The FSA, OFT and FOS are planning a new joint ‘Consumer Protection Committee’
Today the world was somehow comforted by the imprisonment of Angela Gordon and Juniad Abuhamza. This however is no comfort to their victim, Khyra Ishaq.
Gordon and Abuhamza had been granted parental responsibility for Khyra. Although it seems …read more
After Jack Straw’s most recent stinging attack and game of ‘kick the police’ I thought I must speak up.
A little bit about myself before we start. I’m 35, live in Wales, have a fiancee and young son. I have been a Police Officer for the past eleven years, with the last six as a Detective. As such I believe myself well qualified to talk about policing issues. …read more
A victims’ surcharge was introduced on fines in magistrate and crown courts at a rate of £15 per fine. This money is then used to help fund the £360 million compensation bill. The levy was initially opposed by the Magistrates’ Association as a stealth tax applied to offenders. …read more
The case of the businessman and his brother who have been jailed for excessive use of violence after managing to fight off three knife wielding thugs has made many front pages today. Many people are calling this a miscarriage of justice or saying that they should never have been arrested or put on trial in the first place.
In returning to their home in High Wycombe from their mosque during Ramadan, the Hussain family were confronted by three men in balaclavas armed with knives. …read more
Bradley Wernham 18 and a prolific thief, was given a unique chance to turn his back on crime when Judge Christopher Ball QC gave him and his girlfriend a rent free flat courtesy of the taxpayer. He was also ordered to stay away from the area where he had caused so much distress, given 150 hours of community service and given a curfew. This was in response to some 660 burglaries, 20 he admitted to and 640 he asked to be taken into consideration. (I bet the police were more than happy to clear up all those cases in one go! If you get my drift.) Conservative MP for West Chelmsford, has protested at this and written to Jack Straw the Secretary of State for Justice. …read more
David Cameron has set out his stall of priorities yesterday by declaring war on Britain’s culture of Health and Safety issues. Putting his case he said “I think we’d all concede that something has gone seriously wrong with the spirit of health and safety in the past decade. When children are made to wear goggles by their headteacher to play conkers. When trainee hairdressers are not allowed scissors in the classroom. When office workers are banned from moving a chair without expert supervision. …read more
Judge Ball hands out an ASBO
Sunday, December 6th, 2009…read more
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