Gone all Bleary

Just watching the debate on clause 3 of the Terrorism Bill which relates to websites, which has clarified for me how this will work – as opposed to how the government claims it will work… …well it’s now as clear as it ever will be given that Hazel […]

Have you no shame, Safety?

Just spotted this at the end of the same Guardian article on the Terrorism Bill in which I noted errors including provision of a link to the wrong Bill entirely. The human rights lawyer Geoffrey Bindman said existing legislation already outlaws the activities which ministers say the glorification […]

Daily Kos: New Abu Ghraib photos released

It appears that an Aussie TV station has got hold of another run of Abu Ghraib photos, reputed to be the one’s that US government is trying to avoid releasing to the ALCU. The article is here, you’ll need to scroll down for the new images, the first […]

The very definition of tyranny

The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny James Madison – 4th President of the United States of America and signatory […]