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One Rule for the Powerful, Another for Women: Why the Met’s Decision on Prince Andrew Exposes Deep Inequality

The Metropolitan Police’s decision not to pursue charges against Prince Andrew over allegations that he abused his position by attempting to use a publicly funded police protection officer to investigate and discredit his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, raises serious questions about equality before the law, institutional misogyny, and public confidence in policing. According to widely reported…
20 December 20250Comments

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“AI systems are only as objective as the data that feeds them.”

The View Magazine opinion piece by Verity Butler. As AI quietly enters the justice system, urgent questions are arising over fairness, transparency, and control. In recent months, the stealthy adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) within the UK’s criminal justice system has begun to attract sharper public scrutiny. Reports have revealed that the Ministry of Justice…
18 December 20250Comments

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When Complaints Vanish and Punishment Replaces Care: The Abuse of IEPs at Eastwood Park

The Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) scheme was introduced to encourage “good behaviour” in prisons. But in practice, “good behaviour” is a vague, patronising and fundamentally subjective concept, one that gives frontline staff enormous discretionary power. What counts as “good” too often depends not on clear rules, but on the personal attitudes, frustrations or prejudices…
18 December 20250Comments

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When “Mistakes” Become Systemic: The Growing Crisis of Police Accountability

On 2 December 2025, a damning report by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into the tragedy of Hillsborough disaster found that 12 former officers would have faced gross-misconduct proceedings over their roles in the 1989 stadium crush, including failures in planning, crowd control, and a “concerted effort” to shift blame onto fans. Yet,…
14 December 20250Comments

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A Good Samaritan Law for the UK? What Angiolini, Zara Aleena’s family and ministers are asking

There’s a striking line in the latest Angiolini Inquiry report: the government should consider a wider Good Samaritan (or “duty to act”) law as part of a package to prevent sexually motivated attacks in public. The recommendation, which includes a timetable for ministers to look at the case by July 2026, has reignited a heated…
12 December 20250Comments

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Trauma and Hope

Science increasingly shows that hope is one of the most powerful emotions we possess. It shapes wellbeing, strengthens resilience, and buffers the long-term effects of trauma. But new research raises a crucial question: what if a traumatised brain can no longer access hope at all? Groundbreaking studies at Yale University reveal that PTSD alters the…
11 December 20250Comments

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