Lord Sewel has been judged and found guilty in the court of public opinion

"We are defining the boundaries of normality by tearing apart the people outside it." - Jon Ronson View this email in your browser Unsurprisingly, Lord Sewel has today resigned. As the pressure mounted, it seemed impossible for him to do anything other than quit the House of Lords. But what has been demonstrated in the last couple of days is that rules and law don't matter. What matters is whatever the press and the public demand. Elsewhere, the court of appeal has allowed a case to go ahead on the impact of cuts to legal aid on prisoners. Campaigners are particularly concerned by the removal of legal aid for mothers separated from their babies, children and disabled prisoners requiring a support package for release and mentally ill prisoners held in isolation.   Latest Articles     Lord Sewel is the latest victim of British mob rule   On Jul 28, 2015 09:40 am Due process be damned: Lord Sewel has been judged and found guilty in the court of public opinion. Read more... »       Legal victory triggers court challenge to legal aid cuts     On Jul 28, 2015 11:39 am Campaigners against legal aid cuts won a major victory today, after the court of appeal allowed a case to go ahead on the impact of the reform on prisoners. Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   What is the state of customer satisfaction in the UK?   On Jul 15, 2015 01:31 pm The latest measure of customer satisfaction in the UK shows that it remained flat in the first half of 2015. Read more... » More than half of Brits are harmed by other people's drinking   On Jul 13, 2015 12:04 pm More than half of Scots and three-quarters of people from North West England are harmed by another person's drinking, according to a new report released today. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   The urgent need for the UK to raise its game on number and data skills Can we ever get to a position where people across the UK are proud of their fluency with numbers, and where no-one will say unashamedly that 'I can't do maths'? Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     NASUWT raises key issues for teachers at world congress The NASUWT took a delegation of teachers to the 7th Education International World Congress in Ottawa, Canada between 21 and 26 July 2015. Read more... »   Pest control "key" in managing the effects of climate change A Natural England report commissioned from organisations including the RSPB, has suggested pest control such as the "killing of foxes" as one of several "key adaptation actions" to assist "priority species". Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences