Carl Gardner
December 24, 2008
The Christmas rush has, I’m afraid, “got” to this blog somewhat – sorry. It’s not the greatest blogging period of the year, of course. But rest assured, normal service will be resumed as from 5 January at the latest.
Carl Gardner
December 12, 2008
It’s hard to find the words for how I feel about the proposed second Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty: cynical, depressed, angry, frustrated, concerned – all those, and more. This suggestion is an absolute scandal, revealing the authoritarian […]
Carl Gardner
December 11, 2008
From reading Iain Dale’s Diary I see the Tories still haven’t filled their vacancy for shadow Attorney – six months seems to me a bit of a gap if you take the role at all seriously. Appointing Lord […]
Carl Gardner
December 11, 2008
Carl Gardner
December 4, 2008
An anonymous commenter has drawn my attention to the police’s letter to the Home Secretary explaining the business about search warrants: here it is, and the letter is also reproduced on the BBC News website.
I’ve got […]
Carl Gardner
December 4, 2008
The European Court of Human Rights has today ruled against the UK in this important case about retention of DNA samples and profiles as well as fingerprints. S had been charged with attempted burglary when 11 in 2001; he […]
Carl Gardner
December 3, 2008
I’m distinctly unimpressed by the Speaker’s statement on Greengate-Galleygate, as are Iain Dale, Guido Fawkes and Fraser Nelson.
The question of warrants is a red herring. The only issue is whether the arrest was
Carl Gardner
December 3, 2008
The Damian Green affair obviously dominates today’s opening of Parliament – and so it should. For once, Parliament’s grand gaudy show coincides with a chance for it to really show what it can do: hold government to account, express the […]
Carl Gardner
December 2, 2008
I profoundly disagree with Unity’s article yesterday about the Damian Green business at Liberal Conspiracy. I think in his loyalty to the Labour government he’s allowed his re-reaction to the Conservative reaction to this affair to spill […]
Carl Gardner
December 2, 2008
My former lecturing colleague, the Guardian’s new legal correspondent Afua Hirsch, has written today at Comment is Free about the Green/Galley affair – she doesn’t think it’s likely to go anywhere – and the line between whistleblowing and misconduct.