Back in May 2010 a Tory and Liberal coalition agreement was produced at break-neck speed. Section 10 of the agreement was about civil liberties. The preamble stated: “The parties agree to implement a full programme of measures to reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties under the Labour government and roll back state intrusion.” Read the full story

Back in the heady days of May 2010 a Tory and Liberal coalition agreement was produced at break-neck speed.

Section 10 of the agreement was about civil liberties. The preamble stated: “The parties agree to implement a full programme of measures to reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties under the Labour Government and roll back state intrusion.” The agreement specifically promised the protection of historic freedoms through the defence of trial by jury. Read the full story

Home Secretary Theresa May told Parliament yesterday that the government will change how stop and search powers under section 44 of the Terrorism Act are used, with immediate effect.

The move is in response to a decision by the Read the full story

The Council of Circuit Judges (COCJ) is effectively the trade union representing the 652 Crown Court judges in England and Wales. The Council has become a body with a very public profile, responding to the many consultations put out by government. It accepts that judges should not make political statements, Read the full story

According to ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’, 42 is the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything. But for the Government, 42 is more a problem than an answer.

Given that the number of days a suspect spends in detention before trial is a not a scientific exercise but an uneasy compromise, how can it be that 42 has achieved the status of a threat to the leadership of the government? Read the full story