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Until recently, the Lord Advocate could not appeal the point of principle on an acquittal. Now he can appeal the point of principle to establish what the law should be, although that will not change the outcome.
It seems to me that new Labour has come to terms with reality, and trying to address the issues in the way that the minister has chosen seems to offer the best way forward.I would like to address seriously the points that Ben Wallace made.