Henry Porter

Sunday, 18 March 2007, The Observer

No wonder the government remains virtually unbloodied when the voices of intellectual and radical opposition have fallen shamefully silent.

Sunday, 4 March 2007, The Observer

Chief constables already have lavish powers to fight crime without the need for bobbies armed with Tasers.

Sunday, 25 February 2007, The Observer

Ten years of Tony Blair have seen the emasculation of the Commons. Now, its more talented members must come to its rescue.

Wednesday, 21 February 2007, Speech at Centre Forum

This speech was made to the liberal think tank, Centre Forum. The other speakers were Nick Clegg MP, then Lib-Dem spokesman on Home Affairs and Sir David Omand, former head of GCHQ and the Tony Blair’s intelligence and Security Co-ordinator in the run up to the invasion of Iraq.

Sunday, 18 February 2007, The Observer

By all means buy a peerage, as my forebear did - it doesn't dilute the worth of the upper chamber.

Sunday, 11 February  2007, The Observer

If the government snubs the huge petition against road pricing, there will be road rage like never before.

Sunday, 21 January 2007, The Observer

As Blair's departure approaches, his successor's attitude to the attack on our individual freedoms is worryingly hazy.

Sunday, 31 December 2006, The Observer

In 2007, we should demand that MPs of all parties fight to restore the liberties which have been stolen by this government.

Sunday, 17 December 2006, The Observer

Our political parties are ineffectual, boring us all by pointlessly fighting it out on the dull morass that is the middle ground. It's time for some new ideas ...

Sunday, 3 December 2006, The Observer

As a rural town installs official surveillance, in London they experiment with secret microphones on the street. Not a nightmare. Paranoid Britain today.

Wednesday, 22 November 2006, Guardian Cif

Now that the police want to take our prints by the roadside, we must put a stop to the apathy that enables this oppressive behaviour.