Category Archives: Legal mumbo jumbo

Killed With Kindness?

Posted on January 7, 2011 by hannahpaperbackrioter

Not too long ago, Frances Inglis reappeared in the headlines, with her failed appeal against her conviction for murder. For those who don’t remember, she killed her 22 year old son, Thomas Inglis, by injecting him with heroin after he … Continue reading →

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Campaign for Libel Reform: Speak out to Defend Free Speech

Posted on November 10, 2010 by paperbackrioter

In December last year, a campaign for libel reform was launched. (For more information on why such a campaign is necessary see a Nick Cohen article here, as well as Jack of Kent’s posts here and here). Ministers will announce … Continue reading →

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The Rules of War

Posted on November 10, 2010 by hannahpaperbackrioter

Two significant stories have emerged over the past week relating to the western military presence in Afghanistan. The first is the publication of nearly 90, 000 American military files detailing incidents that occurred in Afghanistan, between 2002 and 2009, by … Continue reading →

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The rise and fall of Philip James Woolas

Posted on November 7, 2010 by paperbackrioter

It is hard to think of a series of more cliched jobs for a Labour politician Phil Woolas could have had before becoming an MP. They cover the usual bases of student politics (President of the NUS), media work (a producer for … Continue reading →

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Late reflections on Coulson-gate

Posted on September 25, 2010 by hannahpaperbackrioter

This is my first independent post on Paperback Rioter or indeed any blog, so please bear with any formatting hiccups. Here at Paperback Rioter we’ve had cause to discuss politicians behaving badly, the press behaving badly and the police behaving … Continue reading →

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The horribly depressing case of Ian Tomlinson

Posted on August 10, 2010 by paperbackrioter

“Everyone knows that there is one law for the rich and another for the poor. But no one accepts the implications of this, everyone takes it for granted that the law, such as it is, will be respected, and feels … Continue reading →

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How Roman Polanski can evade justice

Posted on July 16, 2010 by paperbackrioter

by Hannah (who’s now writing so much I don’t think she needs the title of “Guest Poster”. I’ve watched precisely two Roman Polanski films all the way through; both times with my school, and both were adaptations of books I … Continue reading →

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