What does an MP do when they are in government and in opposition and what is the role of law in politics.? In this episode Lucinda and Alma-Constance talk to Alma’s local MP, Karen Buck, a member of the Labour Party who has been a politician for over 25 years and was...
02 June 2023 Who gives the government legal advice about its laws? Alma-Constance and Lucinda ask Susanna McGibbon, the government’s most senior legal official in the civil service and permanent secretary of the Government Legal Department, which provides the...
27 April 2023 Why has Scotland given children the strongest rights in the UK? Alma- Constance and Lucinda ask Bruce Adamson, the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland. He tells us: · How he works with his team to promote and safeguard the rights...
06 April 2023 It sounds right that the law should be applied equally to everyone – but what does this mean and what does it need to work properly? Alma- Constance and Lucinda ask Abiodun Michael Olatokun, trustee at the Law for Life Organization, past head of public...
03 March 2023 Why we have juries and are they a good thing?Each year about 200,000 people undertake jury service, and they play a vital role in deciding the facts and evidence in trials and inquests. Recently, Lucinda was a juror and Alma-Constance asks about her...
