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23 February 2005

Disclaimers

It was difficult not to feel a little queasy yesterday whilst listening to rootin’ tootin’ Charles Clarke thumping his not inconsiderable fist on the dispatch box during his presentation or justification of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill 2005. After all,... Read more →

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21 February 2005

Free Arash and Mojtaba

Committee to Protect Bloggers: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." (Art... Read more →

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14 February 2005

Advice to Charles

Sir Thomas More While Charles Clarke is deciding how to respond to the law lords' ruling, can I suggest he digs out Robert Bolt’s play “A Man for All Seasons”? Specifically the scene in which Sir Thomas More finds out... Read more →

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