Successive governments’ ‘penal populism’ has driven England and Wales justice system to brink of collapse, report findsSuccessive governments’ overreliance on prison sentences and desire to seem...
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Read MoreResearch for Lib Dems shows nearly 27,000 assaults were recorded last year, with about 3,200 deemed seriousAssaults in prisons have been rising with an average of 74 a day recorded in England and Wales last year, including 25...
Read MoreDowning Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early releaseThe funeral of Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister who died suddenly earlier this month...
Read MoreFormer Conservative justice sectary to carry out review by Ministry of Justice considering alternatives to sending people to jailPaul Brand from ITV says, if the government thinks that, by getting David Gauke to carry out the...
Read MoreThe former Conservative justice secretary is on a shortlist to lead a policy review that could herald radical reforms Keir Starmer is considering appointing former Tory justice secretary David Gauke to head a review into...
Read MoreA survey in the chancellor’s new Godalming and Ash constituency has prioritised health over Treasury cuts in Wednesday’s budget For the past few weeks, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has had a clear mission.Under pressure...
Read MoreUK wages have risen at a faster pace than expected but inflation is still worryingly high. The Conservatives seem to be edging back towards austerity and Labour doesn’t want to offer ‘false hope’ on the...
Read MoreFDA union votes to use ‘all means available’, including ‘targeted legal action’ in wake of Dominic Raab scandalSenior civil servants have voted to take a stand against inflammatory language from...
Read MoreScrapping the bankers’ bonus cap, slashing taxes and lifting the moratorium on fracking. Liz Truss says she is prepared to be ‘unpopular’ to boost the UK economy, but who really benefits? The Guardian’s...
Read MoreFormer Treasury minister expresses his party’s anxiety over UK’s rising pandemic bill Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will have to order steep tax rises...
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