This latest bill to be introduced by Tony Blair should be kicked into touch because it has been made on the hoof and owes its thinking to kneejerkism and not rational thought. From the Telegraph: "Later today, Labour will publish another criminal justice Bill - the 54th law and order measure of Tony Blair's premiership - aimed at "rebalancing'' the system to favour the victim.
The legislation will introduce violent and prolific offender orders, similar to sex offender orders.
Parole panels will be required to release prisoners only by a unanimous, rather than majority, verdict and will have to take the "victim's voice" into account.
Victims will also be able to sue offenders who later benefit from a windfall".
The main piece of the article I take with a pinch of salt once I read that Civitas has had a hand in it.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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