Posted in Criminal Legislation, Human Rights Act, Politics on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Dear Diary,
In my youth, despite Mama’s protests I took that wonderful magazine Jackie. I was particularly fascinated by Cathy and Claire, even though I had to tell Mama that I had not the faintest idea what they were talking about.
The magazine is supposed to have been named after Jacqueline Wilson, but this is obviously an error. In [...]
Posted in Criminal Legislation, Events, Oppression, Politics on November 29, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Dear Diary,
The penalty for naming a teddy-bear has now been set at 15 days imprisonment, followed by deportation. At present this sentencing guideline is only applicable in the Sudan, but I expect the Government to attempt to implement it here as soon as they can. Plainly, there will have to be some deference to national [...]
Posted in Criminal Legislation, Humbug, Politics on November 27, 2007 | 18 Comments »
Dear Diary,
The juvenile who is President of the Oxford Union - that home of lost causes - has achieved his 15 minutes of fame. Luke Tryl (a name that sounds very like a pseudonym) has invited one criminal racist and one criminal holocaust-denier to speak. Dear diary, it would be nice if some of Oxford’s [...]
Posted in Criminal Legislation, Human Rights Act, Humbug, Oppression, Politics, Terrorism on November 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Dear Diary,
I am quite recovered now, due largely to Mistress Ruthie’s devoted nursing. Really, I have been nursed as if I were a baby.
I have also been much uplifted by the proof that this diary is now required reading in the heart of government. I understand that the Law Officers have cold feet about locking [...]
Posted in Criminal Evidence, Criminal Legislation, Criminal Procedure, Events, Human Rights Act, Humbug, Humour, Oppression, Terrorism on November 15, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Dear Diary,
I am struggling with a particular problem. Plainly, no Maiden has ever voted Conservative. The terms of Great-Grandfather’s peerage preclude it and the Maidens are people of their word. Moreover, betraying one’s class is wonderful fun and Grandfather’s friendship with the Stansgates has endured down the generations to this day.
Of course, until recently there has [...]
Posted in Criminal Legislation on September 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Jack Straw, who is now the Justice Secretary, has proposed strengthening the law on self defence to provide a guarantee against prosecution for people who take on criminals. Ruthie had an odd sense of deja vu upon hearing this announcement, since the issue was last aired only two years ago, when Charles Clarke, the [...]
Posted in Criminal Legislation, Politics on September 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Dear Diary,
Jackie Simpson has been acquitted of the manslaughter of her granddaughter, Ellie Lawrenson by allowing the family’s pit bull into the living room when she knew that it was unpredictable. The Prosecution case had rested upon the proposition that Ms Simpson was drugged-up and drunk. She said that she did not know the dog [...]
Posted in Criminal Legislation, Politics, Sentencing on August 26, 2007 | 13 Comments »
Dear Diary,
I have been so very busy recently that I am afraid I have quite neglected you. But it has been such fun. As you can see, I have had my portrait painted. Is it not delicious? Mr Stubbs is so gifted and so kind. He said that I was as beautiful an example of [...]
Posted in Criminal Legislation on July 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
No longer finding the game of “is that provision in force?” amusing? Fortunately the Ministry of Justice appreciate the problem and in keeping with the clear and comprehensive style of recent criminal legislation have come up with a fomula to enable practitioners to work out whether the section they are quoting to the Judge is [...]
