Will Clegg let civil liberties go the same way as electoral reform?
Bradley Day, co-founder of the No Police Spies campaign group, urges the Liberal Democrats to re-connect with and stand up for their civil liberties principles.
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The Protection of Freedoms Bill: A new era in Westminster
Although the government has made serious moves in the direction of civil liberties – notably cancelling inherited plans to introduce identity cards and an aspiration to end child detention within the asylum system – the announcement of the Freedom Bill is a landmark moment in British government. The previous Labour government passed liberal reforms which changed Britain irrevocably.
Frontline policing matters more than Romeo enviro-spookery
In the wake of the Mark Kennedy case, Kevin Meagher argues dwindling police resources are better spent on frontline services than undercover “enviro-spookery”.
Labour needs to take a look in the mirror on civil liberties
Follwing Nick Clegg’s speech on control orders earlier today, Councillor Mike Harris discusses how Labour got it so wrong on civil liberties.
Ed’s detoxification of Blair-Brown authoritarianism welcome news
Ed Miliband’s leadership speech was a strident attempt to detoxify the Labour brand from the widely perceived authoritarianism of the Blair–Brown years.