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Yet another newspaper report of the scandalous state of prisons

Aug 7, 2023 •

What is an MP for

MPs don’t have a job description and too many are ignorant about their role and the constitution

May 15 •

Was prisoner’s death corporate manslaughter?

An inquest found that Robert Fenlon died by unlawful killing by gross negligence manslaughter

May 3 •

Beeps and burps on TV

History and arts programmes are bedevilled by background beeps and burps

Apr 20 •

We need a new way of funding politics

Everyone is concerned at corruption in politics, the point is to change it

Apr 16 •

New prisons embed old problems

Political parties are competing to build ever more huge prisons, but they don’t solve problems

Apr 10 •

Corruption in politics

The Commission on Political Power has published a plan to deal with financial corruption in politics

Mar 22 •

In praise of lawyers

I’ve worked with some fantastic lawyers who made the world a better place

Mar 13 •

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