Henry Porter interviewed by Chris Jury

Sunday 27 June 2010, 7.30pm, Agitpop, North Cotswold Community Radio

Henry Porter is interviewed for NCCR's pop and politics show. Scroll down to 'Listen Again - AgitPop - Henry Porter' to hear the two hour show.

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I'm off, but the struggle for civil liberties must go on

Friday 21 May 2010,  Liberty Central blog, Guardian

With the new government promising to respect our civil liberties, I think now is a good time for me to bow out

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Labour candidates must address the liberty deficit

Thursday 20 May 2010,  Liberty Central blog, Guardian

The failures of the database state have been laid bare, but most of the leadership candidates don't see where Labour went wrong

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Dramatic reminder of the evil of torture

Monday 17 May 2010,  Liberty Central, The Guardian

Tom Stoppard's chilling portrait of bureaucratic interrogation underlines need for a judicial inquiry into UK's role in torture

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The voices of liberty have triumphed and Britain is better for it

Sunday 16 May 2010,  The Observer

The pernicious laws of the last 13 years are to be swept away in a repeal act thanks to a chance electoral result

 

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The very civil Lib Dems

Wednesday 12 May 2010, Liberty Central blog, The Guardian

Clegg has delivered great hope to defenders of liberties. Bring on the great repeal bill

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A Con-Lib Dem coalition offers hope for civil liberties

Monday 10 May 2010,  Liberty Central blog, The Guardian

It may not be top of the Tories' agenda, but civil liberties are at least on the discussion table with the Lib Dems

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Is this really the end of Punch and Judy politics?

Sunday 9 May 2010,  The Observer

The adversarial system we have lived with for so long is outdated and a bar to true progress

 

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How do your candidates rate on civil liberties?

Thursday 6 May 2010,  liberty central blog, The Guardian

If you are still undecided who to vote for, here's a reminder of the key questions you need to ask of your prospective MPs 

 

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My ideal Queen's speech

Wednesday 5 May 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

At a Manifesto Club meeting we were tasked with proposing laws to ensure freedom in the UK. Here's a few I'd like to see

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A little bit of religious bigotry is tolerable in a healthy society

Sunday 2 May 2010,  The Observer

The new secular orthodoxy comes laden with threats to traditional religious beliefs and freedoms

 

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Cut CCTV spending, not trials by jury

Thursday 29 April 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

The two main parties are happy to waste money on surveillance, while planning to cut spending on basic frontline justice

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Why is Labour's attack on civil liberties a non-issue in this campaign?

Wednesday 28 April 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

The Tories and Lib Dems have inexplicably failed to challenge Labour over its curtailment of our freedoms 

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First police Tasers, now hypodermics?

Thursday 22 April 2010,  liberty central blog, Guardian

A Police Federation article that appears to advocate the forced chemical sedation of suspects is a move into dangerous territory

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