International Law

Black President Barack Obama says it's alright to torture a black British man claims David Miliband

Posted on February 04, 2009
Black President Barack Obama says it's alright to torture a black British man claims David MilibandAnd UK judges have given the green light to suppress the evidence of torture thereby allowing Honky Obama to continue the Bush regime.UK judges accuse Obama Administration of suppressing torture claimThe Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Lloyd Jones decision is a national disgrace...

Knee-jerk Jack and the Social Contract

Posted on February 04, 2009
Knee-jerk Jack and the Social ContractDear (insert prison number here)As you are aware, philosophers signed you up to the Social Contract whilst you were still in your mother?s womb. You may think that this is an unfair contract term, however, that has got nothing whatsoever to do with the Social Contract...

You can say that again...

Posted on February 03, 2009
You can say that again...Prison is no jokeOther than Erwin's misspelling of Straw's surname, and the inaccurate claim that Jack Straw has been responsible for prisons and justice since 1997, I agree with what he has said.I do like the Knee-Jerk Jack label...

A present fit for the Queen

Posted on February 03, 2009
A present fit for the QueenAs regular readers of Iain Dale's Diary will be aware it is not the type of carriage s/he prefers to drive. However, this one is not for the Queen of the blogosphere. Rather, it is for The Queen. In the same way that Iain Dale is just another blogger, the late Queen Mother is famously reported to have quipped about the Royal Household staff, "There are several queens in Buckingham Palace, but only one Queen Mother"...

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Rude awakening

Posted on February 03, 2009
Rude awakeningI was dragged out of my deep sleep by Rocky's barking. Dogs bark to communicate. He was saying, rather loudly, "There's somebody out there", and I was concerned that it might disturb the neighbours so I got got out of bed. I looked at the clock, it registered 3...

Quote of the day

Posted on February 03, 2009
Quote of the day"Snow. What snow? We would put that on a cake in Canada as icing".From a friend telling me about her lecturer at University complaining about all the students phoning up with excuses for not attending a lecture.Snow joke: what the rest of the world thinks of UKMore of the same...

Is this really sex abuse?

Posted on February 03, 2009
Is this really sex abuse?This used to go on all the time, between the boys, in Dr Barnardo's Homes. There were no prosecutions. It was consensual sex, in spite of the age differences. It was sexual experimentation. I suppose the offender will get a stiff sentence? And, placed on the sex offender register? In this case, is it not being blown out of all proportion?Watch out for a future Sun headline, "Baby accused of playing with another baby's genitalia", if the Sun editor knows what the last word means...

What does it really matter?

Posted on February 03, 2009
What does it really matter?I have always thought that prison is a topsy-turvy world...Flag mistake at UK-China ceremonyThe government has been criticised for displaying the Union flag upside down at the signing of a trade agreement.Does it mean that the agreement is not really binding, in the same way as when we, as a child, crossed our fingers? I don't think so...

John Prescott go forth and multiply, Jailhouselawyer is still Hull's Premier blogger

Posted on February 03, 2009
Iain Dale's Diary: Prescott Puts Me In My Box

John Prescott go forth and multiply, Jailhouselawyer is still Hull's Premier blogger

Posted on February 03, 2009
John Prescott go forth and multiply, Jailhouselawyer is still Hull's Premier bloggerIain Dale has not had a very good day, first I called him out and he ran like the coward he is. He has been saying sorry, sorry, sorry, but to the man he owes the biggest apology to he will not apologise...

You cannot be serious

Posted on February 03, 2009
You cannot be seriousI Feel Like A...Says...Andy Murray.

President Obama to carry on torturing prisoners

Posted on February 02, 2009
President Obama to carry on torturing prisonersThe highly controversial anti-terror practice of rendition will continue under Barack Obama, it has emerged.Despite ordering the closure of Guantanamo and an end to harsh interrogation techniques, the new president has failed to call an end to secret abductions and questioning...

The Graphelet on line is seeking a subeditor

Posted on February 02, 2009
The Graphelet on line is seeking a subeditorBottom scanners to be introduced in prisonsPrisons are set to introduce bottom scanners in an attempt to stop prisoners smuggling mobile phones into jail. The £6,500 chairs are being put in 102 jails across Britain aimed to tackle a surge in phone smuggling...

Breakfast with Nelson Mandela

Posted on February 02, 2009
Breakfast with Nelson MandelaI had to get up early this morning because I had an appointment at the Job Centre for 9am, and last night set my radio/alarm clock buzzer for 7am. I heard the buzzer sound, but my mind was telling me I have been over doing it of late and that really I needed more sleep...

Big stink at Christ Church college Oxford University

Posted on February 02, 2009
Big stink at Christ Church college Oxford UniversityOxford University tightens security as smells are noticed at all hours of the night.Is it students smoking dope?Hidden explosives?No the stink is that a Big Bullying establishment has picked on a small trader selling kebabs and harassed him to move away...

What do we want?

Posted on February 01, 2009
What do we want?Correct me if I am wrong, but I think what we are looking for is honesty in government whether it be in the Commons or Lords.When do we want it? We want it now!Archer and Black to be ousted from LordsSeven more peers face expulsionYou mean like naughty school boys? And, what about Derek Conway? Who says crime doesn't pay? There is something hypocritical about the government informing us that if we want rights we must accept responsibilities...

Bye bye Jefferey we won't miss you...

Posted on February 01, 2009
Bye bye Jefferey we won't miss you...

Exclusive: Lord Ahmed to be stripped of Peerage?

Posted on February 01, 2009
Exclusive: Lord Ahmed to be stripped of Peerage?Lords fiasco: Tax exiles and convicted criminals to be stripped of peeragesTax exiles and convicted criminals are set to be stripped of their peerages under Government plans to clean up the House of Lords...

Twelve of the best

Posted on February 01, 2009
Twelve of the bestThese lovely photos of cats and kittens are some of the final works by renowned artist and wildlife photographer Jane Burton who died in 2007, aged 74Picture: CATERS NEWS AGENCYA new book of her pictures, called 'A Cat's Life', has been published posthumouslyPicture: CATERS NEWS AGENCYPhotographed against a clean, white, background, the pictures capture our furry companions in a host of loveable posesPicture: CATERS NEWS AGENCYJane and her husband Kim Taylor raised and adopted more than 60 cats and she photographed them at their studio in a converted school near Guildford, SurreyPicture: CATERS NEWS AGENCYSome of these mischievous moggies were captured on film during Jane's final months as she battled cancerPicture: CATERS NEWS AGENCYhttp://www...

Bog standard prison sued by prisoner

Posted on January 31, 2009
Bog standard prison sued by prisonerA paedophile is claiming £5,000 compensation because his prison cell does not have a toilet, washing facilities and drinking water.David Williams, 43, says his human rights are breached by "a substandard lifestyle" at Exeter Prison in Devon...

Why Sara Payne should walk away

Posted on January 31, 2009
Why Sara Payne should walk awaySara Payne starts work as Victims' Champion"She insists that she will walk away if she is not achieving what she wants".Sara Payne states: "I will do everything I can to make victims the forefront of people's minds. Let's look after those people...

Ministry of Justice in prisoner discrimination scandal

Posted on January 31, 2009
Ministry of Justice in prisoner discrimination scandalMillions of Iraqis have voted in the first election since 2005, with hardly any violence reported in the first few hours of the vote.Normally, I would not bother to blog about an election in Iraq. However, you may have noticed that I have got this bug up my arse at the moment in relation to the General Election and a citizen's human right to vote, which includes convicted prisoners...

Jack Straw and the elephant in the room at the Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 31, 2009
Jack Straw and the elephant in the room at the Ministry of JusticeHuman rights Jack Straw MP, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.The Human Rights Act ensures that your human rights are respected by public authorities, and makes it unlawful for them to act against your rights...

I'm confused I don't know about you

Posted on January 30, 2009
I'm confused I don't know about youFirst...Gordon Brown makes his racist remark: "Gordon Brown said in 2007... British jobs for British workers".Then...Brown warns countries against protectionismGordon Brown warned today that countries must not resort to protectionism to drag their respective economies out of the global downturn...

Eeeee were a great baker were our dad

Posted on January 30, 2009
Eeeee were a great baker were our dadCheck out the other great photos here.

A trip down memory lane

Posted on January 30, 2009
A trip down memory lanePrisoners lose landmark court vote caseThree prisoners today lost their landmark High Court battle to be allowed to vote.Their case, against the 1983 Representation of the People Act, was unanimously rejected by two senior judges in London...

Has the government denied Remand prisoners their legal right to vote?

Posted on January 30, 2009
Has the government denied Remand prisoners their legal right to vote?The other day Simon Israel of Channel 4 News asked me if I knew how many Remand prisoners are entitled to vote and how many exercised this right. Compare the information immediately below provided by the government, a big fat zero!A PQ on 13 October 2005 revealed that there were no records kept of the number of remand prisoners who are eligible to vote...

Control and safety in prisons at risk

Posted on January 29, 2009
Control and safety in prisons at riskControl and safety in prisons is at risk because of growing tensions and "sustained and chronic" pressure, ministers have been warned by the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Dame Anne Owers.

Ouch ouch...

Posted on January 29, 2009
Ouch ouch...Handcuffed escaping prisoners run either side of a lamp-post and bang their heads together!

Prisoners, Politics and the Polls

Posted on January 29, 2009
Prisoners, Politics and the PollsBy Behan and O'DonnellPRISONERS, POLITICS AND THE POLLS Publish at Scribd or explore others: Academic Work Politics & Governmen universal suffrage hirst v uk(no2)

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