UK Liberty
A blog on issues relating to liberty in the UK. “I take the view that it is part of being a good citizen, proving who you are, day in day out” - Andy Burnham, Home Office Minister. “Unfortunately we were unable to maintain the legislation which we wanted to do which would give us the power to detain people [without trial].” - Tony Blair, Prime Minister. “we should see an identity card, like a passport, in country, if you like” - Meg Hillier, Home Office Minister. “People who hope to be due for re-election in two years’ time are not the best people to trust with the liberty of the individual.” Alistair Carmichael MP
RSS Feed- Denis Macshane’s dimwitted rhetoric
- Clarity on extent of 42 day detention
- Gordon Brown was so in favour of improving expense system that he didn’t show up to vote
- The Government’s word
- 28 day detention without charge renewed
- Tim Collins on terrorism
- Nine peaceful protestors arrested
- Tories consider West Lothian
- Jill Saward is wrong about rape and the DNA database
- What would the nothing to hide crowd say to this?
