Our place to talk – an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK.

The most-read independent website by and for Lib Dem supporters. Not paid for by trade unions or millionaires.

Advert

Tag Archives: Convention on Modern Liberty

Carnival on Modern Liberty. Part the Third.

By Alix Mortimer | Fri 6th February 2009 - 2:19 pm

Roll up, roll up and then carefully insert the filter tip into this, the third Carnival of Modern Liberty! (I don’t know whether it’s just mounting hysterical terror, but I find my puns getting steadily worse with each passing week as the government unleashes some fresh illiberal hell on us.)

Anyway, should you need a bit of refresher scaring, today’s BBC report on some recent recommendations of the Lords’ committee for constitutional reform is as good a way as any to remind yourself of what is at stake here:

Electronic surveillance and collection of personal data are “pervasive” in British society and threaten to undermine democracy, peers have warned.

The proliferation of CCTV cameras and the growth of the DNA database were two examples of threats to privacy, the Lords constitution committee said.

Those subject to unlawful surveillance should be compensated while the policy of DNA retention should be rethought.

Continue reading »

Posted in Big mad database and News | Also tagged open rights group | 4 Comments

Most Read

Op-eds

What would Keynes do? (Charlie Larkin)
Why Britain should be wary of Andy Burnham’s Devolution Revolution (Iain Donaldson)
“Build, baby, build” but don’t lower our ambitions on affordability (Victor Chamberlain)
Twenty-six years of evidence on drugs. Twenty-six years of cowardice. (Tanya Park)
Tom Arms’ World Review (Tom Arms)

Advert

Recent Comments

GWYN WILLIAMS
Normally I skip Matthew's article but today I am in agreement except for his extreme views about tennis. The point Peter Martin makes about Wales is a fair one....
Graham Evans
The problem with Ed Davey's speech that it leaves too many questions unanswered. Aspiration has its role, but at some point the party has to come up with some d...
Nigel Quinton
Thanks Iain for another cautionary tale about the perils of assuming Burnham will be some sort of progressive messiah. He is not the messiah, but then he is not...
Katharine Pindar
Yes, there should be a drive to build more council houses, social housing rather than just 'affordable homes', but the powers and funding should go to local cou...
Peter Martin
" Britain has been governed as though every problem can be solved from Whitehall. " Possibly, but do the people of Wales think that moving much th...