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David Davis on torture and Iraq

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:19:05 GMT

Where is Scotland going? Foreign lands and forgotten places,

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:49:19 GMT

Scottish politics often seem like a foreign land to the Westminster cognoscenti, its political class and media. Where is Scottish politics and where is it going?
Source: openDemocracy

Local crime down overall in 2009, but up in key areas

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:46:49 GMT

“A bad economy doesn’t always lead to a lot of crime,” he said. Crime is not down in every category. But Macon police statistics show that overall crime reported through Nov. 9 is down about 10 percent from the same period last year.
Source: Macon Telegraph

Reviews this week: not just Palin and Agassi

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:22:11 GMT

This week, there were some small books competing for attention against some blockbusters.
Source: Los Angeles Times

Thursday 19th November 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:52:54 GMT

David Cameron challenges the Government over failure to include Kelly proposals in Queen's Speech "David Cameron has launched a stinging attack on Gordon Brown over the Queen’s Speech, saying it proves that Labour has “run out of courage.” Mr Cameron...
Source: ConservativeHome

Britain lurches towards 'secret' justice as judge rules security services can give evidence in closed courts

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:36:57 GMT

Britain took another lurch towards 'secret' justice yesterday when it was ruled the State can for the first time withhold evidence from people involved in civil cases.
Source: Daily Mail - UK

Home Office aspires to read your emails | Henry Porter

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:20:12 GMT

The government has delayed legislation that would allow it to track our phone and internet use – but that won't be the end of it Legislation for the "interception modernisation programme" will not be included in the Queen's speech next week.
Source: Comment Is Free

Tuesday 10th November 2009

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:01:42 GMT

"All telecoms companies and internet service providers will be required by law to keep a record of every customer's personal communications, showing who they are contacting, when, where and which websites they are visiting...
Source: ConservativeHome

Quoted in 'David Cameron's big tent catches eye of Tony Benn and Claire Short'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:31:31 GMT

Tony Benn said in Times Online:

There are issues I find myself in agreement with some of the Tories on, particularly on civil liberties ... All this security state stuff is very, very worrying. Libertarians like David Davis, a right-wing Conservative, resigned over the government’s 42-day detention law \ and I went to speak for him.

Memo to Cameron: no more promises

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:33:11 GMT

By tradition doctors were supposed to promise that they would “first do no harm”, although the phrase does not appear in the Hippocratic oath.
Source: Times Online

Photo from AP Photo by Jacquelyn Martin

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:17:59 GMT

David Davis, 11, and Raven Jackson, 7, both of Detroit, wait in a crush of people in line to enter the Capitol to watch the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.

Photo from AP Photo by Jacquelyn Martin

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:17:59 GMT

In this Jan. 20,2009 file photo, David Davis, 11, and Raven Jackson, 7, both of Detroit, wait in a crush of people in line to enter the Capitol in Washington to watch the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.