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Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics

Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC

Covering the critical intersections of law and politics in the UK with expert commentary on high-profile legal cases, political controversies, prisons and sentencing, human rights law, current political events and the shifting landscape of justice and democracy. With in-depth discussions and influential guests, Double Jeopardy is the podcast that uncovers the forces shaping Britain’s legal and political present and future. -What happens when law and politics collide? -How do politics shape the

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Episode 14: Hugh Tomlinson KC - What’s in a SLAPP?

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/11/08

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss SLAPPs, oligarchs, press regulation and the legend that was George Carman QC with leading media lawyer Hugh Tomlinson KC.

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00:49:26

Episode 13: Hakeem Belo-Osagie - Africa Rising:...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/10/27

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss Africa’s rise, and why many Africans sympathise with Russia, with Harvard academic Hakeem Belo-Osagie.

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00:20:07

Episode 12: Chaos

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/10/20

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the chaos in Westminster, the resignation of Suella Braverman, and the threat of further cuts to the justice system.

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00:50:43

Episode 11: Dominic Grieve KC - When Governments...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/10/13

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the dangerous erosion of the rule of law under post Brexit Conservative governments with former Attorney General Dominic Grieve.

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00:48:57

Episode 10: The US Supreme Court - Going Rogue?

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/10/06

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the rightward lunge of the US Supreme Court with Lissa Muscatine, former Director of Speechwriting at the White House, Special Assistant to President Clinton and Senior Advisor to Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.

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00:48:24

Episode 9: Truss on Rights and Johnson on Trial

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/09/26

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the collapse of the Bill of Rights legislation and the inquiry into Boris Johnson’s contempt of Parliament with Murray Hunt, Director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law.

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00:33:46

Episode 8: Dinah Rose KC - Appointing Supreme Court...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/09/15

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the mysterious way Supreme Court Justices are appointed with Dinah Rose KC

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00:50:57

Episode 7: Pia Sarma, Chief Lawyer at the Times -...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/09/05

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss press freedom and the right to privacy with Pia Sarma, the Editorial Legal Director, Times newspapers.

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00:42:06

Episode 6: Jo Sidhu QC - Barristers, Strikes and the...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/08/08

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen talk to Jo Sidhu QC, Chair of the Criminal Bar Association, about barristers on strike, the position of the judiciary, and the government’s siege on criminal justice.

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00:22:11

Episode 5: Enemies of the People, Cameras in Court,...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/07/29

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss Liz Truss, filming criminal trials, and the Allison Bailey judgment affirming legal protection for gender-critical views.

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00:40:38

Episode 4: Edward Fitzgerald QC - Defending Very Bad...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/07/22

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen talk to Edward Fitzgerald QC about crime, punishment, God, redemption and the ethics of defending bad people.

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00:57:01

Episode 3: Kathleen Stock - The Importance of Being...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/07/14

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen talk to philosopher Professor Kathleen Stock about science, gender and the importance of free speech.

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00:15:12

Episode 2: A special edition on the Conservative...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/07/10

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss what the Conservative leadership election may mean for rights and the rule of law.

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00:54:44

Episode 1 - Jonathan Jones: Lies, Lawbreaking, the...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/07/07

We speak to Sir Jonathan Jones, former Head of the Government Legal Department, who resigned because he thought ministers shouldn’t break the law.

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