Politics: Law & Reform
The Politics Interview — Sir Hugh Orde
The coppers’ favourite to become commissioner of the Metropolitan Police talks about the challenges of keeping the law in London, coping with interfering politicians and the challenges ahead.
The police take the hit
Politicians once agreed that policing was not a matter for party advantage. The scandal of recent weeks shows that era is at an end, says the former Metropolitan Police commissioner Ian Blair.
“Privilege!” The right to defy the courts but not fellow MPs
Geoffrey Robertson celebrates the history of parliamentary privilege and sizes up the Ryan Giggs/Imogen Thomas injunction.
Why we should not deport Abu Qatada and be damned
Ignoring the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights would set a dangerous precedent.
Sheridan freed a year after NoW perjury conviction
Former MSP's lawyer says public speaking ban may feature in release conditions.
The terrorist who wasn’t
Vilified by the press and falsely branded a terror threat by Interpol, Tunisian-born Mohamed Ali Harrath was a victim of Britain’s shameful collusion with brutal dictators.
O J Simpson wouldn’t be so lucky again
A jury must decide “beyond reasonable doubt” if a person is guilty. But this hollow and meaningless phrase confounds justice – so why not borrow from science to ensure a fair verdict?
On Syria
The interview
The interview
GOP race so far
Alistair Darling
Time to rethink
Devil in the detail
Scotland speech
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