|
|
Translate:
              Is freedom being eroded?
Monday, December 10th, 2007 For those who fear that our civil liberties are under threat, there is plenty of ammunition. Pre-trial detention has been stretched to 28 days. Britain is home to millions of surveillance cameras. Labour is still planning ID cards. Protests are restricted. Government agencies can intercept email without seeking court permission, and have access to all phone records. Centralised databases of personal information such as DNA are growing. Terror laws, control orders, Asbos and the criminal justice act have all run counter to the traditional idea of an open trial by jury. Are new laws a necessary trade-off for security in an era of terrorism? And should we worry? Is it true that if you’ve nothing to fear, you have nothing to hide? Throughout this week on Comment is Free we’ll be looking at liberty and the state. Natasha Walter will open the debate, with AC Grayling, Jack Straw, Madeleine Bunting, Philippe Sands, Mark Thomas, Gareth Peirce, Conor Gearty and others to follow. With a government weighing up the conflicting arguments of liberty and security, considering on one hand a bill of rights, on the other extending detention without charge, it’s a timely and critical debate. Meanwhile, to whet the appetite, why not revisit these articles: Timothy Garton Ash on liberty and terrorism. A dissection of the “nothing to hide” defence. Or a wealth of work from Henry Porter, who has consistently and vigilantly monitored what he describes as the shaving away of liberty. Have Your Say: Is freedom being eroded? Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
|
Just The Facts Please Last post by jamiedb @ 03:56 AM Go to Forum
| Latest Topics
What Is Marxism? Last post by Thinking Man's Idiot @ 02:31 AM Open Publishing. Last post by Thinking Man's Idiot @ 02:13 AM Why nationalisation isn't socialism Last post by Thinking Man's Idiot @ 01:41 AM Huge Planet Defies Explanation Last post by Nostalgia @ 01:20 AM Blow to the blockade in the USA Last post by Thinking Man's Idiot @ 01:18 AM Scientists develop guilt detector to catch smugglers at customs Last post by Nostalgia @ 01:13 AM Boffins unveil life-like robogirl Last post by Nostalgia @ 01:10 AM The bishop and the 'bank robbers' Last post by Thinking Man's Idiot @ 01:08 AM U.S. warns Syria against sending ground troops into Lebanon Last post by Nostalgia @ 01:06 AM  Email This Page To A Friend Latest Headlines
More Breaking News  Archive |
TOP NEWS DISCUSSIONS |
LATEST NEWS DISCUSSIONS |
|
|
Another Education is Possible Censorship and Freedom of Speech |
stony commented on: Smoking Ban To Hit Amsterdam Coffee Shops Yo guys, Don’t be scared about the ban in the coffeshops, it is still the same, nobody cares... Continue Reading & Reply denita commented on: McCain-Palin Campaign Increasingly Staffed by Bush Administration Officials the usa election is a set up…(they gave him a chance to... Continue Reading & Reply Maximus V commented on: VIDEO: Martin Bell - Media Censorship & War Criminals There is a prof in the background 40.11 into this vid, when the question about... Continue Reading & Reply Andrew Yu-Jen Wang commented on: Would Obama prosecute the Bush administration for torture? George W. Bush’s sentence-by-sen tence speaking skills are... Continue Reading & Reply |
|
The views expressed in the RINF news wire and newsletter are the sole responsibility of the author (s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the webmaster. RINF.COM: Breaking News & Alternative Media is Copyleft - Copy & Distribute Freely. News Forum |
Loading ...
