How to change a law: A political consultant’s view of the Police and Crime Bill

How to change a law: A political consultant’s view of the Police and Crime Bill

The disappearance of Sarah Everard on the 3rd March sent shockwaves through the UK and instigated an outpouring of public outrage about violence against women. By the evening of Saturday 13th March, when thousands gathered on Clapham Common in South London to mourn...

Dilnot questions crime figures

Government’s statistics watchdog has said police crime figures are unreliable. The head of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir Andrew Dilnot, told the Public Administration Select Committee police data that overstating figures was “ingrained in policing culture”....

Government U-turn on legal aid

The Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling MP, has dropped plans to cut the legal aid bill by awarding contracts to the lowest bidder. Ministers had intended to introduce price competitive tendering as part of a string of reforms aiming to cut the £2 billion annual legal...