The prison population today is twice what it was in 1970, despite the population only being 20% greater: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283475/england-and-wales-prison-population-by-gender/ http… (View Post)

As I understand things, this particular legal principle was completely reasonable when it was first proposed. The context then was: “Can we rely on a computer to calculate correctly according to the … (View Post)

The police love strict liability offences because it means they don’t have to do any work. There is a law on the books that deals with cyclists - it bans “furious cycling”. Yes, it’s a C19th law (IIR… (View Post)

What’s the real purpose of Doogle1941’s involvement with the PoliticalBetting website? (View Post)

I would imagine that this topic is next to impossible to discuss here for obvious legal reasons. fwiw, I agree with David Davis though - the ban on any discussion of this issue by the court when simu… (View Post)