Tag Archives: Liberty

Far from IDeal

Posted on 1 July 2009 by Fiona Melville

Alan Johnson’s announcement that he is not going to make ID cards compulsory could be any number of things. It is, first of all, yet another reannouncement – the cards have never actually been compulsory (except for airside workers in … Continue reading →

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Fitna

Posted on 13 February 2009 by Fiona Melville

  I’ve actually watched this film (last time there was a fuss about it). It’s not good as entertainment and it certainly doesn’t have a story. But it’s an interesting exercise both in cinematic terms, and as a lesson in … Continue reading →

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CC all your emails to Jacqui Smith day

Posted on 2 February 2009 by Fiona Melville

Thanks to Milo Yiannopoulos on the Telegraph Blogsite The 15 June has been declared the day to copy all your emails to Jacqui Smith in protest against her plans to create a database of all emails, phone calls and web … Continue reading →

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Channel 4′s Christmas message

Posted on 25 December 2008 by Fiona Melville

I haven’t seen it (no-one has yet!) but I’ve just found the full text of President Ahmadinejad’s alternative Christmas message for Channel 4. Despite the ravings of various people, I don’t see much wrong with it. True, he doesn’t say all that … Continue reading →

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42 Days is Dead and Buried. Now Is The Time To Turn Back the Tide of Illiberalism

Posted on 14 October 2008 by David Skelton

Three cheers for the House of Lords for condemning one of the most illiberal pieces of legislation in modern British history to the legislative scrapheap.  Now we must hope that the Government does not have the temerity to introduce any other … Continue reading →

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