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These legal aid changes are unjust | Henry Porter
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 986
Jack Straw has squandered money on new offices while cuts in legal aid pave the way for miscarriages of justice In cutting the criminal legal aid budget by £23m and enforcing new rules that mean those found not guilty in criminal trials will no longer have their full legal costs covered, officials and ministers ...1 day ago -
The horror of virtual courts is upon us | Henry Porter
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 986
Jack Straws video links to magistrates courts threaten young and vulnerable defendants in jail Almost the moment Roman Polanski appeared on the screen in the courtroom, I suspected we might lose the libel case, which turned on whether the film director did, or did not, say to a young woman outside Elaines restaurant ...2 days ago -
Israel may be a difficult ally - but its leaders are not war criminals
Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk —
Authority: 966
The International Criminal Court Act must be amended to protect friendly politicians, argues Con Coughlin.4 days ago -
With falling crime, why deploy Tasers? | Henry Porter
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 986
Labour likes to take the credit for better crime stats yet wants to roll out weapons that leave the police open to claims of abuse While trumpeting the new virtual courts scheme – about which more at a later date – Jack Straw said there had been a 40% decrease in serious crime since Labour came to power in 1997. ...5 days ago -
True lies
War On You: Breaking Alternative News —
Authority: 532
True lies By Ayman Mohyeldin in Middle East on December 15th, 2009 . > Share Picture by EPA Somebody is not telling the truth about the circumstances behind moves to arrest Tzipi Livni, the Israeli opposition leader, in the UK. It’s one of those stories that comes ...5 days ago -
Invasion of Iraq: The Crime of the Century
Nasir Khan blog —
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The purpose of the Chilcot inquiry is to normalise an epic crime by providing enough of a theatre of guilt to satisfy the media John Pilger, New Statesman , Dec 10, 2009 I tried to contact Mark Higson the other day, only to learn that he had died nine years ago. He was just 40, an honourable man. We ...1 week ago -
Invasion of Iraq: The Crime of the Century
Dr Nasir Khan —
Authority: 439
The purpose of the Chilcot inquiry is to normalise an epic crime by providing enough of a theatre of guilt to satisfy the media John Pilger, New Statesman , Dec 10, 2009 I tried to contact Mark Higson the other day, only to learn that he had died nine years ago. He was just 40, an honourable man. We met ...1 week ago -
A year of gagging, and fightbacks
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 986
In 2009 the government, courts and the police have connived in the suppression of investigative journalism and scientific research. But campaigns for free expression are gaining ground This year saw the most sustained assault on free expression in the UK for two decades. In 1989, it was an externally generated ...1 week ago -
David Miliband bans envoys from helping the BNP
Kirklees Unity Exposing the Far Right —
Authority: 136
. David Miliband has secretly banned British embassy staff from giving help to BNP leader Nick Griffin. The Foreign Secretary has also ordered diplomats not to assist the far-Right party’s other MEP, former National Front leader Andrew Brons. A letter, entitled ‘Handling Extremist MEPs’ and marked ...1 week ago -
Jack Straw should stop this shameful Cabinet cover-up
Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk —
Authority: 966
The Labour Party introduced the Freedom of Information Act but now seems determined to subvert it, says Alasdair Palmer.1 week ago -
Prisons under worst strain in a decade
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 986
The prison service is under greater strain than at any time in the past decade as it struggles to cope with record numbers of inmates and dwindling resources, the chief inspector of prisons warns today. Anne Owers, who steps down in the new year, and whose job was advertised this week, said the safety of individual ...1 week ago -
Might they have something to hide?
Not a sheep —
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I note that it is being reported that: "Gordon Brown’s government was on a collision course with the UK Information Commissioner last night after ministers decided to block the release of key Cabinet discussions in 1997 covering decisions taken in the run-up to devolution. Christopher Graham, the Information ...1 week ago -
Iraq War Inquiry, Day 12
'Imagine' A World Of Peace,Understanding,Tolerance —
Authority: 134
First a few commentaries as this Inquiry moves along and the information and charges drip, drip, drip..............out.Iraq-Afghanistan-Afghanistan-Iraq............Leader: Our craven calculations in Iraq must not infect AfghanistanThe Iraq war was a ruinous mistake. The lessons from it have not yet been learned.Two ...1 week ago -
In the public interest? Straw vetos publication of more Cabinet minutes
Peter Kenyon —
Authority: 126
Labours Justice Secretary Jack Straw has been reported by the BBC as having vetoed the publication of yet another set of Cabinet ministers. I have already blogged about the contrast between Cabinet minutes and those of the Bank of England monetary policy committee here. Can anyone explain what conceivable ...1 week ago -
Jack Straws cabinet papers veto questioned by watchdog
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 986
Information commissioner Christopher Graham concerned that justice secretary will routinely block release of minutes The information commissioner has voiced concern over a decision by the justice secretary, Jack Straw, to veto the release of cabinet minutes that he ordered to be published under the Freedom of ...1 week ago -
Event report: Jack Straw lecture
The Progressive —
Authority: 111
Yesterday Jack Straw the Justice Minister spoke as the latest speaker in Progresses ongoing lecture series on New Thinking for Britain’s Next Decade. The lecture chaired by Jessica Asato, Acting Director of Progress, focused on Labour’s achievements since 1997, the main differences between Labour and the Tories, ...1 week ago -
Libel law analysis
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 986
With Mr Justice Eady defending the current state of libel law, its reform is likely to be complex, controversial and some way off In the past few days the leading libel judge, Mr Justice Eady, has robustly defended the current state of libel law while the minister of justice, Jack Straw, has suggested some changes ...2 weeks ago -
Writ large: Loss of court reporters is a blow to open justice | Marcel Berlins
Comment is free | guardian.co.uk —
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Open justice, an essential ingredient of a democracy, is usually understood to mean the absence of secret trials and the right of the individual – subject to very few carefully defined exceptions – to enter any of our courts and watch proceedings, without hindrance. But most people do not find it practical or easy ...2 weeks ago -
Fuck you Jack Straw
Wonko's World —
Authority: 116
Female prisoners are very different to male prisoners, and while there is a consensus that we need to be tougher on male offenders there is also a broad consensus that where possible we should punish and reform females in the community and not in prisons. - Jack Straw What the fucking fuck? No, ...2 weeks ago -
Tough on crime, sensitive to the data protection and human rights of criminals
JamesCousins.com —
Authority: 130
“It is vital people know that criminals will not escape the consequences of their crimes.” Is the hard hitting and no-nonsense conclusion from Justice Secretary Jack Straw to a BBC report on naming and shaming . The article follows publication of government guidance, with Mr Straw telling us it “explains, once ...2 weeks ago
