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crime and justice Articles

From justice to McJustice

Fighting for the rights of those accused of crime is never a popular cause. Legal aid clients are vilified by the Tory press as ‘spongers’, their lawyers as ‘greedy fat cats’. So it is no surprise that the government sees legal aid as a soft target. This week's...
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Not tough on crime

George Osborne was despicable and wrong to link the case of the killing of the Philpott children to the benefits system. Many others have rightly condemned him for this. He was wrong in what he said – and he was wrong in what he failed to say. If he wanted to comment...
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Broadcasting justice

Sometime in the next few weeks, the crime and courts bill will complete all its stages in parliament and become law. Clause 28 allows for the filming of proceedings in court and I welcome it. I think my case is strengthened by the behaviour of the jury in the Vicky...
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Time and punishment

Since the late 1990s a community-based initiative known as time banking has developed in the UK. Towards the end of the previous Labour government some of these practices were being utilised in prison services. In power Labour was interested in expanding this idea,...
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Make ends meet

Make ends meet

Nov 7, 2011 |

The government’s efforts to show how women-friendly it is would be almost laughable – if they didn’t reveal a profound...

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