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The old phrase is that politicians ‘campaign in poetry but govern in prose’. The truth is that Boris Johnson doesn’t care much for governing and instead seeks to continue campaigning poetically, quoting Latin and Greek texts taught at Eton…
18 Labour peers have defied the whip to vote in favour of reinserting an amendment that would specifically ban the authorisation of rape, torture and murder by public bodies under the so-called 'spycops' bill. The House of Lords this…
An eminent criminal solicitor recently tweeted a story of a client, born in 2001, who had allegedly committed a crime at the age of 16. It took two years, on becoming an adult in 2018, for his trial to be sent to the Crown Court. It has…
The Conservative government launched an 'independent review of the Human Rights Act' this week. After years of huffing and puffing about human rights, with promises to scrap the Human Rights Act, withdraw from the European Convention on…
“If this bill passes unamended, as it did in the House of Commons, I think a real Rubicon will have been crossed that we will come to regret.” Shami Chakrabarti served as director of advocacy group Liberty before becoming Shadow Attorney…
Labour's David Lammy has expressed concern over "very alarming" figures showing that the number of prisoners in England and Wales who have tested positive for coronavirus more than doubled in the month of October. Official statistics…
David Lammy has told the Justice Secretary that he should "stand by your oath to respect the rule of law" after the government admitted yesterday that its new Brexit bill would break international law. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon…
Labour has warned the government today that the lifting of the eviction ban – due on Sunday – risks English County Courts being overwhelmed as a "tsunami of cases" are unleashed. The opposition party is calling for the coronavirus evictions…
If, whilst flicking through news from around the world, it was reported that a government abroad had unlawfully closed parliament, sat on a report into Russian interference with its elections for a year, appointed their biggest donors to…
Robert Buckland has confirmed that the government is actively considering reducing the right for individuals to be tried by a jury. Trials could instead be decided by a judge and two magistrates sitting alone. His argument to the justice…
Labour has welcomed the government announcement today that the part-privatisation of the probation sector in England and Wales, implemented by Chris Grayling as Justice Secretary in 2014, will be reversed. Offender management will be once…
The spread of Covid-19 is creating remarkable challenges for our public services. Whilst the focus has understandably been on our National Health Service and care sector, the government and media should not overlook the immense pressures…
