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Most recent annotations on things by Jack Straw

  • David Batley: It actually got rescheduled for 3 July. (14 June 2009)
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  • Maha Aldoujaily: Straw:"The dossier that we have published today sets out a forensically argued case about the nature of the regime." No, Mr Straw, this is a total and complete lie and you must have known it.... (7 June 2009)
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  • Garry Lelliott: We wouldn't want party funding to "become partisan tools in the hands of the Government of the day", would we? Labour have enough tools (health, education, law and order, defence etc. etc.) to... (6 May 2009)
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  • Donnie Mackenzie: Just another lackey ratbag. (6 May 2009)
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  • barbara richards: "I am glad to hear that the courts are giving the lady in question the support that she requires." So am I. I was forced to be cross examined by my rapist for two days in the secret family... (6 May 2009)
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  • barbara richards: "given that the press now have access to the *courts*," But the press do NOT have access to the secret family courts - they only have the illusion of access. Everything is an illusion, and... (6 May 2009)
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  • Thomas : I don't often agree with Jack Straw. However, I did appreciate his gratuitous put-down of my local MP, Mr. Burt. Pity he would not do another chicken run. But with his obscene undemocratic... (31 March 2009)
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  • chris KEEFFE: So resumed on 16 October, this worthy bill will be put to death, unless Straw, Harman and their ilk adopt the provisions into the equality bill? (31 March 2009)
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  • chris KEEFFE: Why can't he say that he will add it to the Equalities Bill which will be wide ranging as he said earlier? (31 March 2009)
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  • Anthony Tuffin: Mr Straw did not answer Mr Howarth’s point that UK general elections are decided by “a few swing voters in a few marginal constituencies to the exclusion of everyone else”. In referring to the... (24 March 2009)
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  • barbara richards: Putting innocent domestic violence and rape victims into prison is not going to solve violent crime, it will increase it, because even more families will be destroyed if you keep putting Mother... (18 March 2009)
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  • Garry Lelliott: The conservatives may well have released 3000 prisoners early in one month, but that was over 20 years ago. 47000 prisoners released early since June 2007 equates to nearly 2500 EVERY MONTH for... (10 February 2009)
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  • Eleanor Davies: May I thank Mr Jones for raising this question as I have had some concern about the way these early release prisoners - along with those on probation or bail - are accomodated on release. Are... (10 February 2009)
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  • barbara richards: "although often in breach of some extraordinarily complicated and convoluted rules, which I discovered only very recently." How do you describe "recently" Mr Straw? I have been writing to... (7 January 2009)
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  • Richard Taylor: The report referred to in (and brandished during) this speech can found at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/family-ju stice-in-view.pdf I have written about this consultation on my website:... (24 December 2008)
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  • linda mcDermott: Jack , Let in the media they will sort out all the difficulty for you .The only difficulty is how the solicitors will not be able to rinse the public purse.This has to be good new seen as the... (17 December 2008)
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  • Brian Cowling: Private Eye (No. 1225 12-25 December 2008) reports that when Jack Straw was shadow home secretary he leaked plans to take young offenders on adventure holidays in Wales as part of the then home... (11 December 2008)
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  • chris KEEFFE: sui generic I thouight public servants where not allowed to use Latin anymore? Of course most policitians seem to be there own servants now! (8 December 2008)
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  • Joe Patterson: In the nature of things there is no such thing as a perfect electoral system but there cannot be any doubt that first-past-the-post is the worst of the lot. I recall that Jack Straw said that in... (31 October 2008)
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  • Andy Johnson: Jack Straw blames on PR something which is inevitable in majority rule. If in a group of 5 people 2 think one way and 2 think the opposite, then the 5th person must decide the issue. This person... (30 October 2008)
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  • Anthony Tuffin: If Jack Straw has a very open mind on voting systems, the Pope is a Jew. Mr Straw claims the Government's review is an important part of the continuing debate on electoral reform but does... (29 October 2008)
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  • Neale Upstone: So, to clarify. Jack Straw is saying that the public wants more crime - which is what punishment for punishment sake gets us. Nice one Jack! (29 October 2008)
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  • Dee Speers: Show us the evidence of Scrutiny Mr Straw and just don't quote it! (18 June 2008)
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  • Dee Speers: ....and an 'awful lot of crime under Labour is not reported too' especially the deaths of seriously ill people whilst detained under the care of the State. (18 June 2008)
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  • Dee Speers: And I would like to indicate dissent at the fact that Mr Straw is Lord Chancellor! (18 June 2008)
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