She could have indicated to the magistrates that she would plead guilty to the lesser charge. She did not do so. She therefore gets a smaller reduction in sentence. If I am charged with murder and pl… (View Post)

If you prefer, he did not take the letter into account in sentencing. I simplified that to saying he ignored it. And he isn't in any respects silencing the letter writers. He makes it clear that… (View Post)

There was a thread about this case on Mumsnet. I only scanned it quickly, but my impression was that the majority of those who understood the facts of the case supported the sentence. There were, how… (View Post)

So the government of the day should interfere with an outgoing PM's resignation honours even if the House of Lords Appointments Commission and the Honours Committee is happy with them? I'm … (View Post)

Section 21(4)(b) does not, and cannot, take away the right of the government (or anyone else being asked to produce evidence for an inquiry) to take the matter to court. That is particularly so where… (View Post)