Jack Straw

Court of Protection: That Straw Man’s Confidence Trick Dissected.

May 18, 2010

With what aplomb did Jack Straw throw back the cloak of secrecy over proceedings in the family court last year? How we did cheer. None louder than myself. Straw, the ‘modernising’ man of Justice who eschewed the trappings and symbols of the historic Lord Chancellor’s role, said: “Family courts play a crucial role in our [...]

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In Pursuit of Partisan Pantomimes.

October 23, 2009

The BBC’s Mark Thompson claims that he had ‘no choice’ other than to invite Nick Griffin on to Question Time because of the Corporation’s ‘central principle of political impartiality’ – nicely distancing himself from any suspicion of a ‘desire’ to invite Griffin to liven up the ratings. Mark Thompson had the advantage of making that [...]

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The Griffin has Landed.

October 22, 2009

As ‘G’ Day approaches, the BBC Chief’s of Staff are out strutting their stuff to assure us plebs that the battle will be won, there will be no loss of life amongst the politically correct brigades, and the enemy will look like a well plucked chicken before night is out. Never have so few been [...]

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Jack Straw ring fences homophobia.

March 24, 2009

People are not philosophical issues, they are people, and deciding to live or die is the most intrinsic freedom they have. Yesterday afternoon should have seen an important debate on an amendment tabled by Patricia Hewitt regarding the criminalisation of partners in the case of assisted suicide. It didn’t. The amendment was to the Justice [...]

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The ‘Chav it all’ society……

February 24, 2009

Large numbers of police forces are planning to cut thousands of officers despite the threat of a recession-driven surge in crime and disorder. Representatives from dozens of police forces contacted by The Times last night gave a grim picture of falling numbers and “significant and painful” cuts. Who will benefit from this? Only the feckless, [...]

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