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The Guardian's Polly Toynbee criticises claims by Dominic Cummings, special advisor to the Education Secretary Michael Gove, that genetics plays a crucial role in a child's educational attainment.
'Like Cummings',...
The Law Society is considering issuing guidance to lawyers across England and Wales after fears that mass online surveillance by the government is undermining the potential to take legal action against the state.
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The Justice Secretary has endorsed a report that says ‘the scales of British justice should be tipped more towards victims of crime’. Among many recommendations the report states that criminal cases should take no longer than six months to reach court from point of charge.
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Vicky Pryce, jailed for eight months for perverting the course of justice, gave an interesting interview this morning on BBC Radio Four's Today Programme.
Most women were in prison because of something the men in their...
A useful summary of the state of prison privatisation in England and Wales has been published in this morning's Financial Times. Registration (free) required to read the article.
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New Home Office minister Norman Baker gives an interview...
Eight construction firms who unlawfully blacklisted construction workers have announced a compensation scheme, The Guardian reports.
The eight - Balfour...
A new report by the Transitions to Adulthood Alliance, authored by Rob Allen, has found that in many instances prisons fail to provide sufficient activities, education and levels of safety for young adults.
You can find the full report online...
'Dont' be fooled by all the boring language of bookkeeping', writes Ha-Joon Chang in The Guardian. Behind the Royal Mail privatisation 'lies an ambitious project to...
Sir Les Iverson, chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs says Ketamine users as young as 20 are suffering permanent bladder damage from Ketamine use.
'This is a lifetime sentence for young users or any users,'...
The actor Daniel Kaluuya, who has appeared in the TV drama Skins and the film Johnny English Reborn is to sue the police for assault and false imprisonment,...
Approximately 450,000 people have been taken to court since April this year for non-payment of council tax. Shadow Communities Secretary Hilary Benn said David Cameron needed 'to wake up to what's happening across the country' where 'people on the lowest income are struggling to pay his council...
