DECISIVE LEADERSHIP IN RUN-UP TO GENERAL ELECTION

In the final period of this coalition government we must
consider the possibility of a major terrorist attack
during an inevitable constitutional interregnum, following
an indecisive outcome of the general election.

The country would be virtually leaderless and national
security seriously compromised, while inter-party 
negotiations were taking place over what could be an 
extended period of drift.

In these circumstances it is not difficult to see how this 
could be exploited by those who would seek to destroy
us and that the price for not voting in a government
with an overall majority and strong, decisive leadership
could be high indeed.

THE MITICHONDRIAL DEBATE - LAWYERS TO BENEFIT

The legal profession must be awaiting with bated breath
the outcome of the for and against mitochondrial debate.
Will it be a new dawn for lawyers' fee-earning potential,
following reforms to legal aid

As one door closes, another opens for the guardians
of our judicial system, as life becomes ever-more
complicated.