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Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here's why his policies would only make things worse
Pavan Dhaliwal

Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here's why his policies would only make things worse

We can’t arrest or imprison our way out of the law and order crisis, writes CEO of Revolving Doors Pavan Dhaliwal
Our legal system is the last defence against the far right – and it's crumbling
protesters surround a police van
Shameem Ahmed

Our legal system is the last defence against the far right – and it's crumbling

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law
Sally Halsall, the mother of Alex Henry, who is in prison for murder under the joint enterprise doctrine. Image: Supplied
Criminal justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law

Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she's always 'on the brink of panic'
TV

Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she's always 'on the brink of panic'

Meet the 'activist lawyer' who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Awaab's law

Meet the 'activist lawyer' who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'We've been waiting for this': Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue
view from behind a woman's head of her holding and looking at a smartphone
Online abuse

'We've been waiting for this': Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue

Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
Andrea Coomber

Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
prisons
Prisons

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway

I started doing crime by age 6. I didn't know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison
Crime

I started doing crime by age 6. I didn't know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison

Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
Youth centres

Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns

Wagamama launches cooking classes at female prison to give inmates 'a second chance'
wagamama helping prisoners
Prisons

Wagamama launches cooking classes at female prison to give inmates 'a second chance'

Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was 'going to end up dead'
Justice system

Drug dealer explains how he turned his life around after realising he was 'going to end up dead'

Conversion therapy and rental reform: Key policies activists want to see at heart of King's Speech
King's Speech

Conversion therapy and rental reform: Key policies activists want to see at heart of King's Speech

Greed, betrayal and exploitation: The cruel true story behind Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon
Scorsese, with DiCaprio, Gladstone and De Niro
Film

Greed, betrayal and exploitation: The cruel true story behind Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon

'I had to do something': Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around
Justice system

'I had to do something': Ex-prisoner explains how love for his kids helped him turn his life around

Infected blood scandal victims still fighting for justice four decades on – but time is running out
Illustration of a hypodermic needle
Fight for justice

Infected blood scandal victims still fighting for justice four decades on – but time is running out

Stonewall calls ‘gay cake’ court loss ‘a backwards step for equality’
LGBTQ+

Stonewall calls ‘gay cake’ court loss ‘a backwards step for equality’

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