Thank goodness the House of Commons got it right on the ridiculous European Court of Human Rights verdict that some prisoners should have the vote. Members of Parliament voted 234 to 22 to defy the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling that a blanket ban on prisoners voting is unlawful. We support the view [...]
Nicolas Sarkozy is out today as the head of the G-20 proposing a raft of measures and theories that will ‘save the world’ from the prospect of sky-rocketing food prices and the social disorder that might ensue. He, like the vast majority of powers that be, is putting the recent rises in the cost of [...]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has managed to get it wrong, yet again, on the issue of the right of a prisoner to vote. The question is then, why is our government making such a pigs ear of the simple process of ignoring their ridiculous ruling? The story so far goes [...]
Following the tragic events in Tuscon, Arizona last week, in which 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner allegedly attempted to assassinate Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords as well as killing six other people, the American press finds itself in an uproar, with controversial Fox News Host Glenn Beck facing protests calling for his job, and Sarah Palin under fire [...]
Imagine a fantasy version of Strictly Come Dancing, and the Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, and the Home Secretary, Theresa May, together commanding the political stage in 2011. Their chosen routine is not the tango, fox-trot or even the rumba – but Restorative Justice. To large applause from the public, the police forces and the rest [...]
