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Double Standards on Phone Hacking
A few quick comments on the unfolding phone hacking scandal, and what it says about the double-standards of our society and politics. First, let us note that the images featured on the front pages of many newspapers yesterday were those … Continue reading
Posted in Liberal Conspiracy, Media
Tagged civil rights, David Cameron, News of the World, phone hacking, phonegate, Politics, Rule of Law
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Libel Reform is 190 Years Overdue
Happy Birthday to The Guardian, 190 years old today. In its regular archive feature, the paper presents Its first ever editorial, which features a demand for libel reform: Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Liberal Conspiracy, Media, UK
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The cowardly fudge behind the rhetoric of Control Orders
As the Home Secretary conducts her review of control orders in the coming months, look out for examples of this rhetoric, “we know, but we cannot convict.” It is a half-formed argument, a question not an answer. It is a cowardly fudge for those who do not want to make the tough decision: do we let these suspects go, or do we allow phone-tapping evidence to be admissable in court? Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Human Rights, Liberal Conspiracy, UK
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Wikileaks is More Than Assange
Let us assert one thing right now: the personal exploits of Julian Assange tell us nothing about the morality of the Wikileaks project and it’s recent #Cablegate actions. Continue reading
Would Libdems be better off with a ‘two-tier manifesto’?
The Liberal Democrats might present a ‘Two-Tier Manifesto’ to the voters (although they would never use such a crass term). First, they will present a more general statements of principles and ‘red line’ policies, which they would expect to be a part of any coalition deal. Continue reading
Posted in Liberal Conspiracy, Liberal Democrats
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This Is The Digital Election We Have Been Waiting For
Last week, Anthony Painter launched a Digital Election Analysis he wrote for Orange. A key conclusion was the that the eager awaited ‘Digital Election’ we had all been expecting (after the fantastic Obama ’08 campaign) simply failed to materialise, and … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Philosophy, Liberal Conspiracy, London, New Labour
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Politics of Persuasion on Proportional Representation
*This post contains excessive alliteration, which some readers may find offensive. Politics means different things at different times. During the election campaign, it was the politics of presentation: of a leader (and his lovely wife), and of a suitable narrative … Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Liberal Conspiracy, London, Politics
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Do Daily Mail Journalists Cry at Night?
I posted this on Liberal Conspiracy yesterday. Happy to say it got a lot of RTs. The pathetic and desperate hatchet job on Nick Clegg, by our friends at the Daily Mail, was pretty much instantly rebutted last night, in … Continue reading
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Wootton Bassett
The greatest tribute to our soldiers, living and fallen, would be to maintain our principles consistently at home and abroad: This means allowing the Islam4UK march. Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Human Rights, Liberal Conspiracy, Middle East, Multiculturalism, Religion, UK
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PCC to Regulate Blogs?
While we’re on the subject of the PCC: The new chair of the organisation recently said that she thought the commission should regulate blogs. Over at Liberal Conspiracy, Unity has drafted a collective response to this outlandish suggestion. I’ve “signed” … Continue reading
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