If David Cameron can risk contempt of court twice, why shouldn't the rest of us?

Bradshaw, Tom ORCID: 0000-0003-0780-416X (2014) If David Cameron can risk contempt of court twice, why shouldn't the rest of us? Conversation.

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Abstract

When a person is rebuked by a judge twice in the space of half a year, the public could be excused for thinking ill of them. But when that person is the prime minister, it raises questions not only about his judgement but about the relationship between the government, the judiciary, and the rule of law.

Item Type: Article
Article Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Standards in public life, United Kingdom
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Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN4699 Journalism
Divisions: Schools and Research Institutes > School of Creative Arts
Research Priority Areas: Creative Practice and Theory
Culture, Continuity, and Transformation
Depositing User: Tom Bradshaw
Date Deposited: 25 Mar 2015 09:54
Last Modified: 08 Aug 2023 16:07
URI: https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/2052

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