December 2016. Most of us in our jobs have experienced bad management to various degrees, we’ll moan about it and some may be able to sort it out, but it’s part of life and we get on with it. But if your job is to be part of the Defenders of Our Freedom, the Armed… Continue reading Dec 2016. Sgt Blackman
Category: Justice and Poverty
Apr 2020. Cardinal Pell Walks Free in Australia
April 2020. Canberra, Australia – Australia’s highest court on Tuesday quashed Cardinal George Pell’s convictions for child sexual assault paving the way for the 78-year-old to be released from prison, a decision experts warned could further undermine survivors’ trust in the court system. The judgement was read by Chief Justice Susan Kiefel to a near-empty… Continue reading Apr 2020. Cardinal Pell Walks Free in Australia
Nov 2016. Gordon Anglesea
November 2016. In the UK, a former North Wales Police Superintendent has been Jailed for 12 Years for Historical Child Sex Abuse. Gordon Anglesea, 79, from Old Colwyn, was Convicted of One Charge of Indecent Assault against One Boy and Three Indecent Assaults against Another. The offences took place between 1982 and 1987, when both… Continue reading Nov 2016. Gordon Anglesea
Mar 2020. The Release of Thomas Lubanga
March 2020. The first man to be convicted by the International Criminal Court has been released from prison. Supporters gathered outside the jail in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to greet Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. He was found guilty of recruiting child soldiers to fight in the second Congo war in 2012.… Continue reading Mar 2020. The Release of Thomas Lubanga
Mar 2020. The Andrew Harper Killing
March 2020. A police officer was killed in “truly shocking circumstances” when he was dragged for more than a mile along a road by three people trying to steal a quad bike, a court has heard. Andrew Harper, 28, a police constable with Thames Valley Police, died on 15 August last year of “catastrophic, unsurvivable… Continue reading Mar 2020. The Andrew Harper Killing
Mar 2020. The Alex Salmond Trial Day 1
March 2020. Former First Minister Alex Salmond has gone on trial accused of a string of sexual assaults and attempted rape. The trial, in front of Lady Dorrian, began at the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday. The 15-strong jury, comprised of nine women and six men, heard evidence from an alleged victim – who… Continue reading Mar 2020. The Alex Salmond Trial Day 1
Feb 2020. Injustice in the UK
February 2020. The mother of a murdered woman has said she is horrified by the decision to release the killer despite his refusal to reveal the location of her daughter’s body. Marie McCourt has campaigned relentlessly to block the release of Ian Simms, who killed her daughter Helen. Legislation, named “Helen’s law” in her memory,… Continue reading Feb 2020. Injustice in the UK
Sep 2015. Ex Soldier Homeless
September 2015. This clip highlights that there are ex-service people in the UK that served their Country putting their life on the Line and are now Homeless. The Global Posturing to me is Breathtaking Hypocracy, if you can’t take care of your own, who can you take care of?
Jul 2015. Litvinenko
July 2015. The Russian ex-spy, Litvinenko’s death by being radioactively-poisoned has thrown up all sorts of questions, not least due to the use of polonium-210 which placed many other people at risk of death. It is clear the Russian state had a hand in the act. How do you talk to killers? But talk there… Continue reading Jul 2015. Litvinenko
Dec 2019. Hyde Park Bombing Victims win Case
December 2019. Relatives of four British soldiers killed in the Hyde Park bombing have won the first stage of a High Court damages claim against suspect John Downey. Family members of Royal Household Cavalrymen who died in the July 1982 blast brought the civil action against the convicted IRA member after a criminal case collapsed… Continue reading Dec 2019. Hyde Park Bombing Victims win Case