Lucy Letby Innocent Or Guilty?
Lucy Letby is legally guilty right now – and locked up on multiple whole‑life orders – but the story is far from over, and the latest CPS decision not to…
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Lucy Letby is legally guilty right now – and locked up on multiple whole‑life orders – but the story is far from over, and the latest CPS decision not to…
Introduction: When English policing loses the plot Every so often, a single decision exposes something much deeper about how power is used in England. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv…
Introduction: The numbers that should shame Westminster Foreign nationals were arrested for around 170,000 alleged offences in England and Wales in just one year, including more than 50,000 violent incidents…
Former Labour Councillor Pleads Guilty to Sex Offences: Why This Case Should Concern Every Voter When a former Labour councillor pleads guilty to sex offences against a 13‑year‑old girl, it…
Introduction: when the danger is in uniform Most women are taught from childhood to look for the uniform if something goes wrong – to find a police officer, get to…
Introduction: When “Public Safety” Stops Feeling Fair Ask a random crowd in Birmingham, London or Manchester why do English police protect one group of foreign citizens over others, and you…
Introduction: when failure gets a medal Every so often a story pops up that sums up exactly why so many people feel this country is upside down. The Labour leader…
The sick note scandal that should worry all of us Every so often, a story cuts through the usual noise and makes people on all sides of the sick note…
If you live in the capital, you get used to a certain rhythm: work, commute, see friends, repeat – with news alerts pinging on your phone about yet another stabbing…
There was a time when England was governed as England.Not perfectly, not fairly for everyone, but at least the law and the institutions were ours in name and in practice.…