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A major fraud trial has just been stayed because the defendants can't afford proper representation because of the legal aid cuts to very high cost crimes, which basically means that it is now impossible for the crown to prosecute in complex cases. Really Chris Grayling should be forced to resign over this but I doubt it will even make the lunchtime news. Also the defence barrister (working pro bono) is Alexander Cameron QC better known as the PMs brother. a pipe smoking dog fucked around with this message at 11:14 on May 1, 2014 |
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baka kaba posted:So in case I'm missing something, this is an entirely different case that's collapsing due to legal aid cuts: That's correct, two separate cases have collapse today because Chris Grayling is a loving idiot.
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May 1, 2014 19:15
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Seaside Loafer posted:BBC news says he got 8 years. 4 years custodial, 4 years suspended (is my understanding).
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May 3, 2014 14:32
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Here in Manchester I keep seeing people flyering for the Socialist Equality Party. Anyone know who they are and if they're worth voting for?
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May 4, 2014 09:48
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ThomasPaine posted:What's that from? God wrote it. (It's paraphrasing the bit in Exodus where God forms the covenant with Moses to return the Holy Land to the Hebrews) e: ^^That makes sense^^
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May 6, 2014 00:03
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Delusibeta posted:Wales are in, and it's one apiece for Labour (28%), UKIP (27%), Tories (17%) and Plaid Cymru (15%). Wooden spoon goes to the Greens (4.5%), with Lib Dems at 3.5%. Wales seems to go much further to the right in eu elections, in the last assembly election labour got over 40% of the vote.
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