Protecting the media from the police

Thursday 7 January 2010,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk

The inept policing of public space is preventing reporters and photographers from going about their lawful business

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Vote for liberty and rights in 2010

Wednesday 6 January 2010,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk

Labour has undermined civil liberties in favour of an overmighty centralised state. This must be a central election issue

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2009: A bad year for civil liberties

Thursday 31 December 2009,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk

Sadly the government has not lost its ambition to create a highly controlled and monitored society – but it's not all bad news

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These legal aid changes are unjust

Monday 21 December 2009,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk

Jack Straw has squandered money on new offices while cuts in legal aid pave the way for miscarriages of justice

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The horror of virtual courts is upon us

Sunday 20 December 2009,  The Observer

Jack Straw's video links to magistrates' courts threaten young and vulnerable defendants in jail 

 

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With falling crime, why deploy Tasers?

Thursday 17 December 2009,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk

Labour likes to take the credit for better crime stats yet wants to roll out weapons that leave the police open to claims of abuse

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Every parent a suspect

Monday 14 December 2009,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk 

The criteria has changed slightly, but the Vetting and Barring Scheme still creates an atmosphere of suspicion and fear

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Let us hope we have not sunk to the level of mistreating children to deter asylum seekers

Sunday 13 December 2009,  The Observer

For a government that makes much of its record on protecting children from cruelty and abuse, it is extraordinary that the truth about Yarl's Wood is that it damages terribly the children held there

 

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The great 'big state' debate

Wednesday 9 December 2009,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk 

There was a great turnout for the Hansard Society debate on civil liberties – shame about the speakers

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Podcast: Hansard Society Democracy Forum on Civil Liberties

Tuesday December 8 2009, Hansard Society

Listen to the audio of the Hansard Society's Democracy Forum 'Civil liberties: are we placing ourselves at the mercy of the state?' with speakers Henry Porter, Sir Ian Blair and Peter Oborne.

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Privacy's about more than the paparazzi

Monday 7 December 2009,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk

The kind of protection the HRA offers is largely of use only to the rich. The law should tackle everyday intrusions head on

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Photography is our right, our freedom

Saturday 5 December 2009,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk

The abuse of section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is infringing on the freedom of photographers – it has to stop

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Paranoia infects the way we treat kids

Tuesday 1 December 2009,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk

In its many intrusive policies, the government displays a fundamental mistrust of parents and children

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United against the state

Monday 30 November 2009,  Henry Porter's blog, guardian.co.uk

There is a new alliance between the left and right in America, inspired by the threat to liberty – can the same happen here?

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