Henry Porter

Saturday 8th May 2010, 6.30 –7.30pm,  Upper Room, The Town Hall, The Campden Fringe

Henry Porter talks about his latest thriller The Dying Light, highlighting the threat of surveillance to civil liberties. Organised by The Quaker Meeting House Broad Campden. Proceeds to Asylum Welcome Oxford. Tickets £8 ; Concessions: Under 21 Free, unwaged half price. For tickets and more information telephone 01386 849 199

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Thursday 1 April 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

There is no better symbol of Labour's contempt for the traditions of law than the absence of a jury in the Heathrow heist case 

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Monday 29 March 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

An open letter to Jonathan Evans, the director-general of MI5

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13th April 2010, 7pm, Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1

The London Photographers’ Branch is proud to announce a pre-election rally on Terror Laws, Civil Liberties & Press Freedom at 7pm on the 13th of April at Friends Meeting House in Euston. The rally will be chaired by award winning photographer Jess Hurd and speakers include Jeremy Dear, General Secretary National Union of Journalists,  Paul Lewis, Guardian journalist & British Press Awards Reporter of the Year 2010, Keith Ewing, Professor of Public Law at King’s College London & author of Bonfire of the Liberties and Henry Porter, Observer columnist, author & British editor of Vanity Fair.

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Saturday 27 March 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

Labour's plan to allow tax inspectors to open private mail before it is delivered is unacceptable in a democracy

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Friday 26 March 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

The Index on Censorship awards reminded me what a luxury it is to make a risk-free, pain-free living saying what I please

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Monday 22 March 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

Regardless of what lobbying they did, New Labourites such as Patricia Hewitt were guilty of an appalling attack on civil liberties

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Thursday 18 March 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

Now the Home Office is suggesting the ID card could replace the bus pass for the over 60s – insinuating it into national life

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Monday 12 April 2010, 7pm, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1

Fatima Bhutto, fearless niece of Benazir, is an outspoken critic of Pakistan's current regime. In Songs of Blood and Sword, she tells the story of the Bhutto family as it mirrors the tumultuous history of Pakistan itself, and of the quest to find the truth behind her father's murder that has led her to the heart of her country's volatile political establishment. During this event Bhutto will be discussing her important and revealing book and talks about future of Pakistan with Henry Porter.

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Friday 12 March 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

As we prepare to elect the MPs who should safeguard our rights, what 10 questions on liberty would you put to party candidates?

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Saturday 6 March 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

Supporters are starting to question their position at the sharp end of bad laws, police abuse and vindictive prosecutors

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