Pandora: Tough on crime, tough on the Lord Chief Justice.(News)

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: June 6, 2006 | Copyright information

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 ...