Drama Review: ITV’s “I Fought the Law”
TV’s I Fought the Law retells the Julie Hogg murder and Ann Ming’s fight that changed Britain’s double jeopardy law. Review + case history. Continue reading Drama Review: ITV’s “I Fought the Law”
Category: Law and Legal Issues
Families Deliver Petition to Downing Street Urging Re-Sentencing of IPP Prisoners
11 September — Today, families affected by Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences will deliver a petition to 10 Downing Street, pressing the UK Government to re-sentence all IPP prisoners. What are IPP Sentences? IPP sentences were introduced in 2005 … Continue reading Families Deliver Petition to Downing Street Urging Re-Sentencing of IPP Prisoners
Graham Linehan on Trial Over Alleged Harassment of Transgender Campaigner
Graham Linehan, the Irish comedy writer behind Father Ted and The IT Crowd, has gone on trial in London accused of harassing a transgender teenager and damaging her phone during a confrontation at a public event. The 57-year-old appeared at … Continue reading Graham Linehan on Trial Over Alleged Harassment of Transgender Campaigner
Public Safety at Risk: Probation and Tagging Issues
A government initiative in England and Wales to address prison overcrowding by releasing low-security offenders has highlighted severe deficiencies in the probation system, including understaffing and lack of training. Investigations revealed systemic failures, particularly in electronic tagging managed by Serco, raising significant public safety concerns and inadequate victim protection. Continue reading Public Safety at Risk: Probation and Tagging Issues
MI5 IN HIGH COURT FOR FALSE EVIDENCE ON NEO-NAZI AGENT
The High Court case involving MI5 centres on a disturbing revelation: the agency provided false evidence to multiple courts concerning an informant known only as “X.” This individual, a neo-Nazi extremist, was alleged to have committed severe domestic abuse against … Continue reading MI5 IN HIGH COURT FOR FALSE EVIDENCE ON NEO-NAZI AGENT
New Government Prison Review
Landmark reforms that will end the prison crisis have been announced by the Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood. The UK government has announced landmark reforms to end the prison crisis, which threatens the complete breakdown of law and order on Britain’s … Continue reading New Government Prison Review