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David Shipley

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Shabana Mahmood’s reforms are still open to abuse

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Migration / Shabana Mahmood has gone further than expected

17.11.2025 10

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The people of Epping have had enough

The people of Epping have had enough
11.11.2025 2

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Our prisons shouldn’t rely on migrant labour

28.10.2025 20

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Accidental prison releases are all too common

25.10.2025 10

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Rudakubana’s school knew he was trouble

24.10.2025 4

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It’s time for Jess Phillips to resign

23.10.2025 20

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It’s about time abusive fathers were stripped of their parental rights

21.10.2025 4

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Hear Us / The Canterbury Cathedral graffiti isn’t transgressive

13.10.2025 10

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The death of Ian Watkins shows our prisons are out of control

12.10.2025 10

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Britain still doesn’t have a blasphemy law

11.10.2025 8

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Inside job / The civil service is killing restorative justice

09.10.2025 2

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The civil service is killing restorative justice

09.10.2025 4

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Soft cell / The luxury of French prisons

04.10.2025 3

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Soft cell / The luxury of French prisons

04.10.2025 20

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Soft cell / The luxury of French prisons

02.10.2025 30

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The disturbing arrest of Pete North

26.09.2025 20

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The Quran knife attack is a travesty of justice

24.09.2025 2

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Thin gruel / Cutting prison education is a calamity

16.09.2025 8

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Asylum has become unsustainable

08.08.2025 20

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Reform’s trans prisoner policy is a mess

05.08.2025 6

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Can AI prevent prison violence?

01.08.2025 10

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Abuse / The horror of police involvement in the grooming gangs

30.07.2025 10

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Migrant protest / The women of Epping don’t need Tommy Robinson’s help

22.07.2025 10

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Will Reform’s crime crackdown work?

21.07.2025 20

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Crime / The ‘morons’ who chopped down the Sycamore Gap tree don’t deserve prison

16.07.2025 10

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The UK should not have to ration water

13.07.2025 5

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What Richard Hermer gets wrong about international law

11.07.2025 4

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Law and order / Would scrapping jury trials save Britain’s broken courts?

09.07.2025 10

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Law and disorder / Organised crime has conquered Britain’s prisons

08.07.2025 3

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