Category Archives: Justice Issues

We need to hold Home Office social media to account


Yesterday at around 2pm the UK Home Office twitter account, released this message and I along with a number of other people found it very disturbing. My question is how can we bring the people who are running the Home … Continue reading

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Let us resolve some Iranian justice issues


Yesterday I wrote a blog about the need for us all to support the people working very hard in Kent to accommodate refugee and asylum seekers that have managed to reach our nation. Sadly they are being criticised and attacked … Continue reading

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MPs need to understand how we all benefit from charities


On Tuesday in the House of Commons there was a discussion by MPs under the theme of Topical Questions – Justice and the person who was being approached by MPs was Robert Buckland who is the Lord Chancellor and Secretary … Continue reading

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Government defends broken promises and International laws


Clearly some people chuck away manifestos soon after they have decided who to vote for and indeed obtaining a manifesto and reading it before voting is not common behaviour either. Indeed this is one of the challenges of a party … Continue reading

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A NON – Independent Review of Administrative Law


Yesterday was the first day back for Parliament and so the Government was finally able to announce to the MPs its plans which it made at the end of July to hold what they claim will be an “Independent Review … Continue reading

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English Channel journeys are linked to the Scottish Highlands


In the last few days a rather sad group of MPs including at least two from Sussex have commented publicly in a very negative way about people who are trying to cross the Channel to reach our land. It seems … Continue reading

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The Home Office must change its behaviour and attitudes


This tweet re-appeared yesterday along with a comment from Paul Bernal, a tweeter I often agree with. He was responding to how the Home Office is currently behaving towards our borders and Scotland and I have included his comment below. … Continue reading

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Stephen Lawrence’s murder led to some positive arrangements


This week it has been announced that the Metropolitan Police is closing down their investigations into the murder of of Stephen Lawrence, even though the Judge of the previous two prosecutions Colman Treacy made it very clear that there were … Continue reading

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Turning back boats is an awful response to an International crisis


According to the mail online in an article first published at 10pm on Thursday “The crisis is a personal blow for the Home Secretary, who made a pledge last October that crossings would be virtually eliminated by now.” So her … Continue reading

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Can faith communities be part of the Domestic Abuse solution?


Many of the discussions that take place in the House of Lords include a Bishop from time to time. On Wednesday there was a particularly important but brief subject being raised. The title was “Domestic Abuse – Question” and on this … Continue reading

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