Lord Hailsham attacks criticism of judges

Title

Lord Hailsham attacks criticism of judges

Genre

News report

TX Date

28 Sep 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:51

Description

Report on a speech by Lord Hailsham (Quentin Hogg) to a Parole Board dinner attacking MPs and some sections of the media for their attacking of judges’ sentencing policies, referring to judges who died and suffered career setbacks as a result. Speech not heard. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Members of Parliament; Mass media; Judges; Criminal justice system; John Donaldson; Sentencing policy; Lord Hailsham; Quentin Hogg; Roderick Smith; Hugh Griffiths

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