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Pandora: Tough on crime, tough on the Lord Chief Justice.(News)
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The Independent (London, England)
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June 6, 2006
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Byline: HENRY DEEDES
Recent comments by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, have caused widespread huffing and puffing which shows no sign of letting up.
Last month, Phillips, right, angered right-wing commentators when he called for a new regime where thousands of offenders should be given community services instead of being sent to jail.
His comments have now sparked off a particularly furious reaction from the Monmouth MP David Davies, who last weekend was the victim of an unfortunate burglary at his constituency home.
Speaking to Pandora, Davies says he ...