British natural justice, 21st century-style.

Case study one: A single alleged racist comment years ago, but nobody knows exactly when, or even what year, and we're not allowed to know what the comment was and so make our own judgment on how bad it was, and it may or may not have been made as it is not remembered by the accused who denies in any event that he would have said it, and in fact says he does not believe it ever happened.

An accuser, but we are not allowed to know who they are as they are protected by the cloak of anonymity, making it impossible objectively to judge their credibility, character, or potential motivation.

Finding: guilty. Punishment: loss of job, loss of livelihood, pubic humiliation and condemnation.

John Torode is an Australian, and I have read that Australians have a good sense of humour. But this Aussie isn't laughing now.

Case study two: A non-native tree ruining historic views of Hadrian's Wall, its spreading roots threatening that cherished part of England's heritage, is cut down in........

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