International Law

Mother fined £300 for putting bins out early

Posted on May 22, 2008
Mother fined £300 for putting bins out early"A woman has been fined nearly £300 for leaving her bins out a day before they were due to be collected.Zoe Watmough, 22, left the bins, a grey one and a green one for recycling, outside her home on a Wednesday ready for collection the next day...

Jailhouselawyer's Blog

Posted on May 22, 2008
Jailhouselawyer's BlogDecided to change the name of the blog. I'm better known by this username.

Dear My Telegraph blog...

Posted on May 22, 2008
Dear My Telegraph blog...I think I have found the missing link. You cannot censor this, it's already out there in cyberspace, on t'internet.This is G o o g l e's cache of http://my.telegraph.co.uk/jailhouselawyer/may_2008/mccanns_lose_public_vote_of_no_confidence...

What?s a spar of soap Sir Alan? You?re fired

Posted on May 21, 2008
What?s a spar of soap Sir Alan? You?re fired.Right person went.An empty box.Get the tissues out?

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Twinkle twinkle

Posted on May 21, 2008
Twinkle twinkle

McCanns and another case

Posted on May 21, 2008
McCanns and another caseThis case. Is not a million miles from Monster Mansion in Rothley.Think.Wakefield Prison was nicknamed Monster Mansion for good reason, at least 80% of the inmates were in for sex offences. Some had killed children.I am not saying the McCanns are monsters...

McCanns: Let Madeleine Speak Out

Posted on May 21, 2008
McCanns: Let Madeleine Speak OutJustice for Madeleine is not the same as protecting the McCanns from justice.Whatever happened to Madeleine the McCanns have sought to cover up from day one. Employing one smokescreen or another camouflage in an attempt to deceive the authorities, media and the public; and even their own family and friends and supporters...

Gay-rights group protests long prison term in spitting incident

Posted on May 21, 2008
Gay-rights group protests long prison term in spitting incidentPublic health officials say the risk of contracting HIV from saliva is extremely lowASSOCIATED PRESSSunday, May 18, 2008DALLAS ? A gay-rights group is protesting a 35-year prison sentence given to an HIV-positive man who was convicted of spitting on a police officer...

Man jailed for internet grooming

Posted on May 21, 2008
Man jailed for internet grooming"A security guard exposed as a paedophile in stings by a television documentary crew and police has been jailed by Bristol Crown Court".And yet, kill a 3 year old child whilst on holiday in Portugal and get off scott free!

One legged old boot leaves CPS without a leg to stand on

Posted on May 21, 2008
One legged old boot leaves CPS without a leg to stand on"A photographer who was found guilty of assaulting Heather Mills in Brighton has had his conviction quashed because she was too stressed to attend court".God! She's an ugly old cow. Too stressed out? Pull the udder one!

US 'stuck' with Guantanamo Bay prisoners

Posted on May 21, 2008
US 'stuck' with Guantanamo Bay prisonersThe United States is "stuck" with its Guantanamo Bay prison and cannot decide what to do with inmates who cannot be charged or set loose, the American defence secretary admitted.Robert Gates told the Senate he believed the prison should be closed, but had not found a way to do it...

Michael Parkinson fights for dignity in care homes

Posted on May 21, 2008
Michael Parkinson fights for dignity in care homes"Elderly people are being treated like inmates in prison by uncaring nurses, Sir Michael Parkinson has claimed, as he promotes a drive to ensure patients live with dignity and respect in hospitals and care homes"...

Schoolgirl hit by police car in Newcastle dies

Posted on May 21, 2008
Schoolgirl hit by police car in Newcastle diesIn my view, a single police officer driving whilst looking at a in-car computer screen is as dangerous as anybody else using a mobile phone to text whilst driving.UPDATE: Speaking of which I have just been out for 5 minutes and was almost knocked down by a driver of a Land Rover who was too busy on his mobile phone to pay attention to me...

Church of Scientology: Boy faces court for 'cult not religion' placard

Posted on May 21, 2008
Church of Scientology: Boy faces court for 'cult not religion' placardA teenage boy is facing a possible criminal prosecution for holding a sign describing the Church of Scientology as a "cult", police said on Tuesday.The boy, who is described only as a minor, was taking part in a demonstration outside the church's central London headquarters on May 10 when City of London Police officers ordered him to remove the placard...

Just Like That

Posted on May 20, 2008
Just Like ThatFollowing on from this story Tal&Qual translates from the Portuguese as Just Like That. I couldn't resist it.As soon as my photoshopper gets out of bed I will get him to correct the spelling of Madeleine and disappear...the drunken swine!

Nick Clegg in political identity crisis

Posted on May 20, 2008
Nick Clegg in political identity crisisNick Clegg, the leader of the LibDemTory party...

The Daily Liar

Posted on May 20, 2008
The Daily LiarMan held by police over £5 parking ticketWhy has the Daily Telegraph written this headline? Upon reading the story it is obvious that the man was held for alleged criminal damage!Note to the editor of the Daily Telegraph. Just give us the news and stick to the facts!

The Big Brother State: 1984 revisited in 2008

Posted on May 20, 2008
The Big Brother State: 1984 revisited in 2008"The Home Office will create a database to store the details of every phone call made, every email sent and every web page visited by British citizens in the previous year under plans currently under discussion, it has emerged".

Why is the My Telegraph team lying to me?

Posted on May 20, 2008
Why is the My Telegraph team lying to me?At 20.18 on 19 May 2008 I published a post entitled McCanns lose public vote of no confidence. There were 4 comments, and I posted a comment myself in response, and then edited the post to add a couple of more lines of text, and then a 6th comment appeared...

Opening up a McCann of worms...

Posted on May 20, 2008
Opening up a McCann of worms...The McCanns are being marketed. If they were a product being sold in a shop and you bought the product based upon the advertising, you could bring a prosecution under the Trades Description Act for misrepresentation.Idea: Jailhouselawyer, photoshop RonKnee

David Cameron: Is he having a laugh?

Posted on May 19, 2008
David Cameron: Is he having a laugh?MPs who fiddle their expenses and are seeking a £20,000 pay rise telling us that we need to start living within our means?That's a bit rich.Photo: conservativehome

FBI serves subpoenas on BAE chief and US colleagues

Posted on May 19, 2008
FBI serves subpoenas on BAE chief and US colleagues"Attempts by BAE to escape allegations of corruption in Saudi arms deals seemed to have failed last night as the arms company admitted that FBI agents had picked up its chief executive, Mike Turner, and served subpoenas on him and US colleagues".

Visiting time: Charles Bronson invites us into his cell

Posted on May 19, 2008
Visiting time: Charles Bronson invites us into his cell"After 34 years behind bars, the man labelled Britain's most dangerous inmate claims to be a reformed character. In an exclusive interview, Robert Verkaik comes face to face with the sinister, defiant ? and charming ? Charles Bronson"...

Lib Dems: Nick Clegg will back Tories in hung Parliament

Posted on May 19, 2008
Lib Dems: Nick Clegg will back Tories in hung Parliament"Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, will support David Cameron if the Conservatives are the largest party in a hung Parliament".So, the closet Tory has finally shown his true colours. It is the end of the LibDems.

McCanns lose public vote of no confidence

Posted on May 19, 2008
McCanns lose public vote of no confidenceThe McCannsfiles website is reporting that the McCanns are suing the former director and a journalist of the extinct weekly Portuguese newspaper "Tal&Qual" (T&Q) for defamation. "Kate and Gerry McCann believe that the publication of the headline "PJ believes that the parents killed Maddie" put public opinion, world-wide, against them"...

The Britishness Debate

Posted on May 19, 2008
The Britishness DebateIt's an old gag really, but if it helps to add to the "Britishness debate" that Gordon is so desperate to have then the following should help anyone understand what being British mean. Being British is about driving a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then when travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab...

Colombian 'hit' that set off a UK cocaine war

Posted on May 18, 2008
Colombian 'hit' that set off a UK cocaine war"A drugs baron from Liverpool built up a £200m fortune through his links with the Colombian cartels. But when he tried to cheat the South American traffickers, he was brutally assassinated by a contract killer...

McCanns: It's time they faced the music

Posted on May 18, 2008
McCanns: It's time they faced the musicIt's being reported in the People that Gerry and Kate McCann are refusing the PJ request to return to Portugal to take part in a Crime Watch style reconstruction.This is, according to the People, what unnamed sources close to the McCanns are saying...

Taping killer?s calls broke the rules, Jack Straw admits

Posted on May 17, 2008
Taping killer?s calls broke the rules, Jack Straw admits"Prison staff bugged conversations between a convicted killer and his solicitor without authorisation, Jack Straw admitted yesterday.The privileged telephone calls made by Harry Roberts, 72, were recorded at Channings Wood prison in Devon in 2005 and 2006...

Triple killer will die in prison

Posted on May 17, 2008
Triple killer will die in prison"A convicted killer who murdered the parents and brother of a bride hours after her wedding will die in prison after a judge rejected his appeal bid.Arthur Hutchinson was given a life sentence for stabbing to death Basil Laitner, wife Avril and son Richard at their home in Dore, Sheffield...

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