"The more public the punishment, the greater the influence it has commonly had." George Osbourne Last week we got the long-awaited Autumn statement from the Chancellor, George Osborne. One of the key features of any announcement by this government and particularly one by Osborne is the tidal wave of criticism that follows it, mostly relating …
Author: paddyxavier
My name is Dr. Patrick Low. I received my PhD in December 2019 for a thesis on capital punishment and post-mortem punishments in the North-East of England between 1752-1878. I am particularly interested in the reporting of executions in the press, postdeath practices on the body of the executed, the execution crowd and burial procedures. I have appeared on a number of episodes of BBC's Murder, Mystery and My Family and am available for other projects relating to my studies. I also created the website www.criminalcorpses.com for a brilliant Leicester University & Wellcome Trust Project. I am not quite as pretentious as my photo suggests. patrickxavierlow@gmail.com
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