The fearsome-sounding committee (hang on; fearsome-sounding committee? Did I just type that?) that looks after us when there is a civil contingencies emergency, COBRA, has been in the news recently. I’d say most people think it’s called COBRA because some PR-guru thought it sounded suitably atavistic and fierce, although it’s actually an acronym for Cabinet [...]

Insult is added to injury when the Met can only be prosecuted under health and safety law. It is necessary at times for the Police to shoot to kill. You don’t even need to go as far as terrorism, but look at a hostage situation for justification for shooting to incapacitate or kill; it can [...]

From the summary of the HoC/HoL Joint Committee on Human Rights 22nd Report: Other matters on which the Committee is seeking clarification from the Government are— the justification in relation to Article 11 ECHR (freedom of assembly and association) for restrictions on members of the armed forces in terms of trade union membership (paragraph 1.41) [...]