Is the justice system blighted by hysteria?

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News, Politics, News & Politics

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🗓️ 8 July 2014

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Tim Montgomerie is joined by Daniel Finkelstein, Ann Treneman and Patrick Kidd. Daniel Finkelstein: “The recent death of Gerry Conlon and the compensation paid to the wrongly convicted youths accused of raping the Central Park jogger, should remind us of the danger of hysteria and panic to the operation of the justice system. This week as I review the child abuse debate I wonder if we have forgotten this.” Ann Treneman: “Are we seeing the return of Parliament as a power in the land? On Monday, the Home Secretary repeatedly acknowledged the "relentless" campaigns by backbench MPs on the issue of alleged child abuse. But there is also the power of the Europhobes, who have got the government on the run. I would also say that Mr Speaker himself, by simply re-discovering something called the Urgent Questions, has made the Commons much more relevant. People say Parliament isn't what it used to be. Actually, I think it's growing in importance every year.”Patrick Kidd: “The warning is stark: to meet a £30bn...

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1:00.0	My name is Tim Montgomery, and this week I'm joined by Daniel Finkelstein, Patrick
1:05.2	Kidd and Anne Trennerman.
1:08.8	The recent death of Jerry Conlon and the compensation paid to the wrongly convicted youths accused of raping the
1:14.5	Central Park jogger should remind us of the dangers of hysteria and panic to
1:19.3	the operation of the justice system. This week as I review the child abuse debate, I wonder have we forgotten
1:25.3	this.
1:26.3	Are we seeing the return of Parliament as a power in the land? On Monday the Home Secretary
1:31.6	repeatedly acknowledged the quote
1:33.8	relentless campaign by backbench MPs on the issue of alleged child abuse.
1:38.4	But there is also the power of the Europhobes who have got the government on the run. I would also say that Mr. Speaker
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