Archive for August, 2009

Political Expediency

Posted 25 August 2009 | By admin | Categories: Letters | 2 Comments

From: David Kirwan
Sent: 25 August 2009 09:30
Subject: Letter to the Editor…”Political expediency”
Dear Sir,
Much has been written and said on the subject of the recent release of two prominent criminals, the Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs and Megrahi the Lockerbie Bomber and for that matter also the controversy over the release of Michael Shields, convicted in [...]

Judicial Comment

Posted 17 August 2009 | By admin | Categories: Letters | No Comments

From: David Kirwan
Sent: 17 August 2009 16:16
To: ‘Liverpool Daily Post (letters@dailypost.co.uk)’
Subject: Letter to the Editor…Judicial comment
Dear Sir,
It must be a matter of concern to all right minded people when the idiocy of political correctness now threatens to gag our Judges. Judge Trigger of Liverpool Crown Court has been referred to the Office for Judicial Studies [...]

Role of the Crown Prosecution Service

Posted 17 August 2009 | By admin | Categories: Letters | 2 Comments

From: David Kirwan
Sent: 17 August 2009 08:35
To: ‘Times Newspaper (letters@thetimes.co.uk)’
Subject: Letter to the Editor…”Role of the Crown Prosecution Service”
Dear Sir,
It is remarkable how through Government spin the role of the Crown Prosecution Service has been subtly amended. Mr Justice Devlin once said in a case many years ago when he had occasion to rebuke a [...]

Kirwan attacks “rations” Duncan

Posted 14 August 2009 | By admin | Categories: Press Statements | No Comments

TORY Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Alan Duncan has reignited the row over MPs’ expenses by claiming they are now living on “rations”.

One Law For All

Posted 12 August 2009 | By admin | Categories: Letters | 1 Comment

From: David Kirwan
Sent: 12 August 2009 11:55
To: ‘Liverpool Daily Post (letters@dailypost.co.uk)’
Subject: Letter to the Editor…”One law for all”
Dear Sir,
Following the controversial decision by a Jury to acquit Liverpool captain Steven Gerard in a high profile case Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been stopped again in his white Bentley Continental (DP August 12th). It is [...]

Councillors Spat

Posted 05 August 2009 | By admin | Categories: Letters | No Comments

Dear Sir,

I cannot help feeling that the current spat in Wirral Borough Council between the Labour Party and Conservative councillor Dennis Knowles (ex Labour member for Seacombe Ward) is all rather juvenile. I was present in the Wallasey Town Hall when Councillor Knowles is alleged to have made the “cut throat gesture” towards [...]