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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.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Freak weather conditions

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Freak weather conditions As the weather forecast predicted it would be warmer today. I did not bother to switch on the central heating. ...
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The British government should not participate in legal torture

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The British government should not participate in legal torture Andrew Lilico I write that headline. I look at it. It doesn't seem ...

Sex offenders 'freed without treatment for behaviour'

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Sex offenders 'freed without treatment for behaviour' The Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales has warned sex offende...

Binge drinking scandal hits the Houses of Parliament

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Binge drinking scandal hits the Houses of Parliament MP Eric Joyce arrested over assault at House of Commons bar Eric Joyce, the Labour ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

A bit of a Spring clean...

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A bit of a Spring clean... I have been doing a bit of a Spring clean in my lounge. Last night I slept in my own bedroom instead of down in...
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Persons with intellectual and psycho-social disabilities must not be deprived of their individual rights

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Persons with intellectual and psycho-social disabilities must not be deprived of their individual rights Persons with intellectual and psy...

Cold Weather Payment

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Cold Weather Payment I received £200 at the end of November. It was cut from £250. Last week I received a letter from The Pension Servic...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Money laundering

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Money laundering Whilst not in the same league as Lord Ashcroft of Belize, when I had a bath tonight and emptied my dirty jeans pockets to...

Pancake Day - Shrove Tuesday

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Pancake Day - Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day: size really does matter as scientists find formula for perfect pancake flip The lemon and sug...
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Signs of Spring?

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Signs of Spring? A girl enjoys the warm weather in St James's Park on March 16, 2009 in London, England. Temperatures reached 17 degre...
Monday, February 20, 2012

Yunus Rahmatullah case complaint lodged with Scotland Yard

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Yunus Rahmatullah case complaint lodged with Scotland Yard Move comes after bid to free man who has been 'rendered' by US forces f...

German MPs back human rights activist as candidate to be next president

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German MPs back human rights activist as candidate to be next president Both left and right rally behind Joachim Gauck, 72, who grew up in...

Secret justice: private consultations

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Secret justice: private consultations We should be proud of the ancient presumption that the evidence on which English courtrooms proceed ...

Voting rights for felons draws barbs

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South Dakota Voting rights for felons draws barbs The state House of Representatives wants to bar people convicted of a felony who are n...
Sunday, February 19, 2012

Loads of lolly just for a lolly!

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Loads of lolly just for a lolly! This afternoon at my local shop I mused that the drum containing Chupa Chups lollies indicated they are ...

London's homeless could be forced to move as far as Hull

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London's homeless could be forced to move as far as Hull Housing shortage could create exodus from capital as councils search for chea...
Saturday, February 18, 2012

Abu Qatada – a test of our civil liberties

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Abu Qatada – a test of our civil liberties Letters, The Guardian The Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, Thomas Hammarberg,...

£2m paid out over child asylum seekers illegally detained as adults

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£2m paid out over child asylum seekers illegally detained as adults Legal case involved 40 youngsters who were locked up in adult units un...
Friday, February 17, 2012

Tory minister's son, 17, wins extension to High Court injunction blocking 'sensitive personal' story

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Tory minister's son, 17, wins extension to High Court injunction blocking 'sensitive personal' story Jonny Spelman Cabinet m...

Huge increase in use of force at privately run young offender institution

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Huge increase in use of force at privately run young offender institution Nine-fold increase in use of force at Ashfield young offender in...
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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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