Vulnerable people threatened with eviction and victims of domestic violence are among those being denied access to justice. New research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
Sometimes campaigning works. How bereaved parents, lawyers, campaigners, one brave teenager (and 30,000 people who signed an online petition) achieved victory.
Justice minister Chris Grayling is imposing a ‘more Spartan’ prison regime, with deadly consequences.• 88 prisoner suicides in one year in England and Wales• Chief Inspector of Prisons to be replaced in 2015• Spending on food cut to £1.96 per prisoner per day (that’s £1.96 in total, breakfast, lun
Filthy showers, uncleared rubbish, mice infestation. The quality of housing provided to asylum seekers by commercial contractors is poor indeed, but good enough for the Home Office.
Next door to a Formula 1 car testing zone, hundreds of migrant women are kept behind bars. Heather Jones is a long-term visitor.
Children and victims of domestic violence are among the losers as more and more people are denied legal representation.
The UK government reckons that letting people drown will prevent unnecessary deaths.
There is more to the Tories’ proposals on human rights and free movement than mere electioneering, argues Frances Webber of the Institute of Race Relations.
This quiet, shocking film reveals the penury and despair the UK government is forcing upon asylum seekers. (Video, 8 mins)
The UK government must act swiftly to reverse a steep and dangerous decline.
Increasing numbers of people on low incomes is bad for health. Politicians and employers need to act immediately to improve living standards in the UK.
A new book exposes and challenges the criminal justice system’s reluctance to own up to its mistakes. (See also What does it take to overturn a miscarriage of justice in the UK?)
