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Gareth Roberts

The Coronavirus Crisis: Can Rishi Sunak Win the Peace, Not Just Fight the War?

Gareth Roberts, 31 March 2020
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.
Filed under:
Argument Reportage CORONAVIRUS CRISIS Business Coronavirus Courts Crime and Justice Drugs Economics, Finance and Money Economy Law Policing Public Health Society and Welfare UK Politics

The Ugly Reality of Domestic Violence Cases

Gareth Roberts, 4 March 2020
Barrister Gareth Roberts shares his insights on how the criminal justice is failing those who have endured violence by partners.
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Reportage Austerity Courts Crime and Justice Law Policing Society and Welfare

Boris Johnson Must Keep His Hands Off Our Judges

Gareth Roberts, 12 February 2020
Gareth Roberts provides a barrister's take on the Conservative Party's desire to curb the independence of the judiciary.
Filed under:
Argument Boris Johnson Conservative Party Courts Crime and Justice Democracy Dominic Cummings Law Rights Society and Welfare UK Politics

The Battle To Save Democracy Has To Start Now

Gareth Roberts, 23 January 2020
Gareth Roberts argues that British democracy is being endangered by unwitting ignorance and deliberate lies.
Filed under:
Argument Democracy in Danger 2016 EU Referendum Activism UK Politics

Labour Must Stop Being Part of the Problem and Start Being the Solution – Here’s why I’ve Joined It

Gareth Roberts, 18 December 2019
Filed under:
Argument Austerity Boris Johnson Brexit Class Conservative Party General Election 2019 Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party Liberal Democrats Society and Welfare UK Politics

Are the Lib Dems Going to Punch Themselves in the Face – Again?

Gareth Roberts, 18 November 2019
Former senior Lib Dem researcher Gareth Roberts rues the right-wing swerve of Jo Swinson's General Election campaign.
Filed under:
Argument General Election 2019 Liberal Democrats UK Politics

What Next for Post-Brexit Britain? A Lost Decade of Division

Gareth Roberts, 25 October 2019
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.
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Argument Brexit Europe UK Politics