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Video – issuing the JR In this video our Alex Monaco explains the difficulties faced when issuing this judicial review. This was a mammoth task which involved taking the government to court. We expected the government to play fair but instead they used...

Criminal Justice Police & Corrections criticised over prison death A Coroner has criticised police and the Department of Corrections for their roles in the death of remand prisoner Jai Davis at a South Otago jail. The 30-year-old died in a prison...

In times of economic trouble, governments can choose to cut public services to save money. But at what cost? Mary O’Hara meets those on the sharp end of austerity in the UK to find out what it means for mental health. When Mark Wood was found dead in...

The Green Party, Disabled People Against Cuts and a mother whose son died after his benefits were cut have called on the Government to launch an independent inquiry into the deaths of benefit claimants. An letter [1] to the Secretary of State for Work...

This piece is a summary of a paper that I presented at the Left Forum in a panel organised by Geminijen. If you want to see a copy of the longer paper (which is being edited for English and clarity), send me a personal message here with your email and...