Monthly Archives: July 2018

My review of “Guilty Until Proven Innocent” by Jon Robins

Posted on July 24, 2018 by lipstick socialist

  In the introduction to this critical and crucial analysis of the criminal justice (or rather injustice) system Michael Mansfield QC (who represented people in  many of the cases mentioned)  reminds  the reader that after the 1980s landmark miscarriage of … Continue reading →

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My review of “Tory Heaven” or “Thunder on the Right” Marghanita Laski

Posted on July 13, 2018 by lipstick socialist

  Marghanita Laski (24 October 1915 – 6 February 1988) was a writer and novelist who wrote fiction,  biography and plays. Born in Manchester,  she was part of an extended Labour supporting family,  her uncle was Harold Laski, for instance. … Continue reading →

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