There
are so many potential blog topics from the current febrile political climate
right now, it’s hard to know where to start.
There’s
the rumbling row about s41 and whether the previous sexual history of
complainants in sexual offences trials should be admissible, and if so in what
circumstances – check out top blogger The Secret Barrister on this (https://thesecretbarrister.com/2017/02/09/the-rape-shield-bill-is-well-intentioned-meaningless-and-dangerous/). And then
there’s the issue about the approach of the CPS to prosecuting sex cases, and
alleged ‘victim blaming’, which has raised its head again today (see here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4349464/Judge-launches-extraordinary-attack-Chief-Prosecutor.html).