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Tag Archives: Law and order
Conservatism can, and must, seize the opportunity on justice reform
In recent weeks, and again this morning, Ken Clarke has come under sustained political pressure over his proposed reforms to the criminal justice system. The Justice Secretary’s pledge to reduce the UK’s record prison population by 3,000 prisoners by 2014-15, … Continue reading
Super Injunctions: Judges v Everyone Else
Freedom of speech is one of the greatest gifts Britain gives to its citizens. It is such a strength that we are free to express ourselves and exchange opinions. Accordingly, there has to be an extremely good reason to take … Continue reading
Map the Police – the Guardian’s wrong about Police.uk
Simon Jenkins in Friday’s Guardian launched an attack on the new crime maps website Theresa May unveiled last week. The article is worth a read for the full broadside – but its essence is that it’s based on meaningless statistics, it’s typical of central … Continue reading
Should Tommy Sheridan be put on a control order?
Tommy Sheridan is a source of great entertainment to many. He has just been imprisoned for three years for perjury, after defending himself in yet another trial. I’m not going into the rights and wrongs of the case, nor whether … Continue reading
Riots, rampages and cleaning up
I spent hours last night watching Sky News, completely tranfixed by the damage, and utterly taken aback by how casually it is being excused by some commentators. Whether you agree that the “cause” is cuts, unemployment and deprivation or not … Continue reading →