Chris Grayling is right to raise one of the key elements in the EU debate — doubt
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter This morning’s edition of the Telegraph contains an interview with Chris Grayling, from which a… Read more »
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Why gun control is about to get a whole lot harder
Do you remember desktop publishing? It was all the rage in the 1980s and 1990s when people realised that with… Read more »
The police’s bleak mid-winter
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The media pendulum that swung all the way, one way, is now swinging all… Read more »
Mitchell never saw the CCTV footage until after he’d resigned but David Davis insisted that he examine it
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Andrew Mitchell never saw the CCTV footage of the incident at the Downing Street… Read more »
The PCC inquiry into #Smeargate and Mitchell must report as soon as possible
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Yesterday evening's investigation by Michael Crick into the Andrew Mitchell affair revealed that an… Read more »
If Andrew Mitchell lost his career over fabrications, David Cameron should give it him back
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The essence of the case against Andrew Mitchell is that he called police officers… Read more »
Can you handle your drugs? Yes? Well, good for you. Now, obey the law like everyone else.
Writing for City Journal, Theodore Dalrymple draws a brilliant parallel between the law on drugs and speed limits (yes, that’s… Read more »
Chris Grayling confirms that he may not be able to vote against prisoner voting
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, appeared on the Sunday Politics programme today. His appearance… Read more »
Departmental budgets are coming down: 3) Justice
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter And now for something a little bit bigger: The Justice Department. 2010 – 2011… Read more »
The Justice and Security Bill: judges, not ministers, must decide what’s heard in secret
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter When civil liberties and national security clash, the old, old Gilbert and Sullivan saying… Read more »
The Government prepares a compromise to stop Europe giving prisoners the vote
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Sunday Telegraph reports this evening that the Government plans to introduce a Bill… Read more »
Despite the low turnout, David Cameron says PCCs will have more legitimacy than their unelected predecessors. He’s right.
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. You wouldn't think there had been an England and Wales-wide election yesterday. Only three… Read more »
Corby and Police Commissioner elections rolling blog
By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter 7.00pm I'm signing off now. (Sorry Devon and Cornwall.) With 40 out of the 41… Read more »
Being outside the ECHR does not make a country a “pariah”. Chris Grayling is right to consider Britain’s exit.
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Earlier this month, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Chris Grayling,… Read more »
Just how low has today’s turnout fallen?
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Jim Pickard of the Financial Times has published a piece of which the first… Read more »