Category Archives: Legal

Armed Police Can’t Stop Attacks

Posted on August 8, 2016 by

Last Wednesday 3rd August 2016 the London Evening Standard displayed a terrifyingly stark front page featuring four Robocop style Met Police Officers. Armed to the teeth in a show of military strength. Inside there was a detailed breakdown of all … Continue reading →

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Brexit fallout – Who’s laughing now?

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

So it happened. The unexpected outcome of the EU Referendum. We’re out of the EU and EURO 2016 – which is one thing all sides would agree was not part of the masterplan! Or are we definitely out of the … Continue reading →

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Angry Britain – Does the murder of Jo Cox tell us something about the state of the nation?

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

As we know, the tragic and senseless murder of Jo Cox MP last Thursday resulted in a brief suspension in campaigning for today’s European Referendum. Political leaders and commentators called on the public and fellow politicians to take a moment … Continue reading →

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Surprising New Developments set to Regenerate one of West London’s Best Kept Secrets

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

***  EXCLUSIVE *** On 22 July 2015 a High Court Judge threw out the supermarket giant Sainsbury’s appeal against the London Borough of Hillingdon to block development work on the Old Dairy, Ruislip. The site had laid dormant for 9 … Continue reading →

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After Ferguson: How far has the civil rights movement progressed in America and Britain?

Posted on November 11, 2015 by

One year on from the tragic events of Ferguson, Missouri, where Michael Brown, 18, was shot dead by police, which resulted in the Ferguson riots of August 2014 and other “sympathy riots” right across America, what is the current state … Continue reading →

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Rape Culture: Menace or myth?

Posted on November 4, 2015 by

Feminism and its discontents Battle of Ideas 2015 from Institute of Ideas Frobisher Auditorium 1 – Barbican Centre London EC2 Sunday 18th October 2015 What sort of society do we live in today? Many thoughts spring to mind. I would … Continue reading →

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3.5 Minutes, Ten Bullets film review

Posted on October 10, 2015 by

Star rating: ***** Regent Street Cinema, London W1 Review date: Thursday 24th September 2015 Director: Marc Silver The curiously titled 3.5 Minutes Ten Bullets (Dogwoof films) precisely sums up the essence of this documentary. Namely that on Black Friday 2012 (irony upon … Continue reading →

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