Pick of the Week: High Times
Our most popular stories of the week – this week featuring the BBC, Michael Gove and lots of stories about drugs
Baptism of fire: Gove facing de-facto legal strike
Action from solicitors and barristers could bring the court system to a halt – if they’re prepared to work together.
Gove decoded: Is the new justice secretary serious about fixing the justice system?
Michael Gove’s first big speech as justice secretary sees him issue some impressive rhetoric – but without the policy to back it up
Pentonville: An imaginary disaster in an imaginary prison crisis
The prison crisis which never was: Complacency at the very top means prisons like Pentonville continue to deteriorate despite warnings from experts.
Gove offensive reveals behind-the-scenes Tory attack on Freedom of Information
Plans being considered by Michael Gove suggest the government is planning a two-pronged attack on the Freedom of Information Act (FoI) following the publication of Prince Charles’ ‘black spider’ letters.
Eve of battle: Human Rights Act supporters bullish ahead of Queen’s Speech
Human rights supporters are gearing up for a fight ahead of the first glimpse of plans to scrap the Human Rights Act in tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech.
Comment: Gove’s intelligence will make him a very different justice secretary to Grayling
Chris Grayling and Michael Gove share qualities, but at least the new justice secretary addresses his critics’ complaints
Finally: Grayling is gone – but can we trust his successor?
Michael Gove will undoubtedly make a better justice secretary than Chris Grayling – but critics should be prepared for a fight over the Human Rights Act
Flushing out the truth: Here’s how Michael Gove got stuck in the toilets on his first day as chief whip
Michael Gove’s reputation appears to have disappeared down the pan, after a chat with a Labour backbencher meant he got stuck in the toilet on his first day as chief whip.
PMQs verdict: Tories prefer cheers to ‘annihilation’
The Conservative backbenchers won PMQs this week
