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Govt U-turns on tax exile donations

By Ian Dunt and Alex Stevenson The government has performed a spectacular U-turn on the law concerning party donations from tax exiles, losing cross-party consensus as a result. Justice secretary Jack Straw had planned to overturn an amendment to the political parties and elections bill outlawing donations from tax exiles. But he has now performed… Read more »

1,668 women die in custody in ten years

By Ian Dunt A leading penal reform group has published new figures showing a staggering number of female deaths in custody since 1998.   The Howard League for Penal Reform revealed 1,668 women and girls have died in prison, immigration, approved premises and detention under the Mental Health Act in the last decade.   The… Read more »