Many of us have been very worried about the ease with which children can now access material on the Internet of a sexual, violent, or other inappropriate character. Continue reading “Age Verification: Protecting Children on TV and the Internet”
Category: MISCELLANEA
The Personal Support Unit: The beginnings of the concept 25 years ago
Last week I went to a small event to celebrate the work of the Personal Support Unit. Continue reading “The Personal Support Unit: The beginnings of the concept 25 years ago”
Gaol Fever
Once again I am indebted to my Canadian friend John Wright for reminding me of some jewels from the history of our criminal courts. Continue reading “Gaol Fever”
My 2007 lecture on Pro Bono Legal Services
In a blog I have just published about the pro bono initiative in Manchester, I wrote that I would be republishing on this site the lecture I gave at the Nottingham Law School during Pro Bono Week on 15 November 2007, in order to put this excellent Manchester initiative in a wider historical setting. Continue reading “My 2007 lecture on Pro Bono Legal Services”
The Manchester bomb: Lawyers to the rescue
The Manchester Law Society published this notice two days ago: Continue reading “The Manchester bomb: Lawyers to the rescue”
A Knight of the Order of Skanderbeg
Skanderbeg is the Albanian national hero. Continue reading “A Knight of the Order of Skanderbeg”
Sir Nicholas Wall
One of the finest family law judges of our times has just died at his own hand at the age of 71. Continue reading “Sir Nicholas Wall”
Germany in the late summer of 1938 (2)
This is the second of the articles by my father following his two-month tour of Germany in the late summer of 1938. It was published in The Times on October 4th 1938. Continue reading “Germany in the late summer of 1938 (2)”
Germany in the late summer of 1938 (1)
In the autumn of 1938 I was 2 years old, and my brother Peter, who followed my father into politics, was 4. Continue reading “Germany in the late summer of 1938 (1)”
My Great Aunt Honor Brooke
When I celebrated yesterday the end of my first year in the blogosphere, a member of my family reminded me that I had said at the outset that I might talk a bit about my early years and other matters relating to my family from time to time. Continue reading “My Great Aunt Honor Brooke”