Monthly Archives: August 2008

I came across this on another blog and really liked the idea. IRREPRESSIBLE.INFO is an Amnesty International campaign, which highlights Internet censorship across the globe. From the site: “Chat rooms monitored. Blogs deleted. Websites blocked. Search engines restricted. People imprisoned … Continue reading →

The 83 year old protester who was stopped and searched under the Terrorism Act for wearing an anti-Blair t-shirt has had his complaint against police upheld. John Catt was searched by police at the Labour Party Conference in 2005 in … Continue reading →

The UK government has launched a consultation on the Electronic Communications Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations. Responses should be sent by 31st October by e-mail to commsdata@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk or by post to Andrew Knight, Home Office, 5th Floor, Peel Building, 2 … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government has stepped in to safeguard advocacy services for parents of children with additional support needs (ASN). The two main voluntary services that support and represent parents in Scotland challenging their child’s ASN educational provision are to receive … Continue reading →

As reported in the Herald today (Court ruling punches a hole in Scottish class size policy) and following on from our earlier Primary School Maths post, another Sheriff Court case casts doubt over the whole class sizes malarky. In the … Continue reading →

A decision of the Inner House in the case of WA’s Legal Representative v. The Highland Council 2008 CSIH 51, considers the role of the Additional Support Needs Tribunal for Scotland. WA had been refused a Co-ordinated Support Plan (or … Continue reading →

KansasCity.com reports that a woman in Kansa, USA was ordered to serve three days in jail after a judge found her in contempt of court for inappropriate dress. Kirstie Arnold, 28, wore short shorts in court before Garrard County District … Continue reading →

The Sunday Mail reports that prosecutors will be retrained to improve Scotland’s appallingly low conviction rate for sex crimes – one of the worst rates in the western world. The Sunday Mail blames the figures on inexperienced prosecutors and victims’ … Continue reading →

A concerning post on William Beck’s “SCCRC Deny Justice” website. (Worth visiting if only for the Billy Joel soundtrack!) By all accounts, Mr. Beck has been informed by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission that in revealing Jurors’ Names and … Continue reading →