Luke Ramsay

An existing scheme has been modified meaning that prisoners can now be released up to 70 days early, to combat overcrowding in jails in England and Wales. An Overcrowding Problem As of March 2024, 88,220 of the 89,000 places in English and Welsh prisons were occupied, leaving just 780 places available. Tackling the Issue A … Read more

MPs will be voting next week on the exclusion from Parliament of those who have been charged with a sexual offence. The Vote On Monday, 13 May this year, Penny Mordaunt will bring a motion to Parliament. The debate will be on a “Motion on the risk-based exclusion of Members of Parliament”, according to parliament.uk. … Read more

During the 1970s, 80s and 90s, more than 30,000 people in the UK received blood transfusions that left them unknowingly infected with HIV and Hepatitis C. A Known Problem The NHS has known about the dangers of blood transfusions since at least 1973, when the Blood Transfusion Service released a booklet detailing the risks. In … Read more