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Bar Serco and G4S from MoJ contracts, demands Khan

'Grayling is on a learning curve and we can hope that he will see the reality. I have mentioned in previous posts that reducing public contracts to only a few suppliers will increase exposure to what most kindly might be termed "billing errors". It might be that the time is right for Grayling to come to terms with the need to properly audit G4S and Serco - surely if they will not comply he has the tools to legislate and criminalise them? Although he might then struggle to enforce putting them behind bars for contempt I suppose.'

Empty court buildings left unsold

'Court buildings remaining empty and neglected years after they closed: it all points to something I have long suspected... our criminal justice system is being run by people with little or no idea how to run it!'

Co-op Legal partners with uni to train solicitors online

'Whatever it is, the dumbed-down version of legal education will be advocated for the real entrepreneurs, leaving qualified solicitors to work pro bono or not at all.'