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Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze

Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze

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Moral Maze: 10/03/2010

10/03/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Moral Maze, 10/03/2010

Michael Buerk chairs. With Melanie Philips, Michael Portillo, Kenan Malik, Matthew Taylor.

Michael Buerk chairs a debate on the moral questions behind the week's news. Melanie Philips, Michael Portillo, Kenan Malik and Matthew Taylor cross-examine witnesses.

This week the question for the Moral Maze is, 'why should we have a right to know the truth about Jon Venables's crimes?' If revealing the details would jeopardise any chance of a fair trial and also risk revealing his new identity, what is the justification other than to feed a desire for revenge? What should we do with Jon Venables? How should justice be done in his case and others like it, and how should it be seen to be done?

Witnesses:

Kelvin Mackenzie, former editor of the Sun 

Frances Crook, director of the Howard League for Penal Reform 

Marie McCounrt, coordinator of SAMM Merseyside - Support After Murder and Manslaughter Merseyside. 

Mary Riddell, Daily Telegraph.

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