International Law

Let's not just talk about human rights let's actually possess and be able to enforce them

Posted on February 15, 2009
Let's not just talk about human rights let's actually possess and be able to enforce themThe 'faces of human rights' are explored at the British Institute of Human Rights conference Changing the face of human rights28 January 2009The British Library, LondonJack Straw has given the keynote speech at the annual conference of the British Institute of Human Rights...

Don't imprison their minds

Posted on February 15, 2009
Don't imprison their mindsAccess to literature can change prisoners' lives ? the Tories are wrong to advocate a restriction on books they can readSo, the Conservative party are up in arms at the news that prisoners have access to books about crime, including some actually written by criminals...

Happy St Valentine's Day

Posted on February 14, 2009
Happy St Valentine's DayFor my one and only true love...Cherrypie and JMB/Devonshire Dumpling/Noclue and Gingersnaps...and any other girls who know me.Photo: Hat-Tip to Cherrypie

Train robber Biggs hospitalised

Posted on February 14, 2009
Train robber Biggs hospitalisedGreat Train robber Ronnie Biggs has been taken to hospital after falling ill in prison.Biggs was moved to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in Norwich from nearby Norwich Prison, his son Michael Biggs has confirmed to the BBC...

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4 car pile up on Friday 13th...

Posted on February 14, 2009
4 car pile up on Friday 13th...

Rocky tries to do a break and entry

Posted on February 13, 2009
Rocky tries to do a break and entry

Watching and waiting for the sea eagle

Posted on February 12, 2009
Watching and waiting for the sea eagleThere is real excitement on the Solway coast of Cumbria.A white-tailed sea eagle has been spotted feeding on the beach there for the first time in more than 200 years.I know I have already posted on this story, but this repeat performance is just for Cherrypie, this time the photos are of the actual white-tailed sea eagle;)

Johnson 'F-word tirade' at MP Vaz

Posted on February 12, 2009
Johnson 'F-word tirade' at MP Vaz London Mayor Boris Johnson is alleged to have launched a verbal tirade at Keith Vaz, the Labour chair of the Commons Home Affairs committee.The two clashed in a phone conversation after Mr Johnson gave evidence to the committee about a Tory MP's arrest...

Truancy jailing every two weeks

Posted on February 12, 2009
Truancy jailing every two weeksA parent is jailed for their child's truancy once a fortnight every school term in England and Wales, analysis of court statistics shows.A does something wrong so we jail B. It may make sense to some but the logic of it is lost on me.

Sexual frustration plagues prison life

Posted on February 12, 2009
Sexual frustration plagues prison lifeIt's a taboo subject in jail, but prisoners denied conjugal relations will not only be childless but also suffer psychological damage"Facilities must be provided to enable UK prisoners to enjoy conjugal visits," a landmark European court ruling concluded this week...

Be afraid, be very afraid

Posted on February 12, 2009
Be afraid, be very afraidDocumenting dissent is under attackFrom Monday, you could be arrested for taking and publishing a photograph of someone in intelligence, the police or armed forcesWhat ever happened to my country whilst I slept? I awake and find myself having a nightmare...

I wish that the Independent would say sorry for its silly Live Journal blog

Posted on February 12, 2009
I wish that the Independent would say sorry for its silly Live Journal blogWhy don't they get a decent one like My Telegraph or Comment is Free?It's PC gone mad! How did taking offence become a national obsession?BTW, it's nice to see the old Robertson's golliwog making a come back...

Australian police release photograph of arson suspect fleeing the scene

Posted on February 12, 2009
Australian police release photograph of arson suspect fleeing the sceneThe creature, thought to be the lesser spotted Rolf Harris...

Sun editor to be burnt at the stake and the flames fanned by prison library books

Posted on February 12, 2009
Sun editor to be burnt at the stake and the flames fanned by prison library booksShock and horror as the Sun discovers that prison libraries stock books. However, it is no surprise that the Sun editor, Rebekah Wade, has the attention span of a dead fly...

The plot thickens...

Posted on February 11, 2009
The plot thickens...Last week I phoned Daniel Vulliamy MA,LLM,FRSA (Senior Lecturer in Industrial Relations at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, at the University of Hull, and we agreed to meet at the PAVE on Princes Avenue at 3pm, today, for drinks and a meal...

Daily Telegraph Assistant Editor Andrew Pierce is a waste of time

Posted on February 11, 2009
Daily Telegraph Assistant Editor Andrew Pierce is a waste of timeAssistant Editor Andrew Pierce brings you the latest gossip from the Westminster village."And someone has played a prank on former Home Secretary David Davies. What will Davis, a former SAS soldier, do when he finds the culprit?"...

Rare eagle spotted in Cumbria

Posted on February 11, 2009
Rare eagle spotted in CumbriaBird watchers have descended on the Solway Firth after the first reported sighting of a sea eagle in Cumbria for 200 years. Video link here.

Dutch MP banned from entering UK

Posted on February 11, 2009
Dutch MP banned from entering UKLet me get this straight, the House of Lords has invited this man into the country to appear before the House of Lords but the government has prevented him from entering the country?A Home Office spokesman told The Daily Telegraph: "The Government opposes extremism in all its forms...

Lawful Rebellion

Posted on February 11, 2009
Lawful RebellionJailhouselawyer is considering engaging in an act of Lawful Rebellion against the UK.Apparently it is lawful under Article 61 of Magna Carta 1215.Bone of contention: "In the case of prisoner disenfranchisement, the issue of legitimacy is manifested in two ways...

Donal Blaney as you've never seen him before in his naked glory

Posted on February 11, 2009
Donal Blaney as you've never seen him before in his naked glory Click on image because he is shy to show his faceThe Daily Telegraph captures an odd looking Donal BlaneyUPDATE:The effing idiot is now blaming Islamists for the fires in Australia!

Islam in prison: religion or terrorist threat?

Posted on February 11, 2009
Islam in prison: religion or terrorist threat?Many people find religion in prison. It used to be a route through prison life, just like some prisoners take up education or weight lifting. The cynical say that those taking the religious route are escaping, as in ?I have seen the light...

Angel of the North pisses on 'Angel of the Sarf'

Posted on February 10, 2009
Angel of the North pisses on 'Angel of the Sarf'Giant horse as high as Statue of Liberty to be south's answer to Angel of the NorthNo it ain't!Related content...A John and Ron production

If the Prison Service did not break the law prisoners could not sue

Posted on February 10, 2009
If the Prison Service did not break the law prisoners could not suePrisoners' legal bill 'colossal'The cost to taxpayers of funding legal action brought by prisoners is almost 20 times higher than it was seven years ago, new figures have shown.The answer is simple, if the authorities did not break the law and breach prisoners' legal, civil and human rights, then the taxpayer would save money...

Tesco Extra: Every little assault and battery helps

Posted on February 10, 2009
Tesco Extra:Every little assault and battery helps A Tesco store manager falsely accused me of racial abuse, and the security guard committed the common law offence of assault and battery upon me, by laying his hands upon my person and manhandling me out of the store...

An appeal to Londoners who supported the miners:

Posted on February 10, 2009
An appeal to Londoners who supported the miners: My name is Davey Hopper. I am the North East Area secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers and would like to get in touch with London folk who were involved in the miners support groups when the strike happened 25 years ago (on March 12)...

Allowing inmates to vote gives them role in society

Posted on February 10, 2009
Allowing inmates to vote gives them role in societyFrom South China Morning PostLeaderThe question is no longer whether prisoners should have the right to vote while paying their debt to society, but whether that right should be restricted. A blanket ban on prisoner voting was recently struck down as unconstitutional in the High Court...

Fink: What do you think? Comment Central Times on Line

Posted on February 10, 2009
Fink: What do you think? Comment Central Times on LineFink"One can't help wondering what Iran's bloggers would have posted about the 1979 Revolution".Errrrrrrrmmm?Fink, I'm a blogger and I'm wondering what you think about the revolution occurring right under your nose?Every revolution in history started in prison...

Israelis begin voting in general election

Posted on February 10, 2009
Israelis begin voting in general electionIsraelis have begun voting in a general election which will choose the prime minister who engages with President Barack Obama's new drive for peace in the Middle East.The only reason I have posted this story, although the Barack Obama aspect is interesting, is to remind the Home Office Media Monitoring Unit of this...

Dolphins and fishermen and a heart warming story

Posted on February 10, 2009
Dolphins and fishermen and a heart warming storyHundreds of lost dolphins saved by fishermen in the PhilippinesLocal people and fishermen in the Philippines have guided hundreds of dolphins out to sea after they became trapped in shallow water.

Court Orders California to Cut Prison Population

Posted on February 10, 2009
Court Orders California to Cut Prison Population"The California prison system must reduce overcrowding by as many as 55,000 inmates within three years to provide a constitutional level of medical and mental health care, a federal three-judge panel tentatively ruled Monday...

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