025 by wonkypolicywonk

[Note: This blog post, including the table, charts and GLP organogram below, is regularly updated; it was last updated on 30 November] You ain’t nothin’ but a lost causeAnd this ain’t nothin’ like it once wasI know you think you’re … Continue reading →

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Difficult transition: Jolyon Maugham KC’s identity crisis

Posted on May 6, 2025 by wonkypolicywonk

As noted on this blog last month, it was always going to be fun watching Jolyon Maugham KC and his Good Law Project try to re-invent themselves, following the demise on 4 July last year of the Tory cash cow … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court: Enemies of the (trans) People!

Posted on April 29, 2025 by wonkypolicywonk

The Supreme Court is comprised of very able and mature minds, aware of the law and of their duties. The case brought by For Women Scotland concerns a pure and straightforward matter of statutory reading and I have no doubt … Continue reading →

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Trans rights: Help us keep the Good Grift Project going

Posted on April 25, 2025 by wonkypolicywonk

We believe that the so-called Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from a man with titties and a woman with a beard before handing down a decision with the profoundest possible consequences for our executive director Jolyon Maugham … Continue reading →

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Good Law Project: JoMo v MoFo

Posted on April 11, 2025 by wonkypolicywonk

In September last year, Jolyon Maugham KC and his (Not Very) Good Law Project announced, in an email to supporters, that they will no longer be bringing legal challenges on transgender-related issues, as It’s getting harder and harder to win rights … Continue reading →

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Good Law Project: Rage, rage against the dying of The Grift

Posted on April 3, 2025 by wonkypolicywonk

So, having launched only three new crowdfunders in the first seven months of the Starmer era, and then starting their 2025-26 reporting year on 1 February with just two open crowdfunders, Jolyon Maugham KC and his (Not Very) Good Law … Continue reading →

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WASPI: “just give us yer fookin’ money!”

Posted on March 4, 2025 by wonkypolicywonk

With the industrial-scale grifting of Jolyon Maugham KC and his Good Law Project in the doldrums – only one of the 12 crowdfunders launched by the GLP last year raised more than £40,000 – they must have looked on with … Continue reading →

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Brexit: Panic on the streets of Covent Garden

Posted on February 2, 2025 by wonkypolicywonk

On Friday, with 12 minutes to fill at the fag end of a three-hour breakfast show, the pronoun people at BBC Radio 5 Live invited on former MP Sir Bill Cash (aged 84), and former tax (avoidance) barrister Jolyon Maugham … Continue reading →

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Good Law Project: One foot in the grave

Posted on January 30, 2025 by wonkypolicywonk

So, tomorrow, Jolyon Maugham KC and his (Not Very) Good Law Project will stagger to the end of their 2024-25 reporting year (1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025). As documented on this blog in December, it’s been a miserable … Continue reading →

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Good Law Project: Just Stop Crowdfunding (and do something that actually makes a difference instead)

Posted on January 7, 2025 by wonkypolicywonk

Gaie Delap waits at home with her bags packed, terrified of the next knock at the door as she waits for the police to arrive and take her to prison.  This 77-year-old woman is living under the threat of arrest … Continue reading →

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