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Podcast: Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics
Episode: Politics and Money in UK Justice: Juries, Abortion and the Double Jeopardy Postbag
Description: What happens when a justice system is asked to do more with less and at what cost to fairness, freedom, and the rule of law?
Crime and justice commentator Danny Shaw appears on the show to examine the political and legal fallout from the UK government’s spending review. With stretched police forces, an underfunded probation service, and mounting pressure on the courts and the prisons, how can Labour’s Manifesto commitment to “Take Back Our Streets” be fulfilled ?
Ken and Tim then turn to the bulging Double Jeopardy postbag and tackle lis...