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Magistrates in England and Wales will have greater sentencing powers to enable them to take on more cases, under plans to clear court backlogs.

The government plans to let magistrates sentence cases where the maximum sentence is a year, rather than the current maximum of six months.

It would allow magistrates to hear cases often held in Crown Court.
But criminal lawyers warn the plan may backfire, and defendants would still have the right to go before a jury.
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said he hoped the move would reduce the pressure on Crown Courts and lead to quicker justice for victims.

The move would allow magistrates - who are volunteers with no legal experience - to sentence more serious cases, such as for fraud, theft and assault.
At present, crimes warranting a jail term of more than six months have to be sent to a Crown Court for sentencing.
The Ministry of Justice thinks that by doubling magistrates' sentencing powers to a year, it could stop about 500 cases going to Crown Court - giving judges 2,000 extra days to handle more serious crimes.

He said increasing magistrates' sentencing powers would mean that cases came to court quicker meaning "greater justice for victims" and "more criminals seeing justice quicker".
Mr Raab said the move would help provide additional capacity to drive down the backlog of cases, alongside measures such as the temporary Nightingale courts.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60033857
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That can't possibly backfire horribly....
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It only applies to 'either way' offences that can be tried in mags or crown.
Who would choose mags over crown unless they were already pleading guilty?
 
Tory minister, Nadhim Zahawi claimed expenses to heat his stables and keep his horses warm

But voted against VAT cuts to energy bills to keep actual people warm
 
Sajid Javid plans NHS revolution modelled on academy schools
Academy-style hospitals will be set up to improve patchy NHS leadership under a shake-up planned by Sajid Javid

There it is. Former banker Sajid Javid plans to hand control of whole chains of NHS hospitals to private companies that he coyly calls “outside sponsors”.
 
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab seriously told BBC Breakfast viewers “we’re still clearing up the mess left by the last Labour Government"?!

His party has been in power for more then a decade!!
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab seriously told BBC Breakfast viewers “we’re still clearing up the mess left by the last Labour Government"?!

His party has been in power for more then a decade!!
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I think he mis-spoke, he meant "still clearing up the mess left by the last Liberal government."

Dave
 
Defence minister James Heappey says he doesn't have a clue about the plan to use the navy against cross channel migrants.
That's not really helping the Big Dog.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Defence minister James Heappey says he doesn't have a clue about the plan to use the navy against cross channel migrants.
That's not really helping the Big Dog.
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It's hardly Boris Johnson's fault that his colleagues haven't bothered to inform themselves about government policy.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Sajid Javid plans NHS revolution modelled on academy schools
Academy-style hospitals will be set up to improve patchy NHS leadership under a shake-up planned by Sajid Javid

There it is. Former banker Sajid Javid plans to hand control of whole chains of NHS hospitals to private companies that he coyly calls “outside sponsors”.
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Weren't a number of, somewhat dodgy iirc, Academy Schools set up by a used car salesman?Heart transplant: Low milage, one careful owner. Well not that careful or it wouldn't be available..
 
P.J. Denyer said:
Weren't a number of, somewhat dodgy iirc, Academy Schools set up by a used car salesman?Heart transplant: Low milage, one careful owner. Well not that careful or it wouldn't be available..
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I there were a sting of them set up by the Vardy family in the North East of England. The Vardys are creationists if memory serves, and were encouraging the teaching of intelligent design in their schools. :mad:

Look for the same in the hospitals with some reiki and homoeopathy
 
The Don said:
I there were a sting of them set up by the Vardy family in the North East of England. The Vardys are creationists if memory serves, and were encouraging the teaching of intelligent design in their schools. :mad:

Look for the same in the hospitals with some reiki and homoeopathy
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Yup, it was the Vardys; yup, they are/were Creationists; yup, they did encourage teaching "intelligent" "design"...
 
P.J. Denyer said:
Weren't a number of, somewhat dodgy iirc, Academy Schools set up by a used car salesman?Heart transplant: Low milage, one careful owner. Well not that careful or it wouldn't be available..
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Yes, one of the rules was that students had to have a Bible in their bag. Uniforms could only be got from a single approved supplier and included approved socks. Together with the compulsory sports kit it came to several hundred pounds. A way of keeping the riff raff out.
 
Andrew BridgenTory MP for North West Leicestershire tweets
@ABridgen
· Jan 17
What is it about Labour that defends the BBC?

Liberal elites telling ordinary people what they should think.

It didn’t work with Brexit. It won’t work with the licence fee.
 
In March 2020 the PM tweeted a letter he wrote to a child, congratulating her on cancelling her birthday party

https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1241348429546217475

"Josephine sets a great example to us all by postponing her birthday party until we have sent coronavirus packing.
Together we can beat this."

He is such a liar. He knew the rules.
 
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