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Let the people decide

October 22, 2009

Last week the Legislative Council voted down the Government’s legislation for a referendum on four-year terms and 16 members in that house.

This means there will be no referendum at the March election. Read more

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Mercy must be tempered with justice

August 28, 2009

The Scottish Government created a furore last week when it released Lockerbie bomber Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi.

While serving a life sentence for his role in the death of 270 people in the terrorist attack on a passenger jet in 1988, Megrahi was sent back to Libya on compassionate grounds as he has terminal cancer. Read more

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Public access to courts is critical

August 21, 2009

This week the Premier raised the prospect of making television footage of court proceedings a common possibility, with many appropriate safeguards of course.

As the Attorney-General said, it won’t be anything like Judge Judy and I don’t think anyone wants that. Read more

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