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.
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
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
The UK justice minister gave evidence to the Justice Select Committee today. Members of Parliament yet again attacked the government's assault on Legal Aid, something that has allowed access to justice, regardless of wealth, since 1949.
A charity director, honoured by the Queen for his work with asylum-seekers and homeless people, tells David Cameron why he has returned his award.
Chris Grayling discribed G4S run prison HMP Oakwood as an "excellent model for the future of the prison service". But a report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons this week tells a very different story...
Will party members bring courage to their simmering resentment and oust Nick Clegg?
The LibDem Lawyers Association has proposed an emergency motion in defense of Legal Aid at the party conference in Glasgow. Two leading barristers urge members to support the motion.
A former lawyer and party candidate, who resigned from the Liberal Democrats over "secret courts", interrogates the leadership's latest reassurance.
The government's botched assault on Legal Aid is unravelling, with more concessions made today. The remaining proposals still threaten the rule of law in England and Wales. See also Parliament resists government attack on British justice (again)
MPs decry government proposals, in England and Wales, to destroy Legal Aid, one of the great achievements of the post-war settlement and a pillar of our democracy. See also: A victory for British justice, but so much more to do
Public service outsourcers G4S and Serco were caught overcharging taxpayers by tens of millions of pounds for tagging and monitoring offenders. What happened next?
