Category Archives: Justice Issues

Not a great start

Posted on July 21, 2016 by ianchisnall

Some of the choices made by our New Prime Minister as she assembled her Cabinet over the last few days are already showing signs of strain which is of concern to many people including myself. Perhaps more importantly, these problems … Continue reading →

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Police boats and joined up thinking

Posted on June 21, 2016 by ianchisnall

The extent to which our various police services are able to cooperate and remain flexible depends on the idea that each of the 41 forces is largely autonomous but also that they are instructed to cooperate with one another using … Continue reading →

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Justice must be heard as well as seen

Posted on June 7, 2016 by ianchisnall

Yesterdays news contained a piece about a man, aged 101 accused of sexual offences. Both the papers and the broadcasters mentioned that due to his age he was allowed to remain seated outside of the dock. The number of occasions … Continue reading →

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Party politics delays justice

Posted on May 30, 2016 by ianchisnall

Coming a year after the Tories failed to declare the full cost of their local election expenses in the General Election, there has been a further display of corruption by the party in power. Voters across the UK were misled by … Continue reading →

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Why the Panama papers are so toxic

Posted on April 4, 2016 by ianchisnall

Assuming that the papers ultimately show that the men and women who have used Panama as a tax haven have done nothing illegal, the question is surely why have so many people who set the tax rules for residents of the … Continue reading →

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An election that is needed

Posted on March 30, 2016 by ianchisnall

As we approach the May elections when we will all be able to vote for our Police and Crime Commissioner, it is noticeable that one Police force that is not held democratically accountable by a PCC or through any other … Continue reading →

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Leadership challenges

Posted on January 12, 2016 by ianchisnall

The idea that resigning after a catastrophic event will make the person resigning seem more credible or the event less catastrophic is clearly naïve. The flood damage in various communities in the North West and North East from this Christmas … Continue reading →

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A strange misunderstanding

Posted on November 5, 2015 by ianchisnall

A fascinating exchange took place on Tuesday on the subject of Prisons. The question and answer from two Conservative politicians discloses some of the nonsense that gets spoken at our expense in the Palace of Westminster, away from the spotlight of … Continue reading →

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Michael Gove is right

Posted on October 13, 2015 by ianchisnall

The above phrase is one I never expected to write, and yet this morning I wrote the following blog endorsing the statements of the Justice Secretary. However during the day the news cycle brought us an update which is that … Continue reading →

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Ignoring his past

Posted on October 3, 2015 by ianchisnall

This week while Labour and Jeremy Corbyn have been enjoying our city and holding debates, or in some cases avoiding them, the Prime Minister was in Jamaica trying to explain why he will ignore the part we played in pillaging the Island and … Continue reading →

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