Ken Clarke
The government must explain the alternatives to Conditional Fee Arrangements
The government should urgently explain the alternatives to Conditional Fee Arrangements, writes Sound off for Justice’s Jonny Mulligan.
Will Clarke stay the course on his latest U-turn?
Johann Koehler, a researcher at Cambridge University’s Institute of Criminology, responds to Ken Clarke’s latest U-turn on crime and reoffending.
The poor and vulnerable will lose out most from the new Justice Bill
Jonny Mulligan of the Sound Off For Justice campaign looks at who will really pay the price of the government's new Justice Bill, debated before the Commons today.
Outrage at government plans to fast track legal aid legislation
There is widespread outrage at government plans to fast track legislation that will disadvantage the poorest and most vulnerable in society.
Fat cats will continue to milk the legal aid budget – while the vulnerable suffer
Sound Off For Justice's Jonny Mulligan attacks the government's plans to reduce legal aid provision and therefore access to justice for the most vulnerable.
Tabloid rage wins the sentencing argument
No one comes out of the sentencing u-turn saga in a particularly good light; all the political parties should be wary of letting tabloid outrage dictate policy.