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Rehabilitation not revenge

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James Turley takes on the reactionaries whipping up hysteria over the age of criminal responsibility Ever on the lookout for a soft target, the forces of reaction in Britain have recently directed their fire against ... children. The issue is the proper age of criminal responsibility - at what point is an individual legally considered fit for ...

Prurience and privatisation

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What lies behind the furore over the Russell Brand radio show? James Turley examines the issues The American populace was about to go to the polls; the financial crisis was grinding ever onwards; the bodies continued to pile up in the Middle East. The British media, then, did the honourable thing and turned over acres of newsprint ...