Mandatory reporting of suspicions of child abuse may sound like a good idea, but it would make prosecutions less, not more, likely

The 'modernising' of the judiciary by politicians, and their insistence judges be cosy with senior civil servants, undermines a centuries-old institution

‘Why did a member of the University and College Union sue it for supporting academic boycotts of Israel?’

‘The Muslim Council wants Muslims to be able to settle family disputes according to Islamic principles. Fine, but only if those principles are consistent with the law of the land’