Scotland

David Kennedy who provides no evidence to his claim that the act would undermine public trust in policing

Given that he is the head of the Police Federation I suppose him giving testimony is his evidence.

She also quotes JKR

It is kind of hard to avoid mentioning her in this story. She's front page in a few of the broadsheets today.

This is not balanced reporting.

I'm not sure it was meant to be a 'both sides' piece. The head of the Police federations' concerns alone aare enough for a few columns explaining what those concerns are.

Simon Jenkins does not seem to understand the viewpoint of people who are not white men.

I'm not sure we can reduce someone to their skin colour or sex. He's an establishment figure to be sure, but a long respected columnist in the UK media. Perhaps his conversations with Judges in the Garrick give him access to legal opinions not often made public.

Worthy of consideration, especially from a left leaning publication like the Guardian.