
Max Chambers
Head of Crime & Justice, 2012-14

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May and Grayling’s record and what it will mean at the general election
by Max Chambers | Sep 30, 2013
It’s been a good year for Theresa May and Chris Grayling. The Home Secretary has put Abu Qatada on a plane to Jordan, cut net immigration by a third and has managed, even while police budgets have been reduced, to oversee some quite dramatic falls in crime. Meanwhile,...
Give PCCs power to hire and fire prison governors
by Max Chambers | Aug 22, 2013
Elmo from Sesame Street was once called to give evidence before a US Congressional Committee. The subject was musical education policy, but for some reason the furry red muppet seemed more interested in eating the microphone, dancing in his chair and telling Members...
Labour is unlikely to scrap PCCs, so here’s how it can reform them
by Max Chambers | Aug 22, 2013
Despite all the talk about a lack of policy detail, there is one area where Labour will certainly be doing some pretty hard thinking over the next few months. The party’s Policing Review, led by former Met Commissioner Lord Stevens, might be long delayed but is still...
Should thieves and fraudsters be spared prison terms?
by Max Chambers | Aug 14, 2013
Prison is already largely reserved for the most serious and persistent offenders, with magistrates and judges using prison as a last resort. So the idea that the government should ban them from sending offenders to jail for theft and fraud is completely wrong....Support Us
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