I was once in Barts for a week of tests at scheduled intervals, and during the hours in between used to go over the road to the Old Bailey and sit in on some trials. That was an insight into a rarifi… (View Post)

I'm strongly in favour of jury trials, tempered only by my experience of once having done it. (View Post)

History offers plenty of parallel, or at least proximate, case studies from which the attentive might learn. (View Post)

Freedman's conclusion: Barring unexpected scandals or disasters Starmer and Reeves should now be safe until the May local elections, giving themselves time to shore up support. But the cost of choosi… (View Post)

Neave was prominent in wanting to take a more aggressive, military approach to the IRA, beliving that he could 'win the war' by flooding the province with troops including the special forces. That's … (View Post)