Category Archives: Civil Liberties

Civil Liberties, the internet and Tom McNally’s year 2000 promise

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Martin

There’s a lot of understandable concern on Lib Dem bulletin boards about reports which appear to concern a possible extension of government powers to track our activities on the internet.

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The Last Word on Damian Green, the economic & environmental crisis & the Queen’s Speech

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Martin

Just over a week ago, I took a break from our one week holiday and went to the ITV Millbank studios to record an episode of ‘The Last Word’ for ITV Meridian.  The whole thing was shot in half an …

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ID cards campaign: the secret watermark

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Martin

Back in early 2004, getting infuriated at the Government’s ID cards project and because no campaign materials had then been produced by the federal party and NO2ID had yet to be formed (so they couldn’t help either), I decided to …

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CCTV

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Martin

Fascinating visit to the CCTV control centre today. Although, overall, Winchester has relatively low crime figures, that doesn’t make things any better for any individual who is the victim of crime, and CCTV is having a good effect in making …

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