Mike writes for Left Foot Forward on civil liberties, human rights, equality and freedom. His is a journalist and communications adviser, having previously been an aide and speechwriter to an MP; Follow him on Twitter here.
One rare piece of good news from the Tory-led government was Nick Clegg's decision to block the so-called 'Snoopers Charter', a draft piece of fundamentally illiberal legislation which would have allowed the security services to monitor emails, text messages and internet browsing.
Alex Salmond unveiled the Scottish government’s referendum plans today, calling it the “most exciting in Scotland’s modern history”; we look ahead to the campaign.
Ten years ago to the day, the United States government opened the now infamous Guantanamo Bay detention camp - Mike Morgan-Giles reports.
Mike Morgan-Giles argues that British drugs policy is a serious failure of evidence-based policymaking, and that we can learn many lessons from overseas.
Mike Morgan-Giles shows how the reaction to Occupy London is emblematic of the response to protest in the UK today.
Michael Morgan Giles argues that Labour needs to do more to support the cause of freedom.