Old joke I tell every now and then: A Mexican goes to Spain, accosts the first Spaniard he sees, and lays into him: “I demand an apology, sir - your ancestors pillaged my country!” The Spaniard blink… (View Post)

No, I think it was accurately reported: ..Richards had previously pleaded guilty to being a juror conducting unauthorised research and of being a juror disclosing prohibited information to other jury… (View Post)

The real trick is working out what spending is completely unavoidable, And then working out what spending has decent ROI, versus that which really doesn't. (View Post)

I'm a massive fan of small iterative steps. Politicians tend not to have that patience, which is partly why I noted the rapid turnover of Justice Secretaries upthread. The only one who stayed in post… (View Post)

Actually, I am wrong, Looking this up, juries in criminal trials can rely only on the legal guidance given to them by the judge in his summing up (along with the submissions of the prosecution and de… (View Post)