On any street in any city, town, or village, you will find people who have – as part of the trials and tribulations of life – suffered bankruptcy, divorce, alcoholism, drug dependency, dismissal from employment, and various types of disqualification. And in the UK there are 12 million people who have been convicted of a […]
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a huge piece of legislation that is designed to increase control over the people. The police bill’s origin, promising a ‘smarter approach‘, claims to deliver on Conservative manifesto commitments to keep the public safe. Now that Parliament has concluded a consideration of amendments, it’s expected to receive […]
I have known Romford’s Member of Parliament, Andrew Rosindell, for countless years, having encountered him at events held in his Essex constituency, which happens to be where I was born and educated. Mr Rosindell, a politician with frontbench and backbench experience, has held a multitude of roles during his political career, including that of Shadow […]
Some basic maths proposes that if an adult defendant in a Magistrates’ Court receives a sentence of seven months, for even a driving offence, the consequence will be potential unemployment for eight times that, under the current law forcing disclosure of convictions to employers. A sentence of fifty months carries an even harsher repercussion: namely, […]
Elliot Tyler