Jews in Britain sound the alarm about rising hostility towards migrants, asylum seekers, Gypsies and travellers.
The government's immigration Bill is dehumanising, divisive, callous and unwarranted. We all have a duty to oppose it.
'Putting victims first' — that's the government line. The UK's largest civil service union interrogates justice privatisation.
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.)
• 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?
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
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.
Illuminating the huge gap between perceptions and reality. A report on research by Ipsos Mori for Unbound Philanthropy.
The fight against the British government's attack on Legal Aid goes on. This morning, representatives of children, victims of violent crime, migrants, prisoners and the poor warn Parliament about the dangers of restricting access to justice. This Manchester barrister has seen cut-price law in acti
