Its a really important decision because it will do so much to shape his government. He also needs a Chancellor who can survive the buffeting that is coming from both the markets and from inside the p… (View Post)

I sometimes speculate that the Coalition agreement played a significant part in the success of the Coalition government. It required the politicians on both sides to think seriously about what their … (View Post)

One of the major problems with our prisons is that many of those who end up there are not very nice people. They are selfish, greedy, arrogant, all too often suffering from personality disorders, vio… (View Post)

Ideally no. But good luck with getting prisons to the top of the pile of those screaming for more money. In Scotland our solution is to let people out after ever shorter parts of their sentence. I ha… (View Post)

For those interested Lady Ross's decision can be read here:https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/pnbpzgex/2026csoh59-petition-of-for-women-scotland-for-judicial-review.pdf Maybe paragraph 179 is e… (View Post)