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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.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Votes for prisoners: Bang to rights

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Votes for prisoners: Bang to rights Reluctance to meet our obligations to the European court of human rights makes it harder to uphold right...
Sunday, January 23, 2011

Prisoners in Hong Kong vote in local election

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Prisoners in Hong Kong vote in local election 2011 Village Representative Election completed Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The 2011 Village Representa...

Peter Bone MP: It's time for an ‘in’ or ‘out’ referendum on Europe

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Peter Bone MP: It's time for an ‘in’ or ‘out’ referendum on Europe Today I am writing the article not in my normal position as a right-w...

Labour 'heavies' run riot in the House of Lords

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Labour 'heavies' run riot in the House of Lords Labour peers are threatening to wreck David Cameron's flagship bill on voting re...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Jon Collins: Voting is a right not a privilege, even in jail

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Jon Collins: Voting is a right not a privilege, even in jail Yorkshire Post Published Date: 20 January 2011 THE news that two senior backben...

David Cameron seeks deal on votes for prisoners to avoid his first defeat

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This man, Joe Murphy, calls himself Political Editor of the London Evening Standard. I would argue that he is setting a very poor standard t...
Friday, January 21, 2011

Why deny prisoners the vote?

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Why deny prisoners the vote? Reluctance to enfranchise prisoners is a hangover from the age of John Locke – a view of rights that sees the v...

Most prisoners would vote Conservative

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Most prisoners would vote Conservative By Daniel Hannan, Politics, Last updated: January 21st, 2011 Anyone but David Cameron, he makes us al...

Democracy And The Vote

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Democracy And The Vote By Harry Barnes The democratic principle requires that within an appropriate electoral area each person should have o...
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Terence Blacker: Give prisoners a stake in our democracy

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Terence Blacker: Give prisoners a stake in our democracy Friday, 21 January 2011 Talking in a prison library not so long ago, I was startled...

Honest John v dishonest MPs

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Honest John v dishonest MPs The gospel according to honest John "59. As pointed out by the applicant, the right to vote is not a privil...
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Ministers in climbdown over prisoner vote rights

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Ministers in climbdown over prisoner vote rights By Nick Robinson BBC political editor The government is preparing to scale back plans to gi...
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Far fewer prisoners will now get the right to vote

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Far fewer prisoners will now get the right to vote Backbench rebellion prompts change to inmates with sentences of one year Patrick Wintour ...

Birds in mid-flight photographed by Roy Hancliff

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Birds in mid-flight photographed by Roy Hancliff An osprey in mid flight Picture: ROY HANCLIFF / BARCROFT MEDIA For Cherrypie... More here .
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Ministers in climbdown over prison vote rights

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Ministers in climbdown over prison vote rights By Nick Robinson BBC political editor The government is preparing to scale back plans to give...
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More dodgy legal advice from Carl Gardner

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More dodgy legal advice from Carl Gardner Prisoners’ votes: another dodgy ruling from the European Court by Carl Gardner on January 18, 2011...

I am no fan of Jack Straw's but...

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I am no fan of Jack Straw's but... ...the brown stuff will be hitting the fan and it's facing him. Email... Hi Gavin I take issue w...

Prisoners votes on Newsnight

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Prisoners votes on Newsnight
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Prisoners Voting Rights (Part 1)

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Prisoners Voting Rights (Part 1) Comment: The snap, crackle and pop is the wood on my fire!
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We're off

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We're off Nick Robinson 16:09 UK time, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 David Davis and Jack Straw have got their way. The Commons will get the ...
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John Hirst Hull, East Yorkshire, GB "Who is John Hirst?" the Sun online questioned the day after the UK lost its appeal to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR in the prisoners votes case. The profile was not very informative nor flattering. But, I don't like the Sun either so we are quits. I was born, at 2 I was put into Dr Barnardo's Homes. What they called care, we refer to it as physical and sexual abuse. I drifted into crime, and spent 35 years in prison. In spite of the system, I reformed and rehabilitated myself with the support of some within and outside of the system. I was transformed from a law breaker into a law-maker. I am firmly committed to prisoners rights, and am a campaigner for penal reform. I live in a 3 bedroom terrace house within a cul-de-sac, and have a dog as a companion. My Latvian friend keeps invading my space and telling me I need a wife. She does keep the house clean and tidy, but loves my dog and calls him her boyfriend... Recently, Viking FM have asked for advice and reports for the news on radio on Criminal Justice issues. In addition, I used to write regularly for Inside Time the National newspaper for prisoners.
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