Fear or Favour
Nazir Afzal OBE and Mark Williams-Thomas MA, PG Dip. know a thing or two about Crime & Justice. Having spent a combined 50+ years at the top of their prosecutorial & policing careers, they finally share their unflinching, unfiltered thoughts on the issues of the day. Neither allowed ‘Fear’ or ‘Favour’ to interfere with their pursuit of the truth. Nobody & nothing is off limits. You wish, you can show your appreciation and support Fear or Favour with a small monthly subscription via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/fearorfavour/
Episodes
September 29, 2022 • 40 mins
A mixed bag of subjects this week as so much has happened since our last episode. Mark and Nazir start by discussing the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and her impact on the monarchy as well as what lies ahead for King Charles III.
They also look at the High Court action being taken by the DPP against judges refusal to detain defendants for longer. They then look at the role The Teacher’s Pet podcast has played in gett...
They also look at the High Court action being taken by the DPP against judges refusal to detain defendants for longer. They then look at the role The Teacher’s Pet podcast has played in gett...
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September 15, 2022 • 43 mins
Mark and Nazir start this week's episode with an update on the investigation in to the shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Merseyside and then continue with the scheduled topic of racism in the criminal justice system.
They discuss implicit race bias and institutionalised racism in policing and in the justice system, giving examples of where they and others have witnessed this first-hand.
Nazir's...
They discuss implicit race bias and institutionalised racism in policing and in the justice system, giving examples of where they and others have witnessed this first-hand.
Nazir's...
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September 1, 2022 • 46 mins
In this episode Mark and Nazir begin by discussing the increase in gun-crime in Merseyside and in particular the recent tragic shooting of 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
And they take a light-hearted look at life within the fire service; Nazir and Mark are joined this week by special guest, Leigh Hosy-Pickett, whose new book "Up In Smoke: Stories From a Life on Fire" tells all about what he has seen in his twenty-five yea...
And they take a light-hearted look at life within the fire service; Nazir and Mark are joined this week by special guest, Leigh Hosy-Pickett, whose new book "Up In Smoke: Stories From a Life on Fire" tells all about what he has seen in his twenty-five yea...
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August 18, 2022 • 40 mins
A bit of a mixed bag in this episode. Nazir and Mark tackle subjects including the latest crime statistics which show that the police are failing to tackle, or even respond to, certain crimes such as burglaries and theft.
They look at the awful situation surrounding local authorities sending children in care to stay in homes hundreds of miles away in Blackpool, and the risks that those children are then exposed to.
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They look at the awful situation surrounding local authorities sending children in care to stay in homes hundreds of miles away in Blackpool, and the risks that those children are then exposed to.
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August 4, 2022 • 50 mins
WARNING: This episode contains detailed descriptions of injuries and crime scenes relating to multiple murder cases.
Mark and Nazir are joined this week by guest, David Collins, the Northern Editor at the Sunday Times to discuss his book "The Hunt For The Silver Killer".
In June 2021 Stephanie Davies, a senior coroner's officer who works for the Cheshire Police, was suspended over her suggestion that elderly couples we...
Mark and Nazir are joined this week by guest, David Collins, the Northern Editor at the Sunday Times to discuss his book "The Hunt For The Silver Killer".
In June 2021 Stephanie Davies, a senior coroner's officer who works for the Cheshire Police, was suspended over her suggestion that elderly couples we...
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July 21, 2022 • 42 mins
In this episode, Mark and Nazir are joined by special guest Carolyn Bunting MBE to discuss the impact online pornography and sexting have on children. Asking is the industry doing enough to protect children and could the Government do more.
They also give some important advice on how parents can address these issues with their children.
Carolyn is the CEO of Internet Matters, an independent, not-for-profit or...
They also give some important advice on how parents can address these issues with their children.
Carolyn is the CEO of Internet Matters, an independent, not-for-profit or...
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July 7, 2022 • 41 mins
In this episode, Mark and Nazir discuss the sentencing of disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly; sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of eight counts of sex trafficking and one of racketeering. He used his fame to sexually abuse young fans, including some who were just children.
With 6 police forces being put on Special Measures, including the Met Police, Nazir and Mark explain why this has happened, w...
With 6 police forces being put on Special Measures, including the Met Police, Nazir and Mark explain why this has happened, w...
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June 23, 2022 • 30 mins
Five years on from the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, Mark and Nazir discuss what went wrong and ask why has nobody been bought to justice.
On 14 June 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block in North Kensington, London. The fire spread rapidly up and around the exterior of the building due to sub-standard cladding having been installed.
72 people died in the fire and more than 70 oth...
On 14 June 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block in North Kensington, London. The fire spread rapidly up and around the exterior of the building due to sub-standard cladding having been installed.
72 people died in the fire and more than 70 oth...
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June 2, 2022 • 33 mins
On 24th May 2022, 18-year-old Salvador Rolando Ramos fatally shot nineteen students and two teachers, he also wounded seventeen other people at Robb Elementary School in Texas. Nazir and Mark take a detailed look at this tragedy and question why the US Government has failed to implement necessary changes to the gun laws in order to reduce the number of mass shootings.
They also discuss the outcome of Partygate, and ta...
They also discuss the outcome of Partygate, and ta...
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May 26, 2022 • 42 mins
There is a lot happening in the news this week. Mark and Nazir discuss the Conservative MP who was arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. They take a scathing look at the failings of both the police and the pathologist in the 1987 murder of Shani Warren, known as 'The Lady in the Lake', and compare those failings to similar failings in the case of Jessie Earl.
Baby P's mother, Tracey Connelly, will be relea...
Baby P's mother, Tracey Connelly, will be relea...
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May 19, 2022 • 48 mins
This week Nazir and Mark take a detailed look at restorative justice and are joined by Jacob Dunne to discuss his own experiences.
Jacob served fourteen months in prison following his conviction for manslaughter, caused by a single punch on a night out in 2011, and has since developed a relationship with his victim’s parents through a Restorative Justice programme. With their encouragement he has earned a first-class degr...
Jacob served fourteen months in prison following his conviction for manslaughter, caused by a single punch on a night out in 2011, and has since developed a relationship with his victim’s parents through a Restorative Justice programme. With their encouragement he has earned a first-class degr...
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May 12, 2022 • 32 mins
There has been a lot happening in the news this week for Nazir and Mark to cover. They look at Wayne Couzens attempt to have his whole-life prison sentence reduced, then revisit the abuse and trafficking issues affecting some of the Ukrainian refugees coming to the UK.
Touching on his own recent experience, Mark discusses online Trolls with Nazir and they look at the issues surrounding online abuse and the impact it has on...
Touching on his own recent experience, Mark discusses online Trolls with Nazir and they look at the issues surrounding online abuse and the impact it has on...
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May 5, 2022 • 45 mins
Another mixed bag of news this week falling under the scrutiny of Mark and Nazir. First to be looked at is Neil Parish MP who has now resigned after being caught watching pornography in Parliament. Mark and Nazir also have a detailed talk about the tragic murder of 6-year-old Rikki Neave, murdered in 1994 by James Watson who was just 13 at the time.
They look at Boris Becker's fall from grace and his imprisonment for hidin...
They look at Boris Becker's fall from grace and his imprisonment for hidin...
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April 28, 2022 • 44 mins
This week Mark and Nazir cover a broad range of topic in the news, including police powers in relation to Stop and Search and its disproportionate use on black people and in deprived areas. They revisit what has happened in the appalling strip search case of 15-year-old Child Q and have an in depth look at how the Russia / Ukraine war is affecting some Russian Oligarchs and whether politics should be allowed to influence the w...
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April 21, 2022 • 36 mins
A mixed bag of subjects in this weeks episode. Nazir and Mark discuss the ramifications of the Partygate fines, in particular, for Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.
And following on from last week, they explain what constitutes Sexting, the impact it can have on people and they look at the legal issues surrounding it.
They take a look at the whole-life sentence given to the murderer of Sir David Amess MP and the personal ...
And following on from last week, they explain what constitutes Sexting, the impact it can have on people and they look at the legal issues surrounding it.
They take a look at the whole-life sentence given to the murderer of Sir David Amess MP and the personal ...
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April 14, 2022 • 40 mins
In this episode Nazir and Mark examine harassment, stalking and contempt of court. They explain what constitutes harassment and stalking and have an in-depth discussion about the impact it has on the people it is targeted at, as well as discussing their own experiences being in the public eye.
Contempt of Court happens when someone risks unfairly influencing a court case. Mark and Nazir look at what constitutes Contempt of...
Contempt of Court happens when someone risks unfairly influencing a court case. Mark and Nazir look at what constitutes Contempt of...
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April 7, 2022 • 43 mins
In this episode Mark and Nazir have an in-depth discussion about the Crown Prosecution Service's role in policing and prosecutions. They explain how the CPS operates and take a detailed look at its history, people and the challenges it has faced, and still faces going forward.
Nazir spent most of his career in the CPS and rose to be the Chief Crown Prosecutor for the North West. Nazir has a unique insight that you won't wa...
Nazir spent most of his career in the CPS and rose to be the Chief Crown Prosecutor for the North West. Nazir has a unique insight that you won't wa...
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March 31, 2022 • 45 mins
This week Nazir and Mark are joined by special guest, Alastair Morgan.
Alastair's brother, Daniel Morgan, was a British private investigator who was murdered in London in 1987, he was found dead in a pub car park with an axe embedded in his head.
Daniel's murder remains unsolved despite there having been several police investigations, arrests, and a trial. In 2021, an independent review into the handling of t...
Alastair's brother, Daniel Morgan, was a British private investigator who was murdered in London in 1987, he was found dead in a pub car park with an axe embedded in his head.
Daniel's murder remains unsolved despite there having been several police investigations, arrests, and a trial. In 2021, an independent review into the handling of t...
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March 24, 2022 • 39 mins
This episode looks at the truly shocking strip-search of 'Child Q' by officers from London's Metropolitan police force. As well the Met's hugely disproportionate response to squatters occupying a Belgravia mansion owned by the sanctioned oligarch, Oleg Deripaska.
Nazir and Mark take a detailed look at these topics and address some of the main issues within the Met. Asking, should the Met be broken up in to smaller, regiona...
Nazir and Mark take a detailed look at these topics and address some of the main issues within the Met. Asking, should the Met be broken up in to smaller, regiona...
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March 17, 2022 • 44 mins
Nazir and Mark take a look at Russia's invasion of Ukraine; in particular, what constitutes a war crime and what would have to happen in order for the International Criminal Court to be able bring Putin to justice.
They also discuss the calls to implement a no-fly zone over Ukraine and explain why there are risks for the International community in doing so.
They also discuss the calls to implement a no-fly zone over Ukraine and explain why there are risks for the International community in doing so.
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