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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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00:39:37

Episode 44: Frances Crook - Political Power and Penal...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/11/29

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss political reform and the disaster of Britain’s prisons with Convenor of the Commission on Political Power, Frances Crook

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00:23:55

Episode 43: Adam Wagner - Rwanda and the Rule of Law

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/11/19

In a special episode, we discuss the Supreme Court’s Rwanda ruling and the government’s response with legal commentator, Adam Wagner.

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00:37:03

Episode 42: Alex Chalk KC - Speaking for the Government

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/11/13

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss sentencing, prisons and lefty lawyers with Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk KC

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00:35:14

Episode 41: Angus McCullough KC - When Justice is Secret

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/11/03

In a special edition, Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss secret trials and promises to Parliament with leading Special Advocate, Angus McCullough KC

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00:54:22

Episode 40: Ian Winter KC - Can the SFO Work?

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/10/27

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences with leading fraud Barrister, Ian Winter KC.

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00:51:54

Episode 39: Stuart Russell - AI in a World of Risk

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/10/12

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the threat and promise of Artificial Intelligence with world-leading Computer Scientist, Professor Stuart Russell

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00:44:46

Episode 38: Edward Garnier KC - When Justice Fails

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/09/28

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss Andrew Malkinson and miscarriages of justice with former Solicitor General Lord Edward Garnier KC

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00:50:25

Episode 37: Robert Spano - The United Kingdom v Human...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/09/14

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the UK’s prickly relationship to the European Court of Human Rights with former President of the Court, Robert Spano

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00:47:40

Episode 36: Melanie Phillips - Israel and the...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/08/01

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the constitutional crisis in Israel with Times columnist and public commentator Melanie Phillips

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00:52:53

Episode 35: Gavin Millar KC - Huw Edwards and the...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/07/20

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss newspaper ethics, private lives and the outing of Huw Edwards with leading media barrister Gavin Millar KC

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00:52:04

Episode 34: Richard Moorhead - Lawyers Behaving Badly?

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/07/11

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen debate ethics, the cab rank rule and regulating ex-Judges with Professor of Law and Professional Ethics Richard Moorhead

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00:49:29

Episode 33: Dan Neidle - I’m the Taxman

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/06/27

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss lawyers undermining the rule of law, the fall of Nadhim Zahawi, and the morality of paying tax with founder of Tax Policy Associates, Dan Neidle.

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00:45:36

Episode 32: Andy Verity- Telling the Truth about LIBOR

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/06/16

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss bankers, cover ups and a quest for justice with BBC Economics Correspondent, Andy Verity.

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00:50:50

Episode 31: Akua Reindorf KC - Twisting the Law

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/05/30

Ken and Tim discuss intolerance, Stonewall and free speech in universities with employment lawyer and author of the Reindorf Report, Akua Reindorf KC

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00:48:24

Episode 30: Sarah Wootton - Dying for the Law

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/05/15

Ken and Tim discuss free will, assisted dying and parliamentary paralysis with Chief Executive of Dignity in Dying, Sarah Wootton

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01:06:47

Episode 29: Richard Ekins - Judges and Political Power

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/05/02

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss judges, power and parliamentary sovereignty with head of Policy Exchange's Judicial Power Project, Professor Richard Ekins KC (Hon)

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00:58:49

Episode 28: Maya Foa - The Death Penalty, National...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/04/21

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss spies committing crimes and how to get rid of the death penalty with Director of Reprieve, Maya Foa

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00:53:51

Episode 27: Dr Bryn Harris - Free Speech, Harm and...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/04/07

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the Online Safety Bill and its threat to free speech on the internet with Chief Legal Counsel to the Free Speech Union, Dr Bryn Harris

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00:49:58

Episode 26: Harvey Redgrave - The Met in Meltdown

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/03/24

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss Louise Casey’s incendiary report on the Metropolitan Police with crime and policing expert Harvey Redgrave

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00:49:44

Episode 25: Joshua Rozenberg - Reporting the Law

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/03/13

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the decline of legal reporting, populism and small boats with leading legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg

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