“A society becomes totalitarian when its structure becomes flagrantly artificial: that is, when its ruling class has lost its function but succeeds in clinging to power by force or fraud”- George Orwell, 1984
David Lammy’s Plan is a Constitutional Red Line The proposal reportedly under consideration by David Lammy — to remove the right to a jury trial for offences carrying sentences of under three years — strikes at the heart of the British justice system. It is not a minor procedural reform. It is not an efficiency … Read more
Justice After Judgment Reforming Britain’s Criminal Record System British Democratic Alliance Policy Statement “Vengeance and retribution are brothers of hatred that harms society” – Francis Bacon. The statement captures the metaphysical way of how vengeance and retribution, both born of hatred, corrode the fabric of society. They perpetuate cycles of punishment, harden divisions, and make … Read more