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More police, more prosecutions, more punishment
To 1945, 1979 and 1997 might be added 2019: a pivotal General Election with the potential to reshape policy and politics in the UK for a generation.
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Tough talk costs lives
Michael Gove is the latest politician to accept that we lock up too many people in prison.
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David Cameron pressed on 40,000 preventable deaths
At Prime Minister's Questions today, David Cameron was pressed on why he and London Mayor Boris Johnson have been lobbying the EU to weaken plans to reduce air pollution and improve air quality. The question came from Labour MP Geraint Davies.
Mr Davies said:
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Cameron’s prison reform: privatisation and asset stripping?
Every so often a government minister makes a socially liberal speech that is hailed as a turning point in penal policy.
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The New Labour crime policies of Cameron and Corbyn
One of the guilty secrets of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party is its policies on policing.
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Cameron's reforms: Asset stripping and privatisation?
The Centre's Deputy Director, Will McMahon, and Senior Policy Associate, Rebecca Roberts, have warned that David Cameron's recent speech on prison reform signals a move towards the expansion and privatisation of criminal justice, rather than a serious attempt to address the problems in the...
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Centre responds to Prime Minister's prison speech
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has responded to the latest speech from the Prime Minister, David Cameron, on plans to reform the prison system;
Richard Garside,...
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Criminal justice 'transformation': a wolf in sheep's clothing?
Following last week’s Conservative party conference a number of commentators expressed optimism about the tone and emphasis placed by David Cameron and Michael Gove on the need for ‘transformation’.