David Davis has resigned as an MP in order to fight a by-election on the issue of detention without trial. His speech is well worth watching. No doubt he will face a barrage of accusations for this. All the more reason to admire his stand. More from David Davis here. […]
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42-day detention: the threat to our liberty | John Major
Thank goodness for John Major. If only 42-day detention stood alone in trespassing on our liberty. I just learned that the UK’s oldest man is 112 today – sharing my birthday – and that he fought at the Somme. He underwent these and later horrors for what? So we could […]
Read MoreClassic Liberalism, by Lew Rockwell
Every four years, as the November presidential election draws near, I have the same daydream: that I don’t know or care who the president of the United States is. More importantly, I don’t need to know or care. I don’t have to vote or even pay attention to debates. I […]
Read MoreCharge or Release
Liberty’s campaign continues, describing Britain’s powers as an international disgrace. Some snippets from their latest campaign email: Not Genuine Emergency Powers: The proposal has been dressed up with more language about ‘grave and exceptional terrorist threats’, but there is still no legal requirement for a terrorist emergency to exist and […]
Read More“Difficult is worth doing”
Well done them! My jumps from those planes were rather less sophisticated. Difficult is worth doing, and not just in the air.
Read MoreFree enterprise in Europe hangs on Ireland’s EU vote
Europe now hangs on the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, “the treaty to end all EU treaties”. The text strikes the words “free and undistorted competition” from the core objectives of the Union. Corporatist aims will enjoy a higher legal status at the European Court (ECJ) and must prevail […]
Read More“Challenge to America”
From “Challenge to America: A Current Assessment of Our Republic” by Ron Paul: Third Way compromise, or bipartisan cooperation, can never reconcile the differences between those who produce and those who live off others. It will only make it worse. Theft is theft, and forced redistribution of wealth is just […]
Read MoreHello 1984 – UK National Staff Dismissal Register to go Live
Workers accused of theft or damage could soon find themselves blacklisted on a register to be shared among employers. Innocent people could find it impossible to get another job if listed on the online database of workers accused of theft and dishonesty – regardless of whether they have been convicted […]
Read MoreRedefining “draconian”
The Times gives these accounts [1],[2] of the powers in use in Britain today, which Sir Ian Blair admits to using on the strength of “almost no evidential material at all”. I wonder when “very very concerned” will tip into “very very very concerned”, thereby justifying new powers. The wisdom […]
Read MoreConstitutions and democracy
Mark Mardell points out that the French are changing their constitution to avoid a referendum: The French politicians from both houses were meeting to change the constitution so they could go ahead with the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon. I do wonder at the imperative among Europe’s political elite […]
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