Brenda Hale
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Brenda Hale is a distinguished legal figure who served as the president of the Supreme Court of the UK, gaining prominence for her rulings on significant constitutional matters. This interview highlights her steadfast dedication to protecting legal principles and her thoughtful approach to navigating political pressures.
“I thank the Member for giving way. Would the Member agree with me that the burden of proof should be on the judicial system to say why it would forgo the PSNI and intelligence to let these people go free on bail?”
“I thank the Member for giving way. Will the Member agree with me that those who operate outside the law and feel that they are above the law should feel the full force of the law?”
“Minister, officials confirmed today the inability of section 59 to allocate the accrued expenditure of £2·5 billion, so I am going to ask you this again as my supplementary: what consideration did you — not others — give to the impact of this?”
“It was at my invitation that Lord Ashcroft's transition review team came to Northern Ireland. It met Ministers, senior personnel at 38 Brigade and representatives of the military charity sector. In his second follow-up report, published in November 2016, reference is made to Northern Ireland and the failings of the Armed Forces Covenant.”
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