Ken MacDonald

Ontario judge won't budge from OPP discipline case

An Ontario judge has accused Julian Fantino's legal team of political interference and intimidation, and refused to step down from a police disciplinary case, in a surprising development that will likely delay the OPP...

Top economist loses job in estate agent cutback

By Charlie Weston Tuesday November 11 2008 Estate agents firm Hooke & MacDonald has made its economist Geoff Tucker redundant in a move that reflects the difficulties being experienced by the sector. Mr Tucker, a highly...

Ken Macdonald: Britain provides a safe haven for war criminals

In the shadow of the Congo conflict, next month sees the 60th anniversary of the United Nations genocide convention. They remained at peace and largely undetected until the 1980s, when a campaign by parliamentarians led to the...

Knife-crime conference: ‘We all have a part in this’

Another life: the police cordon off an area of Croy­don, after a teenager was stabbed to death there in September BLACK prosecution lawyers, anti-crime activists, clergy, and front-line medics met in London last week to renew...

Beware relentless pressure of a security State, says DPP

THE Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald QC, has warned that the British way of life is under threat from government. For the whole story, subscribe to the Church Times today. You can contact the subscriptions...

Glenrothes byelection: timeline of a turbulent 15 months

Labour's surprise by-election victory in Glenrothes comes after a turbulent 15 months in power. After feverish speculation about an early general election at the Labour conference, Mr Brown is accused of playing politics with...

Adjudicator must step aside after comments about Fantino, says police lawyer

ORILLIA, Ont. - Allegations of political interference, conflict of interest and abuse of process surfaced at a messy professional misconduct hearing Wednesday involving Ontario's blunt-spoken top cop....

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Why do Home Secretaries turn into such monsters?

After the defeat in the Lords over 42 days, my anxiety is that Jacqui Smith will push through other draconian laws to prove she is undefeated by namby-pamby, bleeding-heart softies. She already tried to push secret inquests...

London in 2008 closer to "1984"

Average residents are filmed 300 times a day for security, and far more is proposed. By Laurie Goering Chicago Tribune LONDON — Each day, average London residents are filmed 300 times as they walk their children to school, take...

Whoever Wins U.S. Election, Policy in ‘War on Terror’ Unlikely to Change

Both the Democratic and Republican U.S. presidential candidates have stated their intention to increase the military presence in Afghanistan should they win the election to become the country’s next Executive. As a recent...

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