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The Case for Charging Peter Mandelson With Misconduct in Public Office
An example must be set for all politicians considering abusing their position for personal gain, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
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‘Scrapping Jury Trials Is an Attempt to Fix a Broken Justice System by Smashing It to Pieces’
Taking away the fundamental right to be tried by a jury of your peers would be a disastrous move by Keir Starmer’s Government, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
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‘Robert Jenrick’s Authoritarian Plans for the Justice System Are Straight Out of the Trump Playbook’
One only has to look at Trump’s America to see what happens when a government, led by a narcissist with an authoritarian bent, decides that he is more powerful than any court of law, argues Gareth Roberts
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Lucy Connolly, Bob Vylan and the False Claims of a ‘Two Tier Justice System’
Attempts to claim that the treatment of Lucy Connolly and Bob Vylan in any way demonstrate a “two tier” justice system are completely wide of the mark, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
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The Axel Rudakubana Southport Murder ‘Cover Up’ Conspiracy Theories Debunked
Despite what you may have read in parts of the media, this case showed our criminal justice system is as objective and robust as ever, argues lawyer Gareth Roberts
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‘Elon Musk’s Venal ‘Rape Genocide’ Claims About Keir Starmer and Grooming Gangs Are Absurd’
The truth is Starmer made profound improvements to tackling crimes against women and girls while Director of Public Prosecutions, reveals a veteran barrister
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‘The Pelicot Rape Trial Shows How Pornography is Contributing Towards an Epidemic of Sexual Violence Against Women’
The law must be changed to tackle the impact of easily available sexually violent imagery, says Criminal Barrister Gareth Roberts
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‘The Police Questioning of Allison Pearson Is a Sign of the Criminal Justice System at Its Best’
The idea Alison Pearson should have avoided investigation simply because of her position at the Daily Telegraph is abhorrent to natural justice, argues lawyer Gareth Roberts
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Criminal Barrister Makes Case for Why Main Political Parties Missed Chance to Combat Crime and Fix Justice System this Election
A lawyer with 25 years of experience in the criminal justice system critiques the “underwhelming” pledges made in party manifestos
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Infected Blood Inquiry: Why a ‘Misconduct in Public Office Act’ Could Hold Those Behind State Tragedies, Scandals and Frauds Properly to Account
Despite a raft of public scandals involving government corruption and negligence, there is still no adequate statutory framework to bring those guilty of misconduct in a public office to account
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The Post Office Scandal: A Prosecuting Barrister’s Regret
Gareth Roberts reflects ruefully on his own part in the wrongful conviction of an innocent sub-postmaster and looks at what should be done to exonerate each of them
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Why the Sentencing Proposals in the King’s Speech May Put More People in Danger of Becoming the Victim of a Crime
Lawyer Gareth Roberts examines new proposals that may be robust, but are they good policy?
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Is Now the Time for Labour and the Lib Dems to Work Together?
Former Liberal Democrat senior parliamentary researcher Gareth Roberts sees lessons to be learned from how the two parties coalesced ahead of the 1997 General Election
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‘Not a Safe Country’: The Court of Appeal’s Decision in the Rwanda Case
With the Government’s flagship policy in legal disarray, will the Conservative leadership finally stand up for the rule of law or continue stoking their culture wars?
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Why It’s Important Boris Johnson Hands Over WhatsApp Messages to the COVID-19 Inquiry
Lawyer Gareth Roberts explains how theDame Hallet’s inquiry has the full force of the law and is not a constitutional nicety the former Prime Minister can wriggle out of
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Why Leaving the ECHR would be Such a Backwards Step for Britain
Barrister Gareth Roberts explains how the European Convention on Human Rights affects the lives of British citizens
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‘Laws to Outlaw Strikes Could be this Government’s Most Democratically Illiberal and Economically Damaging Act’
To diminish essential workers’ right to withdraw their labour would be a dangerous precedent and remove an important check on government excess, writes Gareth Roberts
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What Now for Scottish Independence?
Barrister Gareth Roberts sets out the options available to Nicola Sturgeon following the UK Supreme Court’s decision that she cannot hold a second independence referendum without Westminster’s approval
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How Will Labour Navigate the Crisis-Hit Britain it Could Inherit?
Opinion polls are looking good for Labour – but in victory Keir Starmer would inherit the greatest challenges ever faced by an incoming prime minister, writes Gareth Roberts
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Is Johnson’s Plan for the House of Lords the Greatest Attack on British Democracy?
Britain’s parliamentary democracy cannot allow one-party dominance in the way the Prime Minister intends for the upper chamber, says barrister Gareth Roberts
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From Rwanda to Northern Ireland: The Failures of the Government Legal Department
Barrister Gareth Roberts assesses the breakdown in respect for the rule of law within Downing Street
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‘Partygate’ is a Profound Crisis Endangering the Rule of Law in Britain
The bigger story of the scandal of Downing Street lockdown parties is how fundamentally they strike at the foundations of our democracy, says barrister Gareth Roberts
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Why Porn in the House of Commons Is No Laughing Matter
Barrister Gareth Roberts explains why an addiction to pornography should be taken as seriously as those dangerously reliant on alcohol or drugs
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It’s Time for the Government’s Contempt for Lawyers to End
Barrister Gareth Roberts explains the importance of the industrial action approved by the Criminal Bar Association Outside Court 4 of the large municipal court building where I spend most of my days, a barrister sits waiting for the doors of the court to open. She looks weary. “A stinky return,” she tells me, which is…
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The Economic Crime Bill Doesn’t Nearly Go Far Enough
If the Government really want to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs, the Economic Crime Bill doesn’t go far enough, says Gareth Roberts
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The Gray Report: Misleading Parliament and Misconduct in Public Office
Lawyer Gareth Roberts looks beyond the breaking of lockdown rules to the wider implications and legal standing of the much anticipated Cabinet Office report
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Dominic Raab’s ‘Operation Red Meat’ Justice Plans Will Backfire
Increasing the powers of magistrates will only put more pressure on the already strained crown court, says Gareth Roberts
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The Colston Four: It is the Attorney General Who Seeks to Set a ‘Dangerous Precedent’
The four defendants were found not guilty of criminal damage for removing the statue of the slave trader in Bristol – the rule of law in Britain will be significantly eroded, says Gareth Roberts
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Will the Liberal Democrats Lurch Towards Libertarianism?
The North Shropshire by-election result has ended nearly 200 years of Conservative domination in the once safe Tory seat – but it now raises the question of what the Liberal Democrats stand for, says Gareth Roberts
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Boris Johnson is Build, Build, Building No Hope in Wales
The Prime Minister has made a miscalculation in his plans for an economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis which is entirely focused on England, writes Gareth Roberts
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Football’s Back: But When Will it Address its Own Deadly Health Secret?
As the Premier League restarts after its suspension due to the Coronavirus, Gareth Roberts looks at a hidden epidemic in Soccer — dementia and other signs of neurological damage
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14,000 Brits Could Now Appeal Lockdown Fines Thanks to Dominic Cummings
Gareth Roberts explores the unexpected legal consequences of the Government’s defence of the Prime Minister’s chief advisor
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After the Coronavirus Crisis – What is the Point of the Conservative Party?
Gareth Roberts makes his case that UK’s catastrophic handling of the COVID-19 pandemic should not be blamed on Boris Johnson’s Government alone – but on the entire Conservative Party
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Can Rishi Sunak Win the Peace, Not Just Fight the War?
Gareth Roberts argues that the Chancellor must not revert to type after the COVID-19 pandemic eases and preside over the continued under-funding of public services.
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The Ugly Reality of Domestic Violence Cases
Barrister Gareth Roberts shares his insights on how the criminal justice is failing those who have endured violence by partners.
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Boris Johnson Must Keep His Hands Off Our Judges
Gareth Roberts provides a barrister’s take on the Conservative Party’s desire to curb the independence of the judiciary.
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The Battle To Save Democracy Has To Start Now
Gareth Roberts argues that British democracy is being endangered by unwitting ignorance and deliberate lies.
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Labour Must Stop Being Part of the Problem and Start Being the Solution – Here’s why I’ve Joined It
Former senior Lib Dem researcher Gareth Roberts on the wake-up call provided by the 2019 General Election result which means he can no longer sit on the sidelines and lament his feelings of political homelessness. How did you feel at 10pm last Thursday when the BBC declared that the exit poll was projecting a Tory…
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Are the Lib Dems Going to Punch Themselves in the Face – Again?
Former senior Lib Dem researcher Gareth Roberts rues the right-wing swerve of Jo Swinson’s General Election campaign.
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What Next for Post-Brexit Britain? A Lost Decade of Division
Gareth Roberts examines what could lie ahead for the UK if Boris Johnson’s deal is passed and the country leaves the EU early next year.
