It's not a war on drugs, it's a war on drug users, most of whom have no health issues associated with their use.
Guards, we are told, have "engaged in sexual activity with a detainee" at Yarl's Wood, the Home Office immigration jail in Bedfordshire. (Trigger warning: includes account of an incident of rape. The link from ‘taxi ads’ contains a potentially distressing image.)
The central tension in the changes to legal aid in Britain is between reducing costs and maintaining quality - the Lord Chancellor appears to have opted for reducing costs, but at what price?
Protests against the proposed mining of nickel and copper in the heart of Russia’s Black Earth belt have been escalating, and so has the media smear campaign against the protesters. Konstantin Rubakhin, an activist himself, sees this as a positive sign.
• Glasgow murder conviction raises fresh doubts about government outsourcer's competence and integrity• Guard's "instability only became apparent after the murder," says G4S, who claim expertise in "robust employee screening"
This week, OurKingdom is examining whether UK party conference season changed anything. Today, Lib Dem Naomi Smith is worried by policy votes in her party, and Green member Josiah Mortimer is skeptical of Miliband's supposed move to the left.
What is the British government really doing to protect immigration detainees from their guards?
A new documentary series that explores the pervasive effect of trauma in our culture has begun development and is seeking prospective participants.
Last week two London academics exposed a racist government blunder, sparking international embarrassment and a statement from the Prime Minister. A small victory in the jaws of defeat, they say. Here is their report on one week in anti-immigrant times.
Following the suicide of two 17-year olds, campaigners forced a review of the law covering treatment of children in police custody. Such challenges could become impossible if Ministry of Justice proposals are pushed through
Today, 25th October, marks the tenth anniversary of the arrest of Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, now Russia's most famous political prisoner. A short while ago, Ben Judah wrote to him asking about the circumstances of his imprisonment, and how that experience has changed him. This is what he sai
Across England and Wales children are being locked up overnight in police cells in very large numbers. The Howard League has persuaded some senior police officers that it's not all right.
